Summer Writing Programs For College Students

Summer Writing Program

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This summer, The Cooper Union Center for Writing offers five socially-distanced learning options:

The Cooper Union Summer Writing Program prepares you for college by giving you the writing and thinking tools you need. This three-week course is designed for students graduating from high school in 2020 or 2021. Participants who complete all assigned work and attend all sessions earn a Certificate of Completion

Real-Time Learning: We have two synchronous options this year: a socially distant, in-person section* that meets for four hours/day, and an online real-time class that meets for two hours daily through video conference. In our online sections, instructors conference one-on-one with each student once/week. Synchronous sections are limited to ten students, and each class session typically includes discussion about the day's reading, pre-writing discussion and exercises, skill practice, and instructor feedback. *While we plan and hope to hold in person campus sections this year, we will follow the guidelines of The Cooper Union and New York State.

Asynchronous Online Learning: Our asynchronous sections are available to students anytime, anywhere. Students watch recorded "short writing talks" and complete a series of online exercises before video conferencing one-on-one with an instructor each week.

One-On-One Writing Support: In these live, video conferences sessions, students work one-on-one with an experienced Cooper Union Writing Associate. Each curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the individual student to develop a series of strategies and tools to address a range of reading assignments and writing prompts.

Friday Writing Workshops: Our synchronous workshops invite participants to focus on specific aspects and genres of writing. Each two-hour workshop introduces the field, presents students with a series of strategies and approaches pertinent to the field, provides students hands-on experience with methods, and offers a range of resources to help support students in the future. Students meet with workshop instructors through live video conferencing. Friday workshops can be taken as a series, individually, or added to any other program option. For a description of the workshops, the workshop schedule, and pricing information, please visit the Friday Writing Workshops page.

Questions? Write to summerwritingprogram@cooper.edu or call 212.353.4018