Bay Area Writing Project Youth Writing Programs
Bay Area Writing Project, UC Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way, Office 4418, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Bay Area Writing Project Youth Writing Programs offers in person camps and courses for students entering 3rd through 12th grades, as well as remote writing courses and international camp partnerships. Specific options include Young Writers Camps, High School Writing Courses, a 4-week genre mash-up course, 1-week courses that focus on popular topics like Journalism, a 12-hour, six-session online course on composing an effective argument for delivering a persuasive speech on a topic of individual student interest, Youth Writing Camps in Guangdong, China, and a 4-week writing program called Writing Foundation for College & Career.
• Ages: 8–17 years old
• Schedule: 4-week genre mash-up course; 1-week topic-focused courses such as Journalism; 12-hour, six-session online argument and persuasive speech course; 4-week Writing Foundation for College & Career program
The Bay Area Writing Project Youth Writing Programs are part of the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), which is based at the University of California, Berkeley and is an organization of, by, and for teachers of writing at all grade levels and in all disciplines. Instructors are highly experienced classroom teachers who serve as BAWP Teacher-Consultants. High School Writing Courses are unique writing classes held at UC Berkeley, and the camps in Guangdong, China are created for Chinese national students and offer highly interactive, creative and challenging classes in a carefully structured environment for English language learners. The programs provide in-depth writing instruction, extended periods of writing time, flexibility in writing assignments, and daily time to share writing with peers, and are for students who like to write and are not remedial writing camps.
The Bay Area Writing Project has been serving educators since 1973, and over the past 35 years its youth programs have grown. During its 40+ years, BAWP has expanded to offer workshops for young writers in grades 3–12, for pre-service teachers, for teachers as writers, and for after school program leaders. Jim Gray, founder of the Writing Project and author of the book “Teachers at the Center,” is part of the leadership history of the organization.
BAWP is a collaborative program between the University of California, Berkeley and Bay Area schools and is the flagship Writing Project site that influenced the establishment of the California and National Writing Project networks. BAWP will be partnering with CFM Educational Services to provide the 4-week Writing Foundation for College & Career program for visiting international students, and BAWP and Third Classroom will provide the 12-hour, six-session online course on composing an effective argument for a persuasive speech. BAWP and the California Writing Project Network meet to align commitments to social justice.
Last updated June 20, 2026.
• Ages: 8–17 years old
• Schedule: 4-week genre mash-up course; 1-week topic-focused courses such as Journalism; 12-hour, six-session online argument and persuasive speech course; 4-week Writing Foundation for College & Career program
The Bay Area Writing Project Youth Writing Programs are part of the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), which is based at the University of California, Berkeley and is an organization of, by, and for teachers of writing at all grade levels and in all disciplines. Instructors are highly experienced classroom teachers who serve as BAWP Teacher-Consultants. High School Writing Courses are unique writing classes held at UC Berkeley, and the camps in Guangdong, China are created for Chinese national students and offer highly interactive, creative and challenging classes in a carefully structured environment for English language learners. The programs provide in-depth writing instruction, extended periods of writing time, flexibility in writing assignments, and daily time to share writing with peers, and are for students who like to write and are not remedial writing camps.
The Bay Area Writing Project has been serving educators since 1973, and over the past 35 years its youth programs have grown. During its 40+ years, BAWP has expanded to offer workshops for young writers in grades 3–12, for pre-service teachers, for teachers as writers, and for after school program leaders. Jim Gray, founder of the Writing Project and author of the book “Teachers at the Center,” is part of the leadership history of the organization.
BAWP is a collaborative program between the University of California, Berkeley and Bay Area schools and is the flagship Writing Project site that influenced the establishment of the California and National Writing Project networks. BAWP will be partnering with CFM Educational Services to provide the 4-week Writing Foundation for College & Career program for visiting international students, and BAWP and Third Classroom will provide the 12-hour, six-session online course on composing an effective argument for a persuasive speech. BAWP and the California Writing Project Network meet to align commitments to social justice.
Last updated June 20, 2026.
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