Handwriting summer camp?
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Anonymous
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Thank to the poster that made a list of most of the camps around the DC Area. My child is currently in Kindergarten at a totally non academic school and I would like for him to spend the summer practicing writing and reading. So basically we would be doing the opposite, he played and enjoyed the outdoors during the whole school year and the summer should be spent doing more academic stuff. I found a reading summer camp sponsored by Loyola University and although it is only one day a week, we'll go for that. But I can't find anything for just writing. I have searched Handwriting Without Tears but I couldn't find any leads.
If someone has any suggestions I'll appreciate it. Thanks. |
Anonymous
| writetopya |
Anonymous
| You are nuts! Just kidding, but that does sound like an interesting approach. |
Anonymous
| Where is this totally non-Academic Kindergarten? Maybe I'll send my kid! |
Anonymous
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My mother sends some cursive and block handwriting books from our native country and we do that over the summer. Far nicer than handwriting without tears. You only need a few minutes each day. |
Anonymous
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The Lab School of Washington will cover both reading and handwriting.
McLean's Summer Edge has a reading focused program. I don't know about handwriting. |
Anonymous
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Key Elementary in DC offers a handwriting camp and a reading camp.
http://keyschooldc.org/dcps/creative-arts-handwriting-bootcamp/ http://www.partnersinlearningllc.com/summer-program.html |
Anonymous
^^^ those look great, but wow!!! super pricey!!! $300/week for an hour?!! |
Anonymous
| A handwriting camp? Really? Just buy some handwriting books yourself. I can't imagine sitting in a camp even if it is half-day doing handwriting. My son practices 2 pages a day all summer every summer. |
Anonymous
breaks down to less than lab. going to give it a shot. |
Anonymous
| Lab has Mastering Handwriting program too. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks for all the suggestions!
yes, We practice writing at home all year long but I want to take the summer off 
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Anonymous
| Teach the kid to type. Handwriting isn't that difficult to learn over time. Competent typing skills are much more useful. |
Anonymous
Handwriting is difficult for many kids if they have low tone and/or dysgraphia. If OP's kid is in K, you can't use a keyboard in most schools without an a formal accommodation. |
Anonymous
| A handwriting camp is not unheard of -- I'm not sure why prior posters are acting all shocked. We have worked with an OT in the past -- get in touch with Cheryl Bregman in Rockville. We've worked with her and she runs handwriting camps over the summer |