Usdan - Writing Program

Small groups of creative writing students engage the forms of poetry, short fiction and playwriting in covered, open-air studios. The program culminates in the publication of Usdan's literary magazine, a multidisciplinary publication which includes student-produced poetry and writing.

Minor Interest Activities
(1 Period Daily)

CREATIVE WRITING (Grades 3 to 12)
Instruction and practice in the writing of stories and poems.

SAT PREPARATION AND COLLEGE ESSAY (Grades 10 to 11)
30 hours of preparation for the SAT and for the essays required for college-bound students, including an orientation to the college application process and two evening workshops for parents. Course provided by Insight Tutors LLC. (Additional fee applies.)

Major Interest Activities
(2 Periods Daily)

CREATIVE WRITING (Grades 4 to 12)
The writing of stories, plays and poems. Participation in the production of Usdan Center's literary magazine, Painting with Words.