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For the past four summers, Bay Area children have enjoyed Lekha's enthusiastic and hands on creative writing program. It's no wonder that more than 98% of parents whose children attend Lekha Camps say they would recommend us to a friend. Each year, we have seen a growing number of return students, many of whom continue in our afterschool programs as well. Last year we expanded to five new locations. This year we shall conduct camps in locations near the five locations and offer camps through various recreation and community centers all around the Bay Area. These camps are offered for children entering 2nd grade through 12th grade or between the ages 7-17.

About Lekha Camps

Campers have the option of attending either a half day camp or a full day camp each week at our five main locations.

Creative Writing The first half of the day starts at 9:30am and goes on till 12:30pm. Participants will enjoy a morning of creative writing fun each day focusing on the theme of the week. They will learn how to write stories in various genre, poems and plays.

Academic Writing This session starts after lunch at 1:30pm and goes on till 4:30pm. Students will be taught the fundamentals of the English language, while they focus on writing strong essays.

Students can attend either the creative writing camp, the academic writing camp, or both.

Below is a short description of the camps for different age groups.

Beginning Creative Writing For students entering the 2nd,3rd,and 4th grade: Students will be introduced to the concepts of story writing, poetry and playwriting. They will also learn about contextual illustration.

Intermediate Creative Writing For students entering the 5th,6th, and 7th grade: In addition to concepts of creative writing, children will learn the details of character portrayal, plot, and description.

Advanced Creative Writing For students entering the 8th,9th,10th, and 11th grade: Teenagers will be introduced to works of different writers and will learn how to experiment with writing. They will also be introduced to the art of journalism.

Beginning Academic Writing For students entering the 2nd and 3rd grade: Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of English and paragraph structure.

Advanced Beginner Academic Writing For students entering the 4th and 5th grade: Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of English and paragraph structure.

Intermediate Academic Writing For students entering the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade: Students will learn how write and revisit five paragraph essays and informational presentations.

Advanced Academic Writing For students entering the 9th, 10th 11th grade: Writing a good essay is the key to success for a high school student. Five paragraph essays on traditional topics is no longer enough. Participants in this camp will be prepared for high school.

Journalism For high school students: Participants will learn the ropes of journalism and work on the Lekha summer newspaper.

Computer Literacy For students entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade: Children will be taught the correct method of typing using both laptop and traditional keyboards. They will also learn to work on applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Creative Writing and SAT prep

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Academic Writing and Journalism

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Computer literacy;

$180/week for each session of creative writing, academic writing, or journalism

$360 for a full day

$95/week for computer literacy
Siblings get a $10 Discount each week that both siblings attend.
Register for three or four weeks to get $5 of each week.
$115.00 per week for full day students or $50.00 for AM care and $75 PM care.

Click Here to Register Online
Phone: (408) 429-8880

Place	Location	Dates
W. San Jose	Latimer Ave. San Jose, CA 95130	Week 1: 06/21 - 06/25
		Week 2: 06/28 - 07/02
		Week 3: 07/05 - 07/09
		Week 4: 07/12 - 07/16
		Week 5: 07/19 - 07/23
		Week 6: 07/26 - 07/30
		Week 7: 08/02 - 08/06
		Week 8: 08/09 - 08/13
South San Francisco Parks and Recreation	TBA	Week 1: 06/21 - 06/25
S. San Jose	540 Sans DR, San Jose, CA 95125	Week 1: 07/05 - 07/09
		Week 2: 07/12 - 07/16
		Week 3: 07/19 - 07/22
		Week 4: 07/26 - 07/30
Oakland	3245 Sheffield Ave Oakland, CA 94602	Week 1: 07/05 - 07/09
		Week 2: 07/12 - 07/16
		Week 3: 07/19 - 07/23
		Week 4: 07/26 - 07/30
Redwood City	2000 Woodside Rd Redwood City, CA 94061	Week 1: 07/19 - 07/23
		Week 2: 07/26 - 07/30
		Week 3: 08/02 - 08/06
		Week 4: 08/09 - 08/13
Dublin	TBA	Week 1: 06/28 - 07/02
		Week 2: 07/05 - 07/09
		Week 3: 07/12 - 07/16
		Week 4: 07/19 - 07/23
San Mateo Parks and Recreation	TBA	Week 1: 08/02 - 08/06

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