Creative Writing for Non Writers

Prepare to be amazed as you watch your differently-wired kiddo make real friends, explore this unique content, grow under the guidance of this expert mentor, and be seen in all their glory!

Why Take This Course?

🖊️ Attention, non-writers (and writers)!! This extraordinary creative writing course is specifically designed for you!

Join us on a captivating journey where we explore the realms of creative writing in a way that is fun, approachable, and free from stress. 

Whether you consider yourself a reluctant writer or an enthusiastic storyteller, this course will equip you with the necessary tools to make writing accessible, less intimidating, and empower you to take your storytelling prowess to new heights.

  • 🖊️ Attention, non-writers (and writers)!! This extraordinary creative writing course is specifically designed for you!

    Join us on a captivating journey where we explore the realms of creative writing in a way that is fun, approachable, and free from stress.

    Whether you consider yourself a reluctant writer or an enthusiastic storyteller, this course will equip you with the necessary tools to make writing accessible, less intimidating, and empower you to take your storytelling prowess to new heights.

    Prepare to embark on a daily adventure filled with engaging exercises and games that will have you laughing, building confidence in your writing abilities, and forging friendships with fellow aspiring writers. We believe that creativity knows no boundaries, and this class is designed to unlock the hidden potential within each participant.

    In this course, we will cover a variety of topics, including:

    ✅ Calming the anxieties of perfectionists, harnessing the imagination of dreamers, and encouraging both to embrace their initial creative instincts.

    ✅ Cultivating a creative mindset and liberating yourself from the shackles of perfectionism and self-doubt.

    ✅ Discovering the essential ingredients of a compelling story: vibrant characters and intriguing conflicts, and unraveling the basic recipe for success: a well-crafted beginning, a gripping middle, a climactic turning point, and a satisfying ending.

    ✅ Mastering the art of transforming the vivid movies playing in your mind into captivating words on paper, utilizing the power of descriptive details.

    ✅ Unraveling the mysteries of writer's block: understanding its origins and empowering yourself with strategies to conquer it.

    Prepare to be captivated by the energetic and playful teaching style of Jackson, our beloved instructor, who has a knack for igniting the creative fire within students.

    Are you ready to unleash your imagination, dive into the world of storytelling, and embark on an incredible creative writing adventure? Don't miss out on this opportunity to discover the writer within.

    Enroll today and let your child’s words soar to new heights of expression and inspiration!

  • Parents can rejoice as they witness the transformation of their children, where once-intimidating barriers to writing are dismantled, allowing their creative juices to flow freely.

    Watch your kids have a hoot as they do daily warm up challenges like 3 minute silly stories that build creativity and ability to generate really fun stories, quickly!

  • Internet connection and can-do-attitude!

 

Ages: 9-14

Class size: Maximum- 8 Students

Level: All Levels

Price Per Session: $39

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Meet Your Mentor

Amy Leask

Amy has had the pleasure of being a friendly neighborhood philosopher for almost thirty years, teaching big questions to a variety of age groups. She has been writing and publishing award-wining multimedia philosophy materials for children since 2011.

Amy is the founder of Red T Kids’ Media, as well as the co-founder of Enable Education, and she loves to engage with her community. When she is not writing or producing, you can find her running activities at local festivals, or doing workshops at libraries, schools, and in online events. What drives her is the belief that it’s never too early (or too late) to embrace our inner philosopher.

In her spare time, she is a reader, an extreme baker, a hopeful gardener, a traveller, and a driver’s seat soprano. She lives near Toronto, Canada, where she debates life, the universe, and everything with her own wee family of thinkers and their two trusty canine companions.

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Our Promise To You

Satisfaction Guarantee:

If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with this course within the first 24 hours, you can either transfer to another course, get a 100% refund credit toward a future class or get a 75% money-back.

That’s it! No hassle!

In 3 years and over 500 families served, only 2 families have ever used this.

*more info in FAQs below

Questions Asked By Fellow Parents

  • 4 KEY things:

    1- A focus on the positive! We don’t focus on what students aren’t doing, we support what they are and we know the rest will come. We develop strengths, interests, and relationships. We build students up so they can build a better world! And do it with the new friends they make in our program!

    2- Like-minded neurodivergent peers. Our asynchronous students need one another and YSA is a safe haven for these kiddos to connect around their asynchronies, quirks, and interests. We’re a place where they can be their authentic selves and make friends while doing so!

    3- Passionate, masterful neurodivergent mentors who have walked the walk and can authentically validate and support your child with personal experience and care AND expertise as we all have advanced masters + degrees

    4-Content your students care about taught in a way they love! We offer the courses they need to be taking, not the ones they’re required to take.

    Come by and see for yourself!

  • Please don’t confuse reactive “distance learning” and virtual enrichment programming. After all, a student who is completely fried from a boring zoom class is often quick to pick up a tablet or phone, right?

    Our courses are not at all the same animal =)

  • We offer a satisfaction guarantee!

    If you’re not 100% IN LOVE with your course, you can:

    1- Transfer to another equal value class at no charge (space permitting)

    2- Get a 100% refund to a YSA credit

    3- Get a 25% money-back to your credit card

    Refund requests must be received up to 24 hours after the first day of camp. After 24 hours after the first class begins there will be no refund of tuition.

    The non-refundable 25% deposit is critical as it allows us to determine which courses we can run.

    Note- this is a satisfaction guarantee, therefore your child must attend class to qualify.

    *Note- Yearly courses like AP require a 30-day notice

  • We do! We have 3 kinds:

    1- Word of mouth: 25% off- we know that the best way to reach new families is word of mouth. When you help another family enroll in a YSA class and they name you at checkout, you will get 25% off the cost of the course you’re currently enrolled in once they stay past the refund period. Note— this applies to all regular courses, BUT only applies to the first month of membership courses.

    2- Multi-sibling: 10% off- We believe in supporting whole families and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is! When you sign-up 2 or more kiddos you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.

    3-Multi-course: 10% off- To fully serve your family, we hope to provide your child with all the courses they dream of taking! To make this more affordable, when you enroll in 3 or more classes, you will receive 10% off. Note— this does not apply to our membership courses.

  • Of course!

    As we like to say, if you’re on our site, you’re in the right place.

    Our programming is for students who are not being supported or challenged enough in school.

    If you have an asynchronous kiddo who you know has strengths and struggles, our courses are for your child.

  • 2e students experience such asynchronous development that it proves difficult to have hard age limits.

    We often evaluate students on a case by case basis =)

    Please email us and we’ll discuss: sam@youngscholarsacademy.org

  • All of our programs are 100% virtual. This allows us to bring together the twice-exceptional/neurodivergent students of the world, connect them, and nurture them!

    Your child may very well enter a 6-person class with 5 other students from 5 different states/countries!

    Cool, right?