Gifted And Talented Students To Explore Creative Writing At Summer Center

June 30, 2016

First of Six Summer Programs Launches Next Week

For Immediate Release                                              Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410-767-0486

Baltimore, MD

The Dixon Center for Creative Writing at Washington College gets underway next week, the first of six Maryland summer center programs planned for 2016.
                                                          
The 2016 Maryland Summer Centers Program continues a 49-year commitment at the State level to provide summer educational opportunities for Maryland’s gifted and talented students. The program, coordinated through the Maryland State Department of Education, in partnership with public and nonpublic agencies, provides Maryland’s diverse gifted and talented student population with advanced, rigorous, experiential learning opportunities that nurture these students’ talents and abilities within unique learning environments.

The Dixon Center for Creative Writing at Washington College will provide aspiring authors the exciting opportunity to learn the power of the written word.  Students in grades 7-9 will explore writing with the help of top teachers and authors, using the college’s state-of-the art computers.  Students will experiment with choices in diction, syntax, structure, character and tone, developing their unique style.  The center is funded by the Dixon Valve and Coupling Company.

WHEN:    July 5-15
                   8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

WHERE:  Washington College
                    Goldstein 107
                    300 Washington Avenue
                    Chestertown, MD 21620
                    (410) 778-2800

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