Frontiers in Writing Course

Ideal for students in grades 4 and 5

This 30-week writing course strengthens writing skills through bold and engaging topics from science, nature, and human achievement. Students will write about space exploration, natural disasters, daring inventors, survival stories, and engineering feats while learning how to organize their ideas, apply stylistic techniques, and write with confidence.

Using Frontiers in Writing from the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), students will complete structured writing assignments including summaries, reports, critiques, and essays, guided by IEW’s nine structural models.

What makes this class different:
Ms. Justyna brings in additional background and context for each topic, helping students explore big ideas with greater understanding. The result is writing that is thoughtful, organized, and connected to real-world concepts.

Course Overview

• 30 weeks of live instruction

• Weekly 50 to 60 minute class

• Small class size (maximum of 10 students)

• Weekly assignments with individual teacher feedback

• Tuition: $25 per class

• Required: Frontiers in Writing Student Book
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By the end of the course, students will write clear, well-structured compositions while exploring topics that stretch the imagination and deepen their curiosity about the world.

This course is taught by an accredited IEW instructor using the curriculum with permission. It is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Institute for Excellence in Writing.