Students and parents in Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania have all discovered how to use the simple and effective principles of the Writer's ToolKit.

Student daily writing assignments do not have to be a chore! Our Improving Writing, Creativity and Critical Thinking workshop teaches students young and older how to quickly, confidently and successfully complete a variety of scholastic and technical writing assignments from essays to book reports and research papers.

Both the Parent and Student workshops are based on two sets of critical-thinking tools--Purpose, Plan and Ponder and Boot Camp Basics. These tools are simple to learn and intuitive to use. The results are improved creativity, higher grades and stress-free writing for students and for parents!

In addition, find out how to replace student-dreaded "outlining" with a creative, non-linear organizing technique called mapping. Not only is mapping fun for students of all ages, mapping also stimulates and develops valuable critical thinking skills that can be used at every level in the education process, from elementary to high school, at the university and on into the workplace!

Length. Morning or afternoon Student workshops: six half-hour sessions with breaks. Parent workshop: one and one-half hour. In Northern Virginia, ask about our multi-week format for local homeschool coops.

Age Groups. Flexible workshop sessions to accommodate students of multiple grade or skill levels from upper elementary through high school. Class size variable based on location and facilities.

Syllabus. Lecture, group discussion, and taking notes.

Cost. The workshop is $25 per student or parent. Ask about family discounts, scholarships, and one-on-one follow-up.