Meadow Brook Writing Project
O'Dowd Hall, Room 147 and 147A
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
Youth Writing Camps
Summer 2023 camp registration is OPEN
We are excited to be offering multiple family member discounts and discounts for OU employees and faculty. The discounts will be applied at registration.
Questions? Email the camp director at rvornberger@oakland.edu.
Due to ongoing pandemic conditions, summer camp delivery formats are subject to change. Registered attendees will be notified immediately of any changes to OU's summer camps.
Grades K-2
Emerging authors will tour the mansion and gardens with professional instructors and docents from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and workshop with fellow writers in their age group. Students will be guided using shared reading, read-alouds, shared writing, narrative writing, poetry and literacy stations. Presentations of one polished work will be conducted at the close of the last day of that week's camp.
Grades 3-5
Developing authors will tour the mansion and gardens with professional instructors and docents from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and workshop with fellow writers in their age group. Different genres of prose and poetry will be explored using mentor texts of fiction, fantasy, folklore, mystery and biographical origins. One day of camp will be spent at Oakland University rendering one of their works into a digital movie that will be uploaded to YouTube. Presentations of one polished work will be conducted at the close of the last day of that week's camp.
Grades 6-8
Maturing authors will tour the mansion and gardens with professional instructors and docents from 9 a.m.until 1 p.m., and workshop with fellow writers in their age group. Students will be engaged in poetry and prose in such genres as art journaling, fantasy, dystopian, historical, personal narrative, and magical realism. One day of camp will be spent at Oakland University rendering one of their works into a digital movie that will be uploaded to YouTube. Presentations of one polished work will be conducted at the close of the last day of that week's camp.
Grades 9-12
Young authors will tour the mansion and gardens with professional instructors and docents from 9 a.m.until 1 p.m., and workshop with fellow writers in their age group. Advanced writing opportunities will include challenging poetry and prose in genres such art journaling, fantasy, dystopian, historical, personal narrative, and magical realism. One day of camp will be spent at Oakland University rendering one of their works into a digital movie that will be uploaded to YouTube. Presentations of one polished work will be conducted at the close of the last day of that week's camp.
Register here for ANY available camp
Camp A - July 10-14. CAMP A IS FULL: REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR CAMP A
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $325
K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Camp B - July 17-21 CAMP B IS FULL: REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR CAMP B
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $325
K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Camp C Full Day Camp - July 24-28. CAMP C IS FULL: REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR CAMP C
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost $450
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Camp D July 31-August 4 Camp D IS FULL: REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR CAMP D
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $325
K-2, 3-, 6-8, 9-12
Camp E - August 7-11
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $325
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
- Is there before care or after care? No there is not available before care or after care. Parents often team up with other attending camper families and handle drop off and pick up of campers on alternate days.
- Will my child be able to eat during camp time? Yes! You will be packing a lunch and water for your camper.
- What do I do if I believe my child is writing far above or below their assigned grade level? Contact Camp Director, Rebecca Vornberger at rvornberger@oakland.edu to discuss available options.
- Are there any scholarships available for your camps? Yes there is one scholarship currently available for siblings of children with terminal illness. Many school systems sponsor registration for students in their school district so you should contact the principal in your school district.
- Can my child be paired up in a group with their friend? We generally try to place those in the same grade in the same group. If you have campers attending in different grade levels and you feel that they would flourish together, then you should contact the Camp Director, Rebecca Vornberger, to work on which grade would suit the group best.
- What are you doing regarding COVID protection and screening? An in depth COVID response system, building on our already stringent sanitation processes, can be found on this website.