The Ink Spot Curriculum

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  • Including analysis, persuasive, and informative essays

    Find it in Writing Essentials, Private Tutoring, and College Essays

  • Including poetry and short fiction that explores a multitude of genres like fantasy, science fiction, and mystery

    Find it in Electrifying Creative Writing, Art & Writing Unite, and various weekly camp themes

  • Including outlining, mapping, Cornell notes, Sketchnotes, annotating, and summarizing

    Find it in Level Up Language Arts, Writing Essentials, and Private Tutoring

  • Including memoirs, reports, and biographies

    Find it in Electrifying Creative Writing, Writing Essentials, and Private Tutoring

  • Including short cinematic videos, news broadcasting, and brand content

    Find it in Movie Magic camp, INKTV class, and Video Production class

  • Exploring humor, irony, allegory, and social commentary

    Find it in Level Up Language Arts, Electrifying Creative Writing, and Writing Essentials

  • Including sculpture, fiber arts, sewing, and 2D art styles

    Find it in Art & Writing Unite and various camp themes.

  • Including screenplays, writing for television, scene writing, and monologues

    Find it in Improv & Scene Writing, Private Writing Mentorship, and Movie Magic camp.

  • Including school research, applications, & essays

    Offered exclusively through our College Essays and Applications program

  • Including guides, Infographics, & Procedural Essays

    Find it in Writing Essentials, Level Up Language Arts, & Private Tutoring

  • Including advertising, web content, and business plans

    Find it in Business and Entrepreneurship and Writing Essentials

  • Including articles, interviews, podcasts, and our in-house literary magazine-yearbook hybrid, The Inkling.

    Find it in Podcasting, Private Writing Mentorship, and The Inkling Literary Magazine

  • Including comics, cartooning, and Manga

    Find it in Creating Comics, Anime & Manga camp, and Electrifying Creative Writing

  • Exploring reading, meaningful discussion, and debate

    Offered as weekly class for ages 7-8, 9-12, and teens

  • Exploring drafting and self-publication

    Find it in Bookmaking & Zines and Electrifying Creative Writing

  • Exploring the creation of complex fictional worlds and well-rounded characters

    Find it in our weekly class Character Design & World Building

  • Find it in Level Up Language Arts, Writing Essentials, and Private Tutoring

  • Including spelling, grammar, and word study

    Find it in Word Study, Level Up Language Arts, and Private Tutoring

  • Including weekly classes like Mock Trial, Philosophy, and Dungeons & Dragons