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College of Education
Mailstop 288
Univ. of Nevada-Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557
Phone: 775-784-1161
Fax: 775-784-4758
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We're sponsored by the National Writing Project!
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Our Summer Writing Programs for Youth
Each summer, teams of Northern Nevada Writing Project Consultants pair up to teach summer writing camps out in the schools or on the University Campus. Our TWIST Camps and our "Write Stuff" sessions are always popular with students who love to write and who want to be around other students with similar interests.
 Kim Leslie (at right) is our Northern Nevada Writing Project's TWIST Coordinator. She took the NNWP Summer Institute in 1999. Kim teaches at Whitehead Elementary in Sparks, Nevada.
Lori Farias and Phil Harriman (at left) are our "Write Stuff" Instructors for the University of Nevada-Reno's Summer Kids-U Program. Phil has been a TC since his 1987 Summer Institute, and Lori became a TC during the summer of 1998. Both Phil and Lori teach at Sparks High School.
Information on TWIST Camps and Kids U:
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What is a T.W.I.S.T. Camp?
T.W.I.S.T. stands for Target Writing in the Summer Time. These are week-long camps for 1st - 6th grade children who love to write. Specially-trained Northern Nevada Writing Project Teacher  Consultants host a week of activities with their writers, challenging, inspiring, and working one-on-one with them to write all types of writing often not covered in traditional classrooms. Students' published products are funny, sad, sweet, and crazy. If your children love to write, a T.W.I.S.T. camp is a great place for them to be this summer. Our  T.W.I.S.T. calendar for the upcoming summer is usually prepared in March and distributed in April. Sign-ups happen on a first-come, first-served basis. The camps are limited to 20 participants.
2009 TWIST dates are posted below. You can download our TWIST flyer and mail in your registration by clicking here. 2010 TWIST dates will be posted in Spring of 2010.
New this year: You may also reserve your child's spot at one of our TWIST camps with your credit card by calling today: 775-784-1161.
These camps sometimes fill quickly. We apologize if a camp fills and we are slow in uploading the information here on-line.
2009 TWIST Camp Dates and Locations |
Camp #1: Winnemucca ES |
Camp #2: Hunter Lake ES |
- Camp Location: Sarah Winnemucca Elementary (NW Reno)
- Grade Levels: Two separate camps being held, one for students entering 1st-3rd grade, one for students entering 4th-6th grade
- Camp Dates/Times: June 22-26, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
- Camp Facilitators: Kim Leslie and Kristy Grow, Christine Coe and Jim Frost
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- Camp Location: Hunter Lake Elementary (Central Reno)
- Grade Levels: Two separate camps being held, one for students entering 1st-3rd grade, one for students entering 4th-6th grade
- Camp Dates/Times: July 20-24, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
- Camp Facilitators: Kelly Nott and Dane Nott, Abby Olde and Kelly Rubero
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Camp #3: Hunsberger ES |
Camp #4: Moss ES |
- Camp Location: Hunsberger Elementary (SW Reno)
- Grade Levels: Two separate camps being held, one for students entering 1st-3rd grade, one for students entering 4th-6th grade
- Camp Dates/Times: July 27-31, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
- Camp Facilitators: Kelly Nott and Dane Nott, Kelly Rubero and Nicole Marvin
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- Camp Location: Marvin Moss Elementary (Sparks)
- Grade Levels: Two separate camps being held, one for students entering 1st-3rd grade, one for students entering 4th-6th grade
- Camp Dates/Times: July 6-10, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
- Camp Facilitators: Kim Leslie and Kristy Grow, Kathie Hull and Geri Moore
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The Kids U Program
 Kids U is a long-running program at the University of Nevada-Reno. Students on summer break enroll in half-day classes, taught by energetic instructors. For over a dozen years now, the NNWP has provided writing-based classes as part of the Kids U menu to students. The Write Stuff class is just one of our menu items we offer these energetic students.
To inquire about this summer's upcoming Kids University sessions, contact UNR's Extended Studies offices at: 775-784-4046 or 1-800-233-8928.
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