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Write on Sports 2025 Summer Camp

Write on Sports will offer several programs for Summer Camp 2025! All camp programs are day camps and include lunch and supplies. 100% attendance is required.

Each program location has specific schedule information, please be sure to find the one that works best for you. To learn more about what goes on during camp, click HERE.

The application portal is now open; the deadline is May 15, 2025.

First round of confirmations will be sent by MARCH 31 and second round of confirmations will be sent by MAY 16.

Eligibility

Rising 7th and 8th graders

Program Fees

Fees vary by location. Visit the individual location pages for more information.

Financial Aid

If you are interested in financial aid, please contact shannon@writeonsports.org for more information. Financial aid is available on a sliding scale.

Questions?

Contact
Shannon Schmitt
Director of Program Operations
shannon@writeonsports.org

Dates and Locations

New Jersey

- Essex, Passaic

Montclair State University

Group One
July 7-18, 2025
Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm
Lunch and Supplies included

Group Two
July 21- August 1, 2025
Monday- Friday, 9am-3pm
Lunch and Supplies included

Group Three
July 7 – 24, 2025
Monday – Thursday (NO FRIDAYS) 9am-3pm
Lunch and Supplies included

Eligibility
Rising 7th, 8th and 9th grade students

Tuition
Fees may apply

New Jersey

- Monmouth, Ocean

Monmouth University

Dates
July 2025, More info to follow

Eligibility
Rising 7-8 graders

Tuition
Free

National

California

Berkeley United School District

Dates
June 2025

Eligibility
Rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders

Tuition
Free

Colorado

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dates
July 14-25

Eligibility
Rising 7-8 graders

Tuition
Free

Indiana

Goshen College

Dates
June 9 – 20, 2025

Eligibility
Rising 7-8 graders

Tuition
Free

Rhode Island

Providence College

Dates
July 7-17, 2025 (Monday – Thursday)

Eligibility
Rising 7-8 graders

Tuition
Free

Activities

Writing Program

The Write on Sports summer camp creates an opportunity for students to discover their voice and confidently write about their interests and points of view. We use sports as the theme as a way to connect with students in an authentic and meaningful way.

Projects

Students pick a theme of their choice (related to sports) and identify a project:

Feature story
Fiction story
Video
Podcast

Mentorship

Receive support and feedback on their chosen projects during scheduled small group or one-on-one meetings.

Guest Day

Participate in “Guest Day”, when guest athletes and journalists join in to speak about their profession and allow students to interview them directly, further developing their literacy and writing skills.

Showcase

Students present their final projects on the last day of camp to their peers, family, and friends. Their work is also shared online for a wider audience.

Testimonials

"Thank you for giving my son the opportunity to participate in Write on Sports. While he has always enjoyed writing, the combination of learning interview techniques while honing his writing skills and meeting athletes made for an exciting and enriching experience for him this summer. He also loved learning to use new technologies for the video project and has already expressed an interest in returning to the program next year. Many thanks to the WoS staff members and teachers who made it all possible. It’s a terrific program that I have recommended to many other parents."

“There is only one way to teach writing, and that’s to write, and write, and write. And it helps if there is constructive feedback on the spot from trained educational specialists. Write on Sports uses the medium of sports, a subject that generates interest in kids across gender and socio-economic lines, to get kids to write. This is not a sports writing camp; it’s a writing camp with sound pedagogical principles wrapped in the subject of sports. “

"I have had 2 children go through this program and I recommend it to friends all the time. My children came away with skills in editing, computer usage, speaking and interview skills as well as team work…I was impressed by the growth I noticed in Onyedika's writing from her article on soccer. She enjoyed the program more than she thought."

“I remember the first time I walked through those doors I was nervous but about the fourth day everything changed. Now it’s the last day -- it's like I don't want to leave.”

“Thanks again for the work you all do. It has definitely ignited a spark in Karan. He is a much better writer from all the hours he spent with you all.”

"Write on Sports has helped me, overall, in school. My self-expression skills have improved and a blank piece of paper is no longer a fear! Before, I used to think writing was something they made us do. Now it’s something I like to do.”

“Any opportunity to inspire our young writers beyond the school day or in this case beyond the school year is a benefit to all of those involved. The creative approach using sports as a "hook" also seems to meet and exceed our learner's interest level. Finally, holding the summer program at the outstanding facilities at Montclair State University only expands our student's real-world connections to the journalism field in a very motivating manner."

"I learned how hearing everyone's opinions changes yours"

"I learned about how if people care about a topic, they can have a good discussion."

"I learned that I need to get a lot of research to write a good article."

"I learned that in order to be a good reporter you need to show eye contact and be a good listener."

"Some thing I learned: how to be a little more open-minded. Listen because a person could make you rethink a question a little deeper."