Join us for a dynamic 5-day camp where students will explore the power of AI in writing! Will AI do all the work for you - no, but you will learn how to harness the power of AI as an assistant for your many writing projects. The goal is to become an even better thinker yourself and in this way, ask for more sophisticated assistance from AI. This camp is for both those students who explore fiction/non-fiction writing and those who want to take their writing to the next level!
When and Where?
Monday July 7 - Friday July 11, 2025.
9:00am - 12:00noon.
Location: The Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology (VISST): 1490 West Broadway, Vancouver.
Who?
This camp is for students going into grades 5-7.
Why Should you attend?
Harness the power of the most revolutionary tool of the 21st century, Artificial Intelligence, to improve your research skills as well as your writing skills.
Whether you are a seasoned writer or exploring the joy of writing, our experienced instructor will guide and mentor you so you can improve your writing skills.
Earn a certificate of completion from the Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology.
What will you learn?
You will learn how to use AI tools to brainstorm ideas, organize your thoughts, and enhance your writing skills. Through interactive lessons and hands-on activities, you will discover how AI can assist with everything from providing mentor texts for unfamiliar genres, creating stronger research skills and helping to evaluate, organize and structure the content of your writing. By the end of the camp, you will have explored ways to support your own thinking and writing as well as how to incorporate AI into creative and academic projects. Whether you're a budding writer or just curious about the future of technology in writing, this camp will introduce you to ways to develop stronger writing skills in a fun and collaborative environment.
Program Requirements
Students should bring their own laptop.
We recommend that parents create a free ChatGPT account in advance for the students to use, although this is not mandatory.
If you want to borrow a laptop from us, we have a VERY limited number available. Please email us to request one.
Camp Instructor
Linda Edworthy
FOUNDING HUMANITIES TEACHER, VISST
Linda Edworthy has a Master’s in Education with a thesis on the Process of Revision in Writing from the University of Victoria, and is experienced teacher with over 25 years of K-12 teaching experience in both public and private schools. She has also worked on professional development for teachers and worked with Dr. Brock Smith to support curricular planning for a middle school entrepreneurship project, Kidovate. Her K-12 teaching experience includes creating a gifted education program for middle school students, with the goal of knowing and supporting learner passions in literacy. Linda’s area of research asks what we can learn from stories of adolescent experiences of thriving, in or outside of school contexts. You can read more about Linda here.
Make it a Full-Day camp
If you want to make this a full day camp experience, you can register for this camp AND our MatheMagics camp from 1:00-4:00pm (July 7-11) concurrently and save $40. Students who take both camps can stay at VISST from 12:00-1:00pm for a supervised lunch. Please bring your own lunch (no nuts or seafood).
Fees and Registration
If the fee is a barrier to your participation, a limited number of bursaries are available for eligible families - please email camps@visst.ca to inquire.
Refund policy: Email us at least 1 weeks (7 days) prior to the start of the camp for a full refund.
Cancellation policy: VISST reserves the right to cancel camps and refund camp fees due to low enrolment. In this event, we will provide as much advance notice as possible.