Youth Camps & Courses

In this exploratory camp, students will engage with artistic activities, embark on field trips in-person and virtually, and write to creative prompts all designed to ignite their imaginations. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this exploratory camp, students will engage with artistic activities, embark on field trips in-person and virtually, and write to creative prompts all designed to ignite their imaginations. The camp will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In partnership with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, students will explore exhibits at the Burke Museum, participate in creative activities, and write to prompts inspired by materials the Burke Museum offers.

Learn the fundamentals of making comics and graphic novels in this half-day, week-long camp, focusing on a different theme or genre each day. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this exploratory camp, students will engage with artistic activities, embark on field trips in-person and virtually, and write to creative prompts all designed to ignite their imaginations. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this camp, a partnership between Hugo House and Northwest Film Forum, students will write original poems and create short videos to accompany them. The week will culminate with a presentation of student work.

Learn the fundamentals of making comics and graphic novels in this half-day, week-long camp, focusing on a different theme or genre each day. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this camp, wonder is the key to unlocking your imagination! Expect to read fairy tales and folklore from different cultures, discuss characters, settings, and themes, and create your own fictional wonder tales. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this exploratory camp, students will engage with artistic activities, embark on field trips in-person and virtually, and write to creative prompts all designed to ignite their imaginations. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

Find delight, magic and surprise in writing short pieces (all under 1000 words)—defying genres, packing power and imagination. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this camp, students will delve into diverse forms of written expression to nurture their inner creative, sprouting new buds of poetry all their own. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this collaborative camp, students can expect to watch and discuss example video clips from a variety of genres, write to prompts, and engage in a variety of writing activities and exercises. The camp will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

Students will fly through space and time, create spellbinding stories, bend the world on their whim, and open portals deep into their imaginations. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this camp, students will play with this most condensed story form and discover how they can pack a whole world into something under 1000 words. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.

In this camp, a partnership between Hugo House and the Jack Straw Cultural Center, students will learn the art of radio drama. The camp will culminate with a completed production of student work.

Students will explore exhibits and materials at the Bellevue Arts Museum, participate in artistic activities, and write to prompts inspired by BAM's collections. The week will culminate with a reading and/or presentation of student work.