2017 City of San Juan Bautista
​Artists-Writers Summer Camp

Ms. Boyd has been trained in this dynamic process, as well as honed its effectiveness through careful scaffolding and incorporating vivid words, creating lively images to activate the imagination.  These processes effectively provide a rich, appealing option for writing which clearly defines the several procedures that create effective writing, making these processes understandable for "at risk" students. It has also been noted by Ms. Boyd, that the creation of artworks has a calming effect upon most students, allowing them to become more focussed and less frustrated with performing the "writing process."

Portfolios of the artwork and writings are compiled and developed into books that students and their families will treasure for many years.

Sizzling in August with the Arts

Artists-Writers Summer Camp Review: The Carl Luck Library, of the City of San Juan Bautista, and Credo Studio's Visual Arts Director, Darlene Boyd and Founder, Ramona Hill joined up to present a community summer camp for some of the youth of SJB and San Benito County this year. The children were expertly lead through watercolor painting about the weather and then read excellent literature and did word searches for language to describe each weather phenomenon.  These processes resulted in illustrated poems to publish and share.  Each camper was able to create and bind an original book of their work. Soon an anthology of these efforts will be available at the Carl Luck Library. Parents and the public were invited to partake in the Artists - Authors sharing time right after camp ended, Friday, June 30.  Survey requests indicated a large interest by campers in pursuing visual art and painting processes.  Parents longed for a an extended camp time. ​

Artists - Writers Workshop

Approx. Time: 8 to 12 lessons of 90 to 120 min.

This curriculum is a progression of art, literature and writing experiences designed to teach the key elements of writing to participants with diverse learning styles.  Within it, key literary elements are taught in a way that is both inviting and engaging to participants with a variety of learning styles.  Through hands-on explorations in art and writing and the sharing of quality picture books, participants with diverse learning styles are able to comprehend, absorb, digest and apply important literary concepts and simple watercolor visual arts techniques.