Precollege Programs in the Arts

Fall 2013

Costs / Early Registration Discount
In addition to the tuition, there is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee paid once per semester. The early registration discount applies to registrations received (paid in full) by August 23.

Creative Writing Workshop for Teens
High school writers create original works of fiction, memoirs, personal essays, poetry, and playwriting under the guidance of an accomplished, experienced instructor. The workshop-style format allows students to write and share their work in a fun and supportive atmosphere. The writers discuss their work in terms of technique and craft, including such elements as voice, character, plot, tone, dialogue, and point of view and produce polished pieces that can be submitted for college essays, awards, publication, and the course’s online literary journal, The Purchase Review.
YTH9470.10 / $299
YTH9470.11 / $275 (Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registration discount)
Instructor: Theresa Benaquist
Sat., 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Sept. 28–Nov. 16 (7 sessions; no class Oct. 12)
Social Sciences Building Room 1003 

NEW! Class for Precollege students with Asperger’s:

NEW! Essentials of Communication III (grades 9–12)
Teens will learn how to establish solid friendships by increasing their ability to communicate with confidence. Stimulating theatre games and tasks that are exciting and fun will improve their self-monitoring of emotional and physical expressions. Conversational and critical thinking skills are improved through positive examinations and discussions of the group’s work.
YTH9272.10 / $325
YTH9272.11 / $299 (Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registration discount)
Instructor: Gorman Ruggiero
Sat., 3:30–5 p.m.
Sept. 28–Dec. 14 (10 sessions; no class Oct. 12 & Nov. 30)
Social Sciences Building Room 1002 

How to Register

Required for Fax, Mail, and In-Person Registration:

• Registration form: Fall 2013
  
• Payment: Check, money order, or credit card authorization

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About the Instructors

Theresa Benaquist (lead instructor of the summer Creative Writing Institute) is a Scholastic Award–winning teacher (www.artandwriting.org) who teaches creative writing, fiction, biography, and essay writing at Purchase College. She has worked with young writers on their creative and academic writing for more than a decade. Her former students attend some of the country’s finest colleges, including Columbia, Harvard, Smith, Vassar, Skidmore, Wesleyan, Sarah Lawrence, Barnard, and New York University. She is a prose editor for the literary journal Storyscape and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Sarah Lawrence College.

Gorman John Ruggiero has developed Communication Skills programs for over 35 years in public and private schools, mental health agencies, colleges, social service agencies and for private organizations. These venues include, among others, Philadelphia Mental Health Center; Delaware Valley Children’s Center; Resources for Human Development, Philadelphia at Kensington Academy; The Baldwin School; SUNY Purchase internship program with King Street and Edison Elementary Schools; West, South and North Philadelphia Community Centers; Bucks County Community College; Choctaw Ridge Academy, Doylestown, PA; and the Doylestown Conservatory of Music.
He is founder and developer of World Theatre of Children, Communication Skills Process, LLC and G. J Ruggiero Productions. 

Updated May 9, 2013