Partnership

Most of us understand the concept of “partnership”. It includes the idea of working together in cooperation – because we are better together than we are apart. And that is certainly true when it comes to homeschooling.

Regardless of whether you are new to homeschooling or a veteran, partnership serves many purposes:

• Sharing of ideas to find new and creative opportunities

• Sharing of workload so you don’t have to do ALL of the work yourself

• Sharing of struggles so you don’t feel alone when you feel overwhelmed

• Sharing of resources so you don’t have to buy EVERYTHING

• Sharing of information so you don’t have to spend time you don’t have (or time you should be sleeping) doing the research

• Sharing of experiences to remind you that we are all learning in this process

The idea of partnership is seen in nearly every aspect of The Write Journey business. We desire to travel this journey of providing quality education to your children and students, so we invite you to take a look at TWJ vision, mission, and values to see how partnering with us might strengthen your homeschool community, not rob you of valuable time, money, and energy. Together we will train and empower our children and students to become authentic communicators who positively impact the world.

Speaking life,

Kris

VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

Mission: Our mission is to train and empower people to become authentic communicators who positively impact the world.

The Vision: The Write Journey develops quality writers through relational education.

Values:

• Quality over quantity: We teach students to master skills instead of producing ‘busy work’.

• Relational instruction: The Write Journey values personal interactions between educators and students.

• Partnership: We offer support through collaboration with parents, teachers, and the team at The Write Journey.

• Equipping others: Our educators train and equip teachers and parents using our unique products and services.

• Communication with civility: The Write Journey educators model and teach communication skills, including voicing ideas responsibly and listening actively.

• Critical thinking skills: Educators teach logic and reasoning skills over opinion based responses.

• Flexibility We adjust expectations for the well-being of students and families.

• Small class size Our instruction allows time for each student to participate, and for each teacher to provide valuable feedback

NEW: Assess Your Current Writing Curriculum

1. Does your child complete their current writing curriculum with ease and mastery?

2. Does your child’s current writing curriculum simply focus on mastery of basic writing skills? (or rather does it include comprehensive writing instruction)

3. Is your child gaining confidence as a writer?

4. Is your child producing quality written work in all of the following aspects of writing?

   a. Does their work contain quality ideas?

   b. Is their work well organized?

   c. Do they write interesting and engaging sentences?

   d. Does your child understand how to apply proper grammar rules when writing?

5. Is your child able to write a composition independently – from start to finish without your help?

6. Is your child developing advanced critical thinking skills to apply to their writing?

7. Is your child writing multiple compositions each semester?

8. Do you as the parent feel confident assessing and giving feedback on your child’s writing?

If you answered “NO” to 3 or more of those questions, we encourage you to join us for a free webinar to learn more about The Write Journey approach to teaching writing. You may find it’s time for a change, and this approach may be perfect for you and your child.

Partnership Opportunities with TWJ

1. FREE – join our social media community: Instagram @thewritejourneycommunity, Facebook page and private Facebook “group”. Look for “The Write Journey Community”

2. Attend a FREE live webinar offered at least once per month to learn about TWJ products and services.

3. Purchase TWJ materials to help equip you to teach writing and literary analysis to your students. Then attend a live webinar to learn how to get the most out of the materials you’ve purchased.

4. Sign your children up for live, virtual “full services” classes. These classes meet once per month for 12 weeks each semester. Well trained instructors provide quality instruction in the following ways:

a. Teach lessons

b. Facilitate quality discussions about literature

c. Assign homework

d. Correct and give individual feedback on homework

e. Partner with parents as needed to provide excellent language arts instruction for all students

5. Sign your children up for live, virtual tutoring. This option may be best if your schedule does not allow for scheduled classes, or if your child has special learning needs.

6. Consider a writing assessment. We will assess a sample of your child’s writing and provide feedback to you. We will assess the following four aspects of your child’s writing: content, organization, style, and grammar.

7. Sign yourself up for our Adult Training Program (ATP). We will train you to bring our quality writing and literary analysis methods to your home or educational community (school, co-op, pod, etc.)

Finally, contact our home office to chat about any other option that you would like to see but do not see listed here. We are here for you and your children. Let us know how you need support developing critical thinking and quality communication in your family and educational community.

Sometimes Partnership Means Sharing a “To-Do” List

In order for your students to be ready for their class, you’ll want to check off each item on the following lists.

To-Do List for Parents:

• In case you have not officially registered your child, register here.

• Purchase a downloadable TWJ Writing Foundations Handbook from our website. (You may have already done this when you registered.)

• Purchase student novels. (This only applies to Reading & Writing courses, not Writing Foundations. When purchasing novels, it’s important that you use the ISBN number provided on the website. All students must use the same book for their course work.)

• Make sure your student has a gmail email account.

• Accept invitation to google classroom. (Your child’s instructor will send this out two weeks before classes start.)

• IMPORTANT: Register to attend an online Parent Orientation.

  Dates: (Please attend one or the other.)

  ■ Friday, August 25 at 7:30 (PST)/ 10:30 (EST)

  ■ Monday, August 28 at 2:00 (PST)/ 5:00 (EST)

• Review your student’s “To Do” list with them. (See below.)

To-Do List for Students:

Starting any new class can be stressful, but knowing what’s expected helps students to be prepared and confident. What do students need to remember to be successful in our online classes?

1. Arrive to class 5 minutes early each week.

2. Use earbuds/headphones.

3. Have writing utensils and paper ready to use.

4. Always ask questions to make sure you understand what’s being asked of you.

5. Make every effort to join in the group discussion.

6. Complete ALL homework. (Younger students require more parental oversight.)

7. Be able to access previous week’s homework during class.

8. Last, but not least, have a positive attitude.

Thank you for partnering with us to begin this semester with great success for all!

See you at orientation!