Summer 2025
Welcome to our summer novel study camps! We are so thrilled to teach your kids how to analyze literature at a high level.
The camps run for two weeks at a time. Students will read and analyze one novel during each of the 2 weeks. Students will be given a specific number of chapters to read every day. They will answer questions, study vocabulary, and write tests. They will produce a comparative essay at the end of the 2 weeks. The students will study grammar and writing techniques, and the teacher will give feedback; the teacher will write a report for each student at the end of class. Students will be provided with a PDF version of each novel we study, or they can buy their own copies
Dates of each session:
SESSION A: July 7 - July 11 and July 14 - July 18
SESSION B: July 21 - July 25 and July 28 - August 1
SESSION C: August 4 - August 8 and August 11 - August 15
SESSION D: August 18 - August 22 and August 25 - August 29
Cost
$30CAD per hour per student
Each session is 9 hours, and costs $270CAD
Times and Topics
Beginning Literature Camp for Grades 4-5-6
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 9am-10:30am (Beijing Time)
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 6pm-7:30pm (Vancouver Time)
Novels studied:
“We Dream of Space” by Erin Kelly
“A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle
“Maniac Magee” by Jerry Spinelli
“The Last Cuentista” by Donna Barbara Higuera
Intermediate Literature Camp for Grades 7-8-9
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 10:30am-12noon (Beijing Time)
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 7:30pm-9pm (Vancouver Time)
Novels studied:
“The Glass Town Game” by Catherynne M. Valente
“Tuck Everlasting” by Natalie Babbitt
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
“Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
Advanced Literature and Novel Camp for Grades 10-11-12
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 9am-10:30am (Beijing Time)
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: 6pm-7:30pm (Vancouver Time)
Novels studied:
“Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chevalier
“A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
“The Cider House Rules” by John Irving
“Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie