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Private Writing Coaching

One-on-one, scheduled with the instructor

Fifty minutes on one piece of your student’s actual writing, line by line, with a teacher who will be honest about it.

Imani Bell

Instructor

Ms. Imani Bell

Literature, Rhetoric & the Great Books

New this term. Reviews from students and parents appear here once families have taken it.

Overview

Book as many or as few sessions as you need. Students send the draft two days ahead; the session is spent on the page, not on generalities. A written summary goes to the guardian afterward.

Ages & grades
Ages 12–18 · Grades 7–12
Live meetings
1 × 45 min
Cadence
Once a week · 1 weeks
Structure
Join any week · ungraded

Come and go as it suits you

Every meeting of this class stands on its own. Nothing in week six assumes week five, so a student can join in the middle, take the four weeks that fit around a busy month, and stop when they want to. There is no catching up to do, because there is nothing to be behind on.

That is also why there is no grade here and no such thing as an incomplete. The record keeps what actually happened: the meetings attended live and the recordings watched. A student who came to three meetings has a record of three meetings, not a failure.

What students will be able to do

  • Diagnose the actual problem in a draft
  • Revise a paragraph in real time
  • Build a personal revision checklist
  • Leave with a specific next step

Syllabus

  1. Per session

    The draft

    Read ahead, marked up, worked through together.

Books & materials

  • The student’s draft

    —

    Submitted 48 hours before the session.

Prerequisites

None. Any student in the age range can enroll.

How this course handles its perspective

Craft only.

Read our academic philosophy

Recording policy

Meetings are recorded and released to enrolled families for fourteen days. Recordings capture the instructor and shared materials; student video is not published.

Cancellation & refunds

Full refund up to seven days before the first meeting; inside seven days, everything paid is credited to your Lyceum balance. No refunds or credits once the class has begun. Cancel any section from your parent account.

Learner support

  • ADHD-aware instruction
  • Gifted & accelerated

These describe how this instructor has been trained, reviewed with educators and accessibility specialists. They are not a diagnosis and not a marketing claim.

Ratings & reviews

Students and parents review separately, on different questions, and the two aggregates are never blended. Every review is verified and moderated.

    No parent reviews for this class yet.

    Reviews from students are published as “Student, age 13”, never with a full name. Photo and short video reviews are supported and moderated before they appear.

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