FAQs for Parents
We understand that you, as a parent or guardian, have questions about your child’s experience during the Young Writers’ Workshop. We hope the following information will answer most of
your questions. If you can’t find here the information you need, please contact us:
Camille-Yvette Welsch, cnw109@psu.edu
or
Sheila Squillante, sks172@psu.edu
How will my child spend her/his time?
Almost all of your child’s time will be spent in scheduled activities. Classes and conferences will take up most of each day. Nightly outings and weekend activities will take place in
groups and will be supervised by counselors, mentors, and/or teachers. Older students may find the level of supervision somewhat restrictive, but we believe it is necessary for the
comfort of the student population as a whole.
Where will the classes be held?
The workshop will be conducted in classrooms and other facilities on Penn State’s University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania.
What will my child learn?
The workshop will encourage critical thinking and enhance reading and writing skills that will begin with but transcend genre.
Where will my child live?
The participants will live in double-occupancy rooms in residence halls on Penn State’s University Park campus. Each floor is gender-specific, and each building is normally assigned
to only one gender. Attendees may indicate one roommate preference on the registration form. Listing a roommate preference does not guarantee enrollment of the roommate in the
program. If no preference is indicated, the housing office will assign a roommate. All residence hall areas have television lounges and pay laundry facilities. Pay phones are
available in the commons areas. Bed linens are provided. Participants should bring a pillow, pillowcase, blanket, soap, towels, clothes hangers, portable fan, alarm clock, and other
personal items. Rooms are not air-conditioned. Students are encouraged to bring their own cell phones and laptops; however, they are not necessary for participation.
Who will supervise the residence halls?
University policy requires that youth groups provide a minimum of one counselor for every twenty participants of the same gender. Counselors must be 18 years or older and of the same
gender as the participants. The housing office also provides one conference assistant per building for youth programs. Our conference assistants can help participants who need
directions, experience homesickness, have roommate issues, etc.
What security provisions will be provided in the residence halls?
Each hall has twenty-four-hour door-card access for assigned residents. Only residents can access the hall. The doors are always locked. Because the security and safety of youth
participants are important, youth attendees must be in their assigned residence halls by 11:00 p.m. University-student auxiliary police monitor the residence halls and surrounding
areas overnight.
For more information, see the Campus Life page.
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