2023 College Essay Workshops
Campanile employs a feedback process, EDIT WITHOUT A PEN ™️, which uses dialogue to help students develop a cohesive narrative. As students respond to essay prompts, our approach is to ask great questions and help students make connections between disparate events in their lives. Most importantly, each student essay is unique and is a reflection of the students’ genuine experiences.
Exclusive to Campanile students
1. June 12 - 15 6 pm - 8 pm PST
2. June 19 - 22 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm PST
3. June 26 - 29 09:00 am - 11:00 am PST
4. July 10 - July 13 6 pm - 8 pm PST
5. July 17 - 20 6 pm - 8 pm PST
6. July 24 - 27 6 pm - 8 pm PST
7. July 31 - August 3 6 pm - 8 pm PST
“Fitting In” Essay workshop with Meredith donato
Session A: Sunday August 6 10 am - 11:30 am
Session B: Thursday August 10 6 pm - 7:30 pm
Fall workshops: all times PST
A. Saturday August 19 9 am - 11 am (Meredith)
B. Saturday September 2 4 pm - 6 pm (Meredith))
C. Sunday September 17 4 pm - 6 pm (Dr Stone)
D. Sunday September 24 9 am - 11 am (Dr Stone)
E. Sunday October 1 9 am - 11 am (Meredith)
F. Saturday October 14 1 pm - 3 pm (Meredith)
Campanile's College Essay Workshops are exclusively reserved for students enrolled in our Colonnade program. There is no additional fee to attend the workshops and students are encouraged to participate as often as possible. Using virtual platform, students can attend our workshops from anywhere in the country. Led by our Director of Writing, Meredith Donato, students make tremendous progress through the many essays required for college applications. Registration is available only to current seniors. Writing sessions include "mini-lessons" on writing - tips from grammar to storytelling and exclusive access to our Campanile produced Write On ™ college essay instructional videos and curriculum.
Meet the Director of Writing: MEREDITH CHARLSON DONATO
Meredith graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford in March 2016 with a BA in Comparative Literature. She is the co-author of The Better College Essay :From Start to Finish (2021) by City Limits Publishing, Nashville. Meredith teaches college essay writing in UC Berkeley Extension’s Certificate Program in College Counseling and Career Planning and taught faculty in UC Berkeley’s International Pre-College Program. Recently, Meredith published articles on college essay writing for Teen Life Magazine. Meredith has also taught at College of San Mateo. At Stanford, she tutored undergraduate and graduate students at the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking. Meredith contributed more than 20 short essays to a 2016 education textbook written by Dr. Hyun Sook Park of San Jose State (Charles C. Thomas, publisher). Meredith was a presenter on college essay writing at the Northern California Writing Centers Association held at Santa Clara University and has presented on essay writing to regional members of the Higher Education Consultants Association. In addition to teachng essay writing at Campanile, Meredith is on the artistic teaching faculty of the American Conservatory Theatre, Young Conservatory and Berkeley Playhouse.
Meet the Writing Associate: ZOE STRICKER
Zoe earned her MFA in Literature and Creative Fiction at Bennington College. She holds two BA Degrees: Political Science and Sociology, Sciences Po (Paris) and Poltiical Science and Sociology at UC Santa Cruz. After earning her BA degrees, Zoe taught in Argentina and Chile.