Schedules - Elephant Community Press

Fall 2020: August 31-December 14

During the school term, we offer classes on a weekly basis. Given the current situation, all of our classes will begin online, with the class size limited to 6 students. We know that many parents prefer in-person classes and have designed the schedule with the hopes of resuming in-person classes when it is safe to do so.

At the same time, we have had very positive feedback from students and parents who have experienced our online workshops over the past eight months and appreciate the convenience and opportunity to have classmates from beyond Hong Kong. So, we will be offering select workshops that will run completely online.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS: From our experience, students in our online creative writing and publishing workshops benefit greatly from 30-min one-on-one sessions with the teacher to support the revising process because of the shortened class time online. These one-on-one sessions will be scheduled individually with the teacher and charged separately ($350/class). The frequency of the one-on-one sessions will vary based on age:

Ages 6-8: 5 per term (once every 2-3 weeks)
Ages 8-10: 4 per term (once every 3 weeks)
Ages 10+: 3 per term (once every 4 weeks)

The one-on-one sessions will continue for as long as the course runs online. For classes that resume the in-person format of 1.5 hours/class, the teacher will conference with the students within the longer group sessions.

Day of the Week	Time	Format	Age Group	Workshop	Fee per class

Monday	2:30-3:10 (Online) 2:30-3:30 (In person)	Online to start	4-5	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	3:30-4:10 (Online) 3:30-4:30 (In person)	Online to start	5-6	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	4:30-5:30 (Online) 4:30-6:00 (In person)	Online to start	6-8	Wild Hong Kong	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
Tuesday	2:15-2:55 (Online) 2:45-3:45 (In person)	Online to start	5-6	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	3:00-4:00 (Online) 3:00-4:30 (In person)	Online to start	Year 3-4	Wild Hong Kong at Kowloon Junior	Contact us
	3:45-4:45	Online only	8-10	Raining Cats & Dogs	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	4:15-5:30 (Online) 4:00-5:30 (In person)	Online to start	10-12	Going for Gold	$470 (Online) $565 (In person)
	5:00-6:15 (Online) 5:00-6:30 (In-person)	Online to start	12+	Fast Forward	$470 (Online) $565 (In person)
	5:30-6:30	Online only	14+	Literary Analysis	$550 (Online)
Wednesday	2:15-2:55 (Online) 2:45-3:45 (In person)	Online to start	5-6	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	4:30-5:30 (Online) 4:30-6:00 (In person)	Online to start	8-10	Raining Cats & Dogs	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	5:00-6:15 (Online)	Online only	10-12	Going for Gold	$470 (Online) $565 (In person)
Thursday	2:10-2:50 (Online) 2:45-3:45 (In person)	Online to start	4-5	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	3:00-4:00 (Online) 3:00-4:30 (In person)	Online to start	Year 5-6	Raining Cats & Dogs at Kowloon Junior	Contact us
	3:15-3:55 (Online) 3:45-4:45 (In person)	Online to start	5-6	Storyland Advanced	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	4:15-5:15 (Online) 4:00-5:30 (In person)	Online to start	6-8	Wild Hong Kong	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	5:30-6:30 (Once every 2 weeks)	Online only	10+	Independent Writing Workshop (By invitation)	Contact us
Friday	2:45-3:25 (Online) 2:45-3:45 (In person)	Online to start	5-6	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	3:45-4:45	Online only	6-8	Wild Hong Kong	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	4:15-5:15 (Online) 4:15-5:45 (In person)	Online to start	8-10	Raining Cats & Dogs	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	5:00-6:15 (Online) 5:00-6:30 (In person)	Online to start	10-12	Going for Gold	$470 (Online) $565 (In person)
Saturday	9:15-9:55 (Online) 9:00-10:00 (In person)	Online to start	4-5	Writing Adventures	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	10:30-11:30 (Online) 10:00-11:30 (In person)	Online to start	6-8	Wild Hong Kong	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	10:30-11:30 (Online) 10:00-11:30 (In person)	Online to start	8-10	Raining Cats & Dogs	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	11:45-12:45 (Once every 2 weeks)	Online to start	10+	Independent Writing Workshop (By invitation)	Contact us
	2:00-3:00 (Online) 2:00-3:30 (In person)	Online to start	8-10	Raining Cats & Dogs	$390 (Online) $565 (In person)
	2:00-3:15 (Online) 2:00-3:30 (In person)	Online to start	10-12	Intro to Screenwriting	$470 (Online) $565 (In person)
	2:00-2:40 (Online) 2:00-3:00 (In person)	Online to start	5-6	Advanced Storyland	$250 (Online) $375 (In person)
	3:15-4:30 (Online) 3:00-4:30 (In person)	Online to start	10-12	Going for Gold	$470 (Online) $565 (In person)

Special offers:

Refer-A-Friend: Refer a new family to ECP and receive $250 off.
ECP Publications: Students enrolled in term-long workshops enjoy 15% discount on ECP books published in previous terms.

**IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ENROLMENT:

We have a new booking system that allows for instant booking and payment via the EngagePlus App or our booking site. Workshop payments can be on a monthly or termly basis, but students MUST enrol for the entire term (Sep to Dec) for their stories to be published in the book.
If you have enrolled for ECP classes from Jan to August, we have already created an account for you. Please login with the email you used to enrol and click “Forgot password” to access your account.
We also reserve the right to cancel workshops that do not meet the minimum enrolment before the course start date. Fees paid for cancelled classes will be refunded or can be applied to other courses.

Enrol for Fall 2020 now

Online Short Workshops

Our online short workshops are conducted in LIVE sessions so our teachers can provide support and guidance to every student, and students can collaborate and discuss ideas with peers. Depending on the age group, students complete the writing by handwriting on printed worksheets or typing on Google Docs where teachers can monitor and give immediate feedback. This Fall, we are offering short workshops on a weekly basis that run for 6-8 weeks, with workshops starting at various times over the term.

For our online creative writing and publishing workshops, the workshops are structured as a series of group sessions, followed by a one-on-one session for each student so teachers can provide additional support on the revision process. In the schedule below, the courses marked with an asterisk (*) will have a 30-min one-on-one session to be scheduled after the group sessions.

Group Session Dates	Day	Time	Age Group	Workshop	Fee

Aug 31-Nov 9 (10 sessions)	Mon	4:00-5:00	Ages 8-11	Radio Drama: Alien Invasion	$3,900
Sep 14-Oct 19 (6 sessions)*	Mon	4:15-5:30	Ages 10-12	Hand-Me-Down Luck	$3,390
Sep 14-Oct 19 (6 sessions)*	Mon	3:00-4:00	Ages 8-10	Sheep Complaints	$2,700
Sep 1-Oct 13 (7 sessions)*	Tues	3:00-4:15	Ages 10-12	Bigger or Better	$3,850
Sep 1-Oct 20 (8 sessions)	Tues	3:00-4:00	Ages 11+	Fan Fiction	$3,600
Sep 1-Oct 6 (6 sessions)*	Tues	4:15-5:15	Ages 6-8	The First Dog	$2,700
Sep 1-Oct 6 (6 sessions)*	Tues	4:30-5:30	Ages 8-10	Sheep Complaints	$2,700
Sep 2-Oct 21 (8 sessions)	Wed	4:00-5:00	Ages 10+	Intro to Spoken Word	$3,120
Sep 2-Oct 14 (7 sessions)*	Wed	4:15-5:15	Ages 8-10	The Great Escape	$3,150
Sep 2-Oct 21 (8 sessions)	Wed	5:30-6:30	Ages 12+	Spoken Word Masterclass	$3,600
Sep 16-Oct 21 (6 sessions)*	Wed	3:15-4:15	Ages 6-8	The First Dog	$2,700
Oct 28-Dec 16 (8 sessions)	Wed	5:30-6:30	Ages 12+	Spoken Word Masterclass	$3,600
Sept 3-Oct 29 (8 sessions)	Thurs	3:00-4:00	Ages 12+	Issues in Fiction	$3,600
Sep 3-Oct 29 (8 sessions)	Thurs	4:15-5:15	Ages 10-12	Poetry Writing & Analysis	$3,600
Sep 10-Oct 22 (6 sessions)*	Thurs	3:00-4:00	Ages 8-10	Sheep Complaints	$2,700
Sep 10-Oct 29 (7 sessions)*	Thurs	3:00-4:15	Ages 10-12	Bigger or Better	$3,850
Sep 18-Oct 30 (6 sessions)*	Fri	3:00-4:00	Ages 6-8	Little Mouse Faces His Fears	$2,700
Sep 5-Oct 17 (7 sessions)*	Sat	3:15-4:15	Ages 8-10	Moments in History	$3,150
Sep 12-Oct 17 (6 sessions)*	Sat	9:15-10:15	Ages 8-10	Sheep Complaints	$2,700

PLEASE NOTE: Course fees are bundled to already include the one-on-one session, which will be scheduled individually with your child’s teacher.

FAQ: How is the book published from the short course different from the term-long workshop?

The stories from our short publishing workshops are published in staple-bound chapbooks for sharing with the student authors and their families. The stories from the term-long workshops, however, are published in professionally designed and bound paperbacks with ISBN numbers. They go into circulation at the Hong Kong Public Libraries and are sold to benefit ECP charity partners.

**IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ENROLMENT:

We have a new booking system that allows for instant booking and payment via the EngagePlus App or our booking site. Workshop payments can be on a monthly or termly basis, but students MUST enrol for the entire term (Sep to Dec) for their stories to be published in the book.
If you have enrolled for ECP classes from Jan to August, we have already created an account for you. Please login with the email you used to enrol and click “Forgot password” to access your account.
We reserve the right to cancel workshops that do not meet the minimum enrolment before the course start date. Fees paid for cancelled classes will be refunded or can be applied to other courses.

Enrol for short online workshops now