Writing Coaching for Kids & Teens

Private coaching for kids and teens that supports, strengthens, and demystifies writing with joy and humor! Check out WWB’s full writing programs below.

P.S. Looking to start more slowly? We got you. Check out Stepping Stones here.

Write Out Loud

Write Well Brooklyn’s brand-new, SUMMER ONLY program. Accepting coaching candidates now!

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Ashleigh with some of her middle school students when she was a classroom teacher.

A limited summer-only program for rising 6th-9th grade students ready to transform from stressed to confident writers. In 10 one-hour summer sessions, students will:

  • learn how to get unstuck when faced with a prompt

  • tell powerful stories in their own unique voice

  • build CONFIDENCE as writers

  • trade traditional outlines for WWB’s more powerful Messy Model

  • gain critical writing skills through revision—not rote exercises

Click the button to book your free parent consultation with Ashleigh.

Writing for Your Future Self

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The program at the heart of Write Well Brooklyn.

For students age ~10-16 who are ready to:

  • prepare for future admissions essays—whether high school or college!

  • access their powerful, authentic voice and creativity

  • level-up their writing skills through a unique, revision-based model of learning (Write Well Brooklyn’s Messy Model)

  • create personal narrative writing that’s key to future successes, a stronger sense of self, and well-being

Summer students have the option of creating an essay to submit to the Scholastic contest in the fall!

This 12-session program sells out fast! Click the button to book your free parent consultation with Ashleigh.

Pen to Power: Level Up for High School

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Inspired by Ashleigh’s 8th grade admissions essay students, Pen to Power includes 10 online coaching sessions for rising 9th or 10th graders ready to:

  • level up their writing skills for difficult high school classes

  • understand strategies for answering challenging prompts

  • get out of stuck mode so ideas can flow

  • expand on their ideas with meaning, not fluff

  • better understand basic essay structure and ways to create it—without feeling overwhelmed

Summer only. Now accepting coaching candidates for summer 2025. Click the button to book your free parent consultation with Ashleigh.

Get Going Program: NYC

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Get Going students achieve entry into competitive NYC high schools, including Hackley, Beacon, Avenues of the World, Spence, LREI, Poly Prep, St. Ann’s, Dwight Englewood, Columbia Prep, Fieldston, Trinity, Berkeley Carroll, Grace Church, Riverdale, & more—with essays that are all their own.

This is not your run-of-the-mill admissions essay tutoring, where your kid’s essay gets edited to death or shoved into a one-size-fits-all model.

Over 6 private coaching sessions, 8th graders applying to NYC and Brooklyn high schools:

  • Learn WWB’s unique, accessible Messy Model—brainstorming, revising, and polishing an essay, soup to nuts, in their own authentic voice

  • Gain strategies for helping ideas flow—and organizing those ideas

  • Build long-lasting confidence as young writers

  • Understand the six traits of writing—and how to harness them for a powerhouse essay

  • Find joy and support (during a notoriously stressful year) with Ashleigh, whose easy connection with young people helps them shine

P.S. If students don’t complete the essay in 6 or fewer sessions, you’ll get one more gratis. Need more after that? Book sessions á la carte, or purchase a supplemental package.

This program sells out FAST. If your student is applying to high schools in fall 2025, the time to get in touch is now! Click the button to book your free parent consultation with Ashleigh.

Get Going Program: College Edition

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Get Going high school students achieve entry & scholarships into competitive colleges, including UC Santa Barbara, Stanford, Boston College, Sarah Lawrence, Babson College, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Texas at Austin, NYU, Parsons, Savannah College of Art & Design, & many more.

The powerhouse coaching that inspired Ashleigh to start Write Well Brooklyn.

In 10 private coaching sessions, rising or current high school seniors:

  • gain an understanding of what makes a powerhouse admissions essay

  • get out of writing paralysis and tune into their gut intuition to better tell their story

  • access their authentic voice and creativity—transforming their writing along the way

P.S. WWB doesn’t guarantee how many sessions a college applicant might need—but you can always book more.

Summer/fall only. Now accepting coaching candidates for summer 2025. Click the button to book your free parent consultation.

Write Your Way: Just for the Student

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Your most flexible option for middle through high school students.

Sessions focus on anything from academic support to creative writing lessons—whatever the student most needs. Along the way, students:

  • Learn to generate ideas through mini-prompts

  • Gain powerful writing skills through WWB’s Messy Model—whether through school assignments or Ashleigh’s own unique writing projects

  • Find joy and humor in every session

  • Access and express their authentic voice and creativity

  • Trade the dry model of academic tutoring for connected, joyful coaching sessions

Ten 1-1 sessions to start, online. Now accepting a limited number of summer 2025 spots. Book a free parent consultation to further discuss!