FALL 2026 DAYTIME program
”Dear World: The Art of Letter Writing”
Fall 2026 Schedule | September 24 - November 19 (9 weeks)
Ages 8 - 14 | Thursdays | 10am - 3pm
What can a letter carry across time and distance? What do we choose to say, and what might happen when we send our words out into the world?
With Amanda M. Boyd, Kite’s Nest Alumni Program Assistants + Guest Educators
Letters can be love notes, political declarations, secret messages, works of art, records of history, and conversations that unfold across generations. In this 9-week exploration of epistolary arts, we’ll investigate how people have used correspondence to connect, document their lives, share ideas, organize for change, and imagine different futures.
What can we learn from letters sent between people in the past? Whose voices have been preserved and whose stories are missing? How do handwriting, paper, illustrations, stamps, and other traces of a letter’s journey become part of its meaning?
Drawing from literature, history, visual art, and our own everyday lives, participants will read and explore letters from different times and places while developing their own voices as writers and creators. We’ll experiment with letters to friends and family, historical figures, future selves, communities, and perhaps even questions we cannot yet answer. We’ll create our own stationery, work with guest educators, and explore correspondence as a tool for reflection, relationship-building, storytelling, and collective imagination.
Our investigations and creations will culminate in a final showcase celebrating the messages, questions, and connections we have made together.
Fall 2026 class is open for registration. Apply by Friday, September 4th, 2026.
Class Fee: $750. Sliding-scale and full scholarships are available for qualifying families. Payment plans are available to all. Please request a tuition assistance application to determine your tuition amount or payment plan. Fill out this contact form to request a tuition assistance application or email hello@kitesnest.org for any questions regarding registration.