The TCR History Camp Online is an intensive workshop in historical research and writing for secondary students. In each 2-week session, 2 experienced instructors will coach students, all working remotely, to compose a first draft of an historical research paper on a topic of their choice.

Each student prepares for the workshop, in advance, by

• choosing a topic,
• procuring (either buying or borrowing) at least 3-5 books on that topic (many if not all of which the student should read before the start of "camp"), and
• arranging for online access to other primary and secondary sources on digital databases (e.g., JSTOR, eLibrary, Gale, EBSCO, Congressional Quarterly, etc.).

Instructors work one-on-one with students, coaching them through the research and writing process: formulating productive research questions; finding and making discerning use of primary and secondary sources; taking accurate notes; analyzing evidence, formulating a provisional narrative and testing it with more research; marshaling evidence to support one's position or narrative; puzzling together a narrative structure for one's essay; documenting evidence with University of Chicago-style source citations; writing and rewriting.  

Each weekday morning begins with a virtual meeting, via Zoom, of all students and instructors, devoted to instruction on methods required for the historian's craft. Students then spend the better part of each day, and the middle weekend, exercising those methods in their own research and writing. Each student has a daily one-on-one conference with an instructor. Each day concludes in the late afternoon with another full-class Zoom session.

The 2021 Winter Camp is an intensive 10 weekend online workshop in historical research and writing for secondary students. In each 10-weekend session on Sunday, experienced instructors will coach students, all working remotely, to compose a first draft of an historical research paper on a topic of their choice.
 
Sunday class schedule: Sunday class: 9am – 10am (China Standard Time see below)
 
1:1 individual coaching session: Sunday afternoon & Wednesday
 
1:6 Teacher: Students ratio.
 
Each student prepares for the workshop, in advance, by

• choosing a topic,
• procuring (either buying or borrowing) at least 3-5 books on that topic (many if not all of which the student should read before the start of "camp"), and
• arranging for online access to other primary and secondary sources on digital databases (e.g., JSTOR, eLibrary, Gale, EBSCO, Congressional Quarterly, etc.).

Instructors work one-on-one with students, coaching them through the research and writing process: formulating productive research questions; finding and making discerning use of primary and secondary sources; taking accurate notes; analyzing evidence, formulating a provisional narrative and testing it with more research; marshaling evidence to support one's position or narrative; puzzling together a narrative structure for one's essay; documenting evidence with University of Chicago-style source citations; writing and rewriting.  
 
Each Sunday morning begins with a virtual meeting, via Zoom, of all students and instructors, devoted to instruction on methods required for the historian's craft. Students then exercise those methods in their own research and writing. Each student has two one-on-one conferences with an instructor on Sunday and Wednesday.

Winter Session 1H – High School

December 19th - December 30th

Pacfic Daylight Time (PDT/UTC -8)

Tuition: $3,500

Winter Session 1M – Middle School

December 19th - December 30th

Pacfic Daylight Time (PDT/UTC -8)

Tuition: $3,500

January, 10th - March 14th, 2021

China Time (UTC +8)

Tuition: $3,750

Until 11/30/20: 75% refund
After 12/1/20: No refund will be made for any reason.

12/16/20: 75% refund
After 12/18/20: No refund will be made for any reason.