Camp Director - Cyrise Beatty MA

Cyrise Beatty holds both Master and Bachelor of Arts Degrees in English/Creative Writing from San Francisco State University with an emphasis in Women’s Literature. Cyrise has been teaching both writing and music in the Bay Area for over 10 years. She currently teaches writing, piano, voice, and is a certified teacher of Jewish Meditation.

Cyrise taught Creative Writing groups for teens at the Academy of Language and Music Arts in Orinda Ca., and classes in Creative Writing to undergraduate students at San Francisco State University. Cyrise has been published in poetry anthologies in Mendocino and Stanislaus Counties and in Transfer Literary Magazine. Cyrise also visits local schools as a guest "language enthusiast" leading writing games, exercises and sharing her love of the written word.

A note from Cyrise:

"I am so inspired by the experience of this camp. Watching these young, bright minds and spirits come together to write, explore life through literature, and learn about themselves in the process is a truly rich experience. As a young girl I was blessed to have many teachers and family members who encouraged and engaged me in the process of nurturing my interest and excitement about writing. I am truly rewarded by the experience of sharing that gift with the girls who attend this camp. I have been moved by their writing, their honesty and complexity, and the exchange of insights and understandings that happens in our discussions. Encouraging and fostering the expressive arts in children brings me great joy and hope for our world."