Write well.

The Connell School of Writing…

…reflects Brian Connell’s 18-year career as a high school English teacher and administrator. While working with students at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, PA, and at Athens Academy in Athens, GA, Mr. Connell developed his approach to a writing process that has helped thousands of students improve their writing. Mr. Connell has worked alongside college admissions officers and English professors, written school policy, participated in college scholarship processes, taught AP English courses, coached mock trials, moderated school newspapers and journals, and graded 93628457 student essays.

He majored in English at the University of Vermont and earned a Masters in Education Administration from the University of Georgia.

The Connell School accomplishes its mission and vision by:

• Teaching students a complete writing process that can be used across academic disciplines

• Helping students to understand their personal opinions as the starting point for the critical thinking process

• Offering direct, specific  feedback designed to break bad habits and improve student writing

• Acknowledging and working through the inherent difficulty of forming and articulating original thoughts and arguments

• Giving students writing strategies that will allow them to participate effectively in academic discussions at the college level and beyond

• Creating a joyful environment that promotes personal connection, humor, accomplishment, and the value of good writing