FLEX HeadStart English & Writing

FLEX HeadStart English & Writing offers middle and high school students who are serious about English and Writing a chance to explore and engage in the humanities at a much deeper level than available in school. The FLEX Writing Center leverages the deep knowledge and expertise of its instructors to help students thrive. Our approach is not only to provide students with high-level instruction but also to help them apply their learning through publications, clubs, competitions, and activities.

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FWC Team

Yoon Choi: FLEX HeadStart English & Writing, Program Director

  • Stanford University: Stegner Fellowship in fiction (2017–2019)
  • Johns Hopkins University: Teaching fellow
  • Johns Hopkins CTY: Teacher and curriculum developer
  • Education: Stanford MA Literature, Johns Hopkins BA/MA Writing
  • Publications in Michigan Quarterly review, Narrative Magazine, New England Review, and Best American Short Stories 2018
  • Debut collection of short stories, Skinship, forthcoming from Knopf: a division of Penguin/Random House

Kate Huh: FLEX HeadStart English & Writing, Program Manager

  • Recipient of University of California STAR Award for exemplary work performance as a research editor at UCLA
  • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Certificate of Merit for Editorial Leadership
  • Founder of Yale Undergraduate Journal of Comparative Literature
  • Education: Yale BA Literature English & Admitted to Harvard Law and Stanford Law
  • Troy High School: Graduate & Editor in Chief

Emily Redfield: FLEX HeadStart English & Writing, Instructor

  • Princeton: BA English & Creative Writing
  • Gunn High School: Graduate