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Whether you want to create a hit movie or song, train yourself for a new job, or develop new computer skills, you can find a media education program that’s right for you. Our Media Education programs are taught by the best educators, right here in our media labs at our recreation centers.
How to Join
We offer media education programs for people of all ages and for all skill levels. Our programs are available as a part of your recreation center membership. Join our recreation centers before December 31 for a free one-year membership.
Media Education Events
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Content Creators
at Media Lab (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Become a content creator by learning how to shoot, edit, and optimize your post results on social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Acting For The Camera
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn acting methods specifically for Film, Television, and Video productions! Land the auditions you want by creating a high quality demo reel.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in A.R.R.O.W. Field House)
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn typing and mouse skills, how to open and save files, basic program functions, and introductory internet tools!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to PhotoPea
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Edit images, make illustrations, design for the web, and do so much more with PhotoPea, a web-based graphic design tool.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Photoshop
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Harness the power used by professional graphic and web designers, fine artists, and photographers with Adobe's most popular image-editor!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Print Design
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Design layouts for simple print publications such as fliers, newsletters and menus using Adobe InDesign!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Job Search
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn how a combination of resume writing, interview skills, and various online databases can be used in order to conduct a job search.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro To Computers
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn typing and mouse skills, how to open and save files, basic program functions, and introductory internet tools!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Video Production
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Develop basic video production skills to craft your own narrative or documentary film using Digital cameras and video editing software!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Apple Computers
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn to use the Apple iMac keyboard and mouse; how to open and save files; basic application functions; and introductory internet tools.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Content Creators
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Become a content creator by learning how to shoot, edit, and optimize your post results on social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
K-8 Digital Learning
at Media Lab (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House)
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Get a variety of fun and educational computer-based activities to strengthen your academic and technology skills while we encourage creativity, self-awareness, and social activism.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Digital Literacy
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Learn to use different media applications and tech, and produce something that creatively expresses your ideas.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Content Creators
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Become a content creator by learning how to shoot, edit, and optimize your post results on social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Media Mavericks
at Highbridge Recreation Center (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Analyze news and information in the media forest.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Pen Tales
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Put your pen to paper in a collaborative and creative environment: Get your story out there!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Stop Motion Movie Making
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Create a movie using stop motion filming techniques
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Acting For The Camera
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Learn acting methods specifically for Film, Television, and Video productions! Land the auditions you want by creating a high quality demo reel.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Content Creators
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Become a content creator by learning how to shoot, edit, and optimize your post results on social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Digital Painting
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Use interactive digital tools to take traditional painting to the next level!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Digital Workout
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Embark on a journey with a combination of CrossFit exercise and digital fitness tracking.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
KidsCode!
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Learn to code with programs made just for kids!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Open Studio Time
at Media Lab (in Red Hook Recreation Center), Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Record your voice and/or instrumentals in our media lab studio! This time is open to anyone wishing to develop their skills in the world of audio production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Stop Motion Movie Making
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Create a movie using stop motion filming techniques
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Build It With Blender
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Learn 3D design with this introduction to Blender, the free and open source 3D creation suite!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
TechOpps Adobe Illustrator
at Media Lab (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Illustrator to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Job Search
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Learn how a combination of resume writing, interview skills, and various online databases can be used in order to conduct a job search.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Content Creators
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Become a content creator by learning how to shoot, edit, and optimize your post results on social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Apple Computers
at Media Lab (in Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn to use the Apple iMac keyboard and mouse; how to open and save files; basic application functions; and introductory internet tools.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn typing and mouse skills, how to open and save files, basic program functions, and introductory internet tools!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to MS Word
at Media Lab (in A.R.R.O.W. Field House)
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of creating documents using Microsoft Office Word, the most popular and widely used word processing software.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Print Design
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Design layouts for simple print publications such as fliers, newsletters and menus using Adobe InDesign!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Video Production
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Develop basic video production skills to craft your own narrative or documentary film using Digital cameras and video editing software!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
TechOpps MS Word
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Develop your skills in Microsoft Word to become a certified Microsoft Office Specialist. Get certified, get noticed.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Adaptive Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn basic typing and mouse skills as well as how to open and save files, basic program functions and get introduced to the internet in an adaptive environment!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn typing and mouse skills, how to open and save files, basic program functions, and introductory internet tools!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Video Production
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Develop basic video production skills to craft your own narrative or documentary film using Digital cameras and video editing software!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Apple Computers
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn to use the Apple iMac keyboard and mouse; how to open and save files; basic application functions; and introductory internet tools.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Keyboard and Mouse Basics
at Media Lab (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn to type on the Qwerty keyboard; hold and maneuver the mouse; and navigate a computer using both the keyboard and the mouse.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Resume Writing
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Put your best foot forward and get the job you want by learning how to create a resume that stands out.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
3D Modelling
at Media Lab (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Expand your mind with 3D designs! Use your creation in animations, video games, 3D printing, motion graphics, and more!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Intro to PhotoPea
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Edit images, make illustrations, design for the web, and do so much more with PhotoPea, a web-based graphic design tool.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
K-8 Digital Learning
at Media Lab (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House)
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Get a variety of fun and educational computer-based activities to strengthen your academic and technology skills while we encourage creativity, self-awareness, and social activism.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Digital Drawing With Pen & Tablet
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of drawing using a tablet and pen!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Intermediate Audio and Video Production
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Take your creative projects to the next level in this course that builds onto your knowledge of digital storytelling
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Media Mavericks
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Analyze news and information in the media forest.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Open Studio Time
at Media Lab (in Red Hook Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Record your voice and/or instrumentals in our media lab studio! This time is open to anyone wishing to develop their skills in the world of audio production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Pen Tales
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Put your pen to paper in a collaborative and creative environment: Get your story out there!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Build Your Own City: Urban Planning w/ Cities Skylines
at Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Explore the world of Urban Planning in this interactive workshop where students use the city-building game "Cities Skylines" to design their own functional cities.
Free!
Animation Station
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Kids will give objects and characters a life of their own, and can even animate themselves using Stop Motion Animation at this one stop imagination station!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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