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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
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Youth Tech Workshop: Intro to Digital Audio
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan 
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Get introduced to the PC's audio capabilities!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Photography Scavenger Hunt
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn how to use a digital camera and go on a photo scavenger hunt!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Alphabet Photos
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Take pictures of nature and architecture resembling each letter of the alphabet, and edit them together.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: I SPY Photography
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to use the camera on your phone and go on a photo scavenger hunt!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Making Music
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn about music as you make and play your own instruments and write your own songs.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Drawing in 3D
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn to create and animate 3D structures and environments!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: KidsCode!
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Learn to code with programs made just for kids!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Cartoon Yourself
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Draw a digital self-portrait and use Adobe Photoshop skills to turn yourself into a cartoon!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Jam Session!
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sing, rap, or play your heart out as a part of a band! Learn the basics of audio production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Learn how to create and produce your own podcast, a series of audio shows that can be played on portable audio devices.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Intro to Technology
at Media Lab (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
ntroduction to technology is a program created to help you simplify daily task on different technology
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Youth Tech Workshop: Intro to PhotoPea
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn to code with programs made just for kids!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Jam Session
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Sing, rap, or play your heart out as a part of a band! Learn the basics of audio production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Animation Station
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 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
Youth Tech Workshops: Digital Painting
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Use interactive digital tools to take traditional painting to the next level!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to create and produce your own podcast, a series of audio shows that can be played on portable audio devices.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Intro to Game Design
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bring your imagination and make your own video game to share with your friends! Create heroes, traverse dungeons and thwart villains all created by you!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Rhythm Roulette: Hip Hop Beat-Making
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Learn the ins and outs of hip hop and RnB beat-making from mixing to final production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Animation Station
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
2:30 p.m.–4:30 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
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Digital Drawing With Pen & Tablet
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of drawing using a tablet and pen!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Youth Tech Workshop: Photography Scavenger Hunt
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn how to use a digital camera and go on a photo scavenger hunt!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to create and produce your own podcast, a series of audio shows that can be played on portable audio devices.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Animation Station
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Give objects and characters a life of their own, and even animate yourself using Stop Motion Animation at this one stop imagination station!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Youth Tech Workshops: Creating Music
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn about music as you make and play your own instruments and write your own songs.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Drawing in 3D
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn to create and animate 3D structures and environments!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: KidsCode! Dance Party
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Learn to code by making an epic dance party with code.org!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Content Creators
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 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
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Learn how to create and produce your own podcast, a series of audio shows that can be played on portable audio devices.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Friday, April 18, 2025
Intro to Technology
at Media Lab (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
ntroduction to technology is a program created to help you simplify daily task on different technology
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Youth Tech Workshop: Drawing in 3D
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn to create and animate 3D structures and environments!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Alphabet Photos
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Take pictures of nature and architecture resembling each letter of the alphabet, and edit them together.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to create and produce your own podcast, a series of audio shows that can be played on portable audio devices.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshop: Intro to Game Design
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bring your imagination and make your own video game to share with your friends! Create heroes, traverse dungeons and thwart villains all created by you!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Alphabet Photos
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Take pictures of nature and architecture resembling each letter of the alphabet, and edit them together.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Tech Workshops: Content Creators
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
2:30 p.m.–4:30 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
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Intro to Technology
at Media Lab (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
ntroduction to technology is a program created to help you simplify daily task on different technology
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Action and Sports Photography
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Sharpen your photo skills as you learn the basics of how to use a camera.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Intro to Technology
at Media Lab (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
ntroduction to technology is a program created to help you simplify daily task on different technology
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Friday, April 25, 2025
Intro to Technology
at Media Lab (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
ntroduction to technology is a program created to help you simplify daily task on different technology
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Intro to Technology
at Media Lab (in Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
ntroduction to technology is a program created to help you simplify daily task on different technology
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Action and Sports Photography
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Sharpen your photo skills as you learn the basics of how to use a camera.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Monday, April 28, 2025
Keyboard and Mouse Basics
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.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
TechOpps Adobe Photoshop
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Photoshop to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Google Suite
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how you can use a Google email account to access the full suite of administrative tools Google offers for free.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Digital Photography
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn to navigate camera functions, improve your photography technique, and upload and share your pictures online.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to MS PowerPoint
at Media Lab (in Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Create a basic PowerPoint presentation and practice your presentation skills. Learn how to format text, insert graphics, alter colors, and more.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
TechOpps MS Word
at Media Lab (in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
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
Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to create and produce your own podcast, a series of audio shows that can be played on portable audio devices.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
TechOpps Adobe Illustrator
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Illustrator to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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