Media Education

A student and teacher work on creating cartoon illustrations on computers.

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

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from November 22, 2024 to April 18, 2025

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Dec 4

Content Creator

at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn

11:00 a.m.–12:00 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

Dec 4

Creating Music - Intermediate Digital Audio

at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Create and perfect your sounds using digital audio tools to mix and master your audio tracks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 4

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

Dec 4

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

Dec 4

Intro to PhotoPea

at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx

11:00 a.m.–12:30 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

Dec 4

Job Search

at Dance Room, 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

Dec 4

TechOpps: Microsoft Excel

at Media Lab (in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Develop your skills in Microsoft Excel to become a certified Microsoft Office Specialist. Get certified, get noticed.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 4

Intro to Computers

at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx

11:30 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

Dec 4

TechOpps: Microsoft Word

at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Develop your skills in Microsoft Word to become a certified Microsoft Office Specialist. Get certified, get noticed.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 4

Content Creator

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

12:00 p.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

Dec 4

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

Dec 4

Intro to Computers

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

1:00 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

Dec 4

Studio Recording Sessions

at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Record your voice and/or instrumentals in our media lab studio! Develop your skills in the world of audio production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 4

Youth Media Literacy

at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Learn to analyze popular media, evaluate the messages being communicated, and produce something that creatively expresses your own core values and ideals.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Youth Digital Media Club

at Media Lab (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx

2:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join a community of youth interested in making, thinking about, and pursuing a career in digital media production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Content Creation

at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Content Creation with Keyana
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 4

Content Creator

at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts 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

Dec 4

Content Creators!

at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Open Studio Time

at Media Lab (in Red Hook Recreation Center), Brooklyn

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Record your voice and/or instrumentals in our media lab studio!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Photography Scavenger Hunt

at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn how to use a digital camera and go on a photo scavenger hunt!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Youth Media Literacy

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Learn to analyze popular media, evaluate the messages being communicated, and produce something that creatively expresses your own core values and ideals.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

3D Printing Workspace

at Media Lab (in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center), Manhattan

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of 3D design and printing with Blender and 3D Printers. Take designs out of your head and into your hands.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Content Creators!

at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn

4:00 p.m.–6:00 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

Dec 4

Digital Media Club

at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join a community of teens interested in making, thinking about, and pursuing a career in digital media production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Digital Media Club

at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join a community of kids and teens interested in making, thinking about, and pursuing a career in digital media production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

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 exercise and digital fitness tracking.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 4

Drop in After School

at Gymnasium (Part A) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Structured School Age Child Care Programming for ages 6-13 years old during the school year.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Intro to PhotoPea

at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx

4:00 p.m.–5:00 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

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Jam Session!

at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan

4:00 p.m.–5:30 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

Best For
Kids

Dec 4

Resume Writing

at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens

4:00 p.m.–5:00 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

Dec 4

Job Search

at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens

5:00 p.m.–6:00 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

Dec 4

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

Best For
Kids

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Dec 5

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

Dec 5

Content Creator

at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx

Dec 5

Filmmaking

at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn about the history of Hollywood cinema including the seminal films that inspired entire genres of film
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 5

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

Dec 5

Intro to Computers

at Media Lab (in Jackie Robinson 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

Dec 5

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

Dec 5

TechOpps: Microsoft Word

at Media Lab (in A.R.R.O.W. Field House)

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Develop your skills in Microsoft Word to become a certified Microsoft Office Specialist. Get certified, get noticed.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 5

Adaptive Intro to Computers

at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn typing and mouse skills as well as how to open and save files, basic program functions and get introduced to the internet!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 5

Mobile Media Workshops

at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Drop in to these community workshops and start making media. Help each other out, explore some new technology, and most importantly have fun!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 5

TechOpps: Microsoft Excel

at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Develop your skills in Microsoft Excel to become a certified Microsoft Office Specialist. Get certified, get noticed.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 5

Content Creator

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

Dec 5

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

Dec 5

Intro to PhotoPea

at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx

12:30 p.m.–1:30 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

Dec 5

Intro to Computers

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

1:00 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

Dec 5

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

Dec 5

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

Dec 5

Studio Recording Sessions

at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Record your voice and/or instrumentals in our media lab studio! Develop your skills in the world of audio production.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Dec 5

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

Best For
Kids

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