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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
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Intro to Digital Animation
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx 
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Combine your love of drawing and computers to construct an animated sequence!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Prodigy Playoffs!
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Try to save the world in Prodigy’s wizardry math game! Compete with your friends and fellow students - only one can be declared The Prodigy!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–5:30 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
TechOpps: Adobe Premiere Pro
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Premiere Pro to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
TechOpps: Adobe Premiere Pro
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Premiere Pro to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Digital Drawing with Pen & Tablet
at Media Lab (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of drawing using a tablet and pen!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Friday, October 17, 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
TechOpps: Adobe Premiere Pro
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Premiere Pro to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Creating Music
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Create and perfect your sounds using digital audio tools to mix and master your audio tracks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Email
at Media Lab (in Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to set up, organize, and manage an email account, how to put items into the text body of an email, send and receive links and attachments, and more!
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 Kwame Ture 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
Resume Writing
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 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
TechOpps: Adobe Photoshop
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Photoshop to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Film Editing
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn editing techniques as they relate to storytelling.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Photoshop
at Media Lab (in A.R.R.O.W. Field House), Queens
11:30 a.m.–12:30 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
One-On-One Help
at Media Lab (in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Receive one-on-one assistance with viewing, transferring or producing media!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Social Networking
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn to use various social media platforms to connect with people you know and don't know around the world!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Job Search
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 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
Creating Music
at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Create and perfect your sounds using digital audio tools to mix and master your audio tracks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Intro to Digital Animation
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Combine your love of drawing and computers to construct an animated sequence!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Movie Magic
at Media Lab (in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn how Movie Magic happens with this crash course in digital filmmaking
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Stop Motion Movie Making
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Create a movie using stop motion filming techniques
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Youth Digital Literacy
at Media Lab (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
2:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Learn to use different media applications and tech, and produce something that creatively expresses your ideas.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Al Oerter Afterschool Program
at Dance Room (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
The NYC Parks Afterschool Program provides children ages 6 to 13 with academic support & physical activity
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
I SPY Photography
at Media Lab (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn how to use the camera on your phone and go on a photo scavenger hunt!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
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
Podcast
at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Podcasting with Danyel
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 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
Williamsbridge Oval Afterschool Program
at Multi-Use Room (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Ages 6 to 13 years old
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Creating Music
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Create and perfect your sounds using digital audio tools to mix and master your audio tracks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Jam Session!
at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–6:00 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
Photography Scavenger Hunt
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Learn how to use a digital camera and go on a photo scavenger hunt!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Rhythm Roulette: Hip Hop Beat-Making
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:00 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
Jam Sessions!
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:30 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
Intro to PhotoPea
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–6:00 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
Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–7:00 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
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Action and Sports Photography
at Lobby (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Youth 8 - 17 years of age are invited to join Action and Sports Photography at Kwame Ture.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Public Gallery Tour
at Wave Hill, Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Solo and group exhibitions at Glyndor Gallery explore the dynamic relationships between nature, culture, and site.
Saturday Night Lights
at Gymnasium (Part A) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
Bring your friends, and meet some new, on Saturday Nights! Enjoy a variety of activities basketball, volleyball, photography, access to fitness and cardio rooms, and board game.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Saturday Night Lights
at Gymnasium (Full) (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
5:00 p.m.–7:50 p.m.
Bring your friends, and meet some new, on Saturday Nights! Enjoy a variety of activities basketball, volleyball, photography, access to fitness and cardio rooms, and board game.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Monday, October 20, 2025
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Learn typing and mouse skills, how to open and save files, basic program functions, and introductory internet tools!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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
Making Music
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Learn about music as you make and play your own instruments and write your own songs.
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
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!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
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 Computers
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
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 Computers
at Media Lab A (in Brownsville Recreation Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.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 digital Audio
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Get introduced to the PC's audio capabilities!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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