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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.
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Our media education programs offer you cutting-edge digital tools, programming and training from some of the best educators, right here in our media labs. Whether you want to create a hit movie or song, train yourself for a new job, or develop new computer skills, you can find the program that’s right for you. To learn more visit our recreation center membership page.
Media Education Events
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Content Creators
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan 
3:00 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
Content Creators
at Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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 St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
K-8 Digital Learning
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
Fit Kids Media
at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Combine your love of sports with technology: Play sports and learn sport photography and videography, by producing your own original videos using state of the art digital equipment.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Animation Station
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
4:00 p.m.–6:00 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
Movie Magic
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Learn how Movie Magic happens with this crash course in digital filmmaking
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
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
Creating Music
at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
5:00 p.m.–6:00 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 MS Word
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–6:00 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
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
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
TechOpps: Adobe Photoshop
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
Content Creators
at Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation 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 Audio Production
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
Intro to Photoshop
at Media Lab (in Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
Animation Station
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 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
Intro to Graphic Design
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn to use professional graphic design tools including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to create materials for print or web!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
TechOpps: Adobe Illustrator
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
Intro to Photography
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of drawing using a tablet and pen!
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
Senior Tech
at Media Lab (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Senior Tech: Ages 62+
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
K-8 Digital Learning
at Media Lab (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House), Queens
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
Creating Music
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 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
Keyboard and Mouse Basics
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
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
3D Printing Workspace
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 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
Kids
Intro to Game Design
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
4:00 p.m.–6:00 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
KidsCode!
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Learn to code with programs made just for kids!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–6:00 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 Photoshop
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Photoshop 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
Thursday, May 7, 2026
TechOpps: Adobe Photoshop
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
Intro to Audio Production
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
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 External Devices
at Media Lab (in Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to store and access data on various pieces of equipment.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Video Production
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 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
Speak Up! Podcasting Basics
at Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation 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
TechOpps: Adobe Premiere Pro
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Certify in Adobe Premiere Pro to build your portfolio for school or work. Get certified, get noticed!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Digital Photography
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn to navigate camera functions, improve your photography technique, and upload and share your pictures online.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Google Suite
at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.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 Email
at Media Lab (in Al Oerter Recreation Center), Queens
12:00 p.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 Graphic Design
at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn to use professional graphic design tools including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to create materials for print or web!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Job Search
at Media Lab (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:00 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
TechOpps: Adobe Illustrator
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
Intro to Adobe Photoshop
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Familiarize yourself with vector-based graphics using Adobe Illustrator, and begin to create your own digital images.
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
K-8 Digital Learning
at Media Lab (in Detective Keith L. Williams Field House), Queens
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
3D Printing Workspace
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of 3D printing and Blender. Take designs out of your head and into your hands.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Intro to Artificial Intelligence
at Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of various AI tools and their practical applications.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
K-8 Digital Learning
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
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