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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
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Senior Tech
at Media Lab (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Senior Tech: Ages 62+
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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 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 Video Production
at Media Lab B (in St. John’s Recreation Center), Brooklyn
11:30 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
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
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
Content Creators
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts 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), 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 Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
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
Intro to Computers
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
Kids
Intro to Photography
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of drawing using a tablet and pen!
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
One-On-One Help
at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Receive one-on-one assistance with viewing, transferring or producing media!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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
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
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
Creating Music
at Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center), Brooklyn
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Learn about music as you make and play your own instruments and write your own songs.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Creating Music
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
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
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
Track Your Fitness Online
at Media Lab (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Stick to your fitness goals this season by tracking your exercise routine, weight, and diet with online tools
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
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
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
Creating Music
at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Create and perfect your sounds using digital audio tools to mix and master your audio tracks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Digital Drawing w/ Pen & Tablet
at Media Lab (in Hunts Point Recreation Center), Bronx
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of drawing using a tablet and pen!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Friday, April 3, 2026
Senior Tech
at Media Lab (in Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Senior Tech: Ages 62+
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
3D Modelling
at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of 3D Design and printing with 3D Printers. Take designs out of your head and into your hands
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Google Suite
at Media Lab (in Alfred E. Smith 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.
Sharpen your photo skills as you learn the basics of how to use a camera.
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 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
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
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 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
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
Animation Station
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 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
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
Movie Magic
at Media Lab (in Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Learn how Movie Magic happens with this crash course in digital filmmaking
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
3D Printing Workspace
at Computer Lab (in Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 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
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
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