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 October 1, 2025 to February 27, 2026

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Oct14

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

Oct14

TechOpps Adobe Photoshop

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

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

Oct14

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

Oct14

Intro to Adobe Illustrator

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

6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Familiarize yourself with vector-based graphics using Adobe Illustrator, and begin to create your own digital images.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Oct15

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

Oct15

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

Oct15

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

Oct15

Filmmaking

at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn the essentials of creating a film, including scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and sound design.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Oct15

Intermediate MS Word

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

11:00 a.m.–12:00 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

Oct15

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

Oct15

Speak Up! Podcasting Basics

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:00 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

Oct15

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

Oct15

Google Suite

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

11:30 a.m.–12:30 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

Oct15

Intermediate MS Excel

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

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Build your accounting skills using Excel spreadsheets, and learn how to merge data sets to aggregate information.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Oct15

Intro to MS Word

at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan

12:00 p.m.–1:00 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

Oct15

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

Oct15

Intro to Apple Computers

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

1:00 p.m.–2:00 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

Oct15

Creating Music

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

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Create and perfect your sounds using digital audio tools to mix and master your audio tracks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Oct15

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

Best For
Kids

Oct15

Youth Digital Literacy

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

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Learn to use different media applications and tech, and produce something that creatively expresses your ideas.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Oct15

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

Best For
Kids

Oct15

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

Best For
Kids

Oct15

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

Best For
Kids

Oct15

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

Best For
Kids

Oct15

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

Best For
Kids

Oct15

3D Printing Workspace

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

3:30 p.m.–5:30 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

Oct15

Alphabet Photos

at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan

4:00 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

Oct15

KidsCode!

at Media Lab (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan

4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Learn to code with programs made just for kids!
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Best For
Kids

Oct15

Content Creators

at Media Lab (in Chelsea Recreation Center), Manhattan

4:30 p.m.–5:30 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

Oct15

Creating Music

at Media Lab (in McCarren Play Center), Brooklyn

5:00 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

Oct15

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

Oct15

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

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Oct16

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

Oct16

Content Creators

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

Oct16

Intro to Computers

at Media Lab (in Kwame Ture 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

Oct16

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

Oct16

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

Oct16

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

Oct16

Speak Up! Podcasting Basics

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

11:00 a.m.–12:00 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

Oct16

Intro to MS Excel

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

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Discover how Excel can help you budget, create a calendar, organize data, and build charts and graphs.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Oct16

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

Oct16

Speak Up! Podcasting Basics

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

11:30 a.m.–12:30 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

Oct16

Internet Safety

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

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
This course introduces students to internet safety and how to reduce common risks.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Oct16

Intro to Digital Photography

at Media Lab (in Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center), Manhattan

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn to navigate camera functions, improve your photography technique, and upload and share your pictures online.
Free! Recreation Center Membership required

Oct16

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

Oct16

Animation Station

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

1:00 p.m.–2:00 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

Best For
Kids

Oct16

Intro to Apple Computers

at Media Lab (in Highbridge Recreation Center), Manhattan

Oct16

Keyboard and Mouse Basics

at Media Lab (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens

1:00 p.m.–3:00 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

Oct16

K-8 Digital Learning

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

2:00 p.m.–3:00 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

Oct16