-
Busy Bee BookmakersMultimediaBring a story to life in this class where you will write, illustrate, and bind a book. Using New England authors as inspiration for points of view, cultural perspectives, illustration styles, and overall look, we will embrace the art of writing and illustrating a book from start to finish. We’ll end the week with a book fair to showcase our creations.SummerFun! 2025
-
Creative Video ProductionMultimediaEmbark on an exciting adventure in multimedia creation. Learn how to craft everything from captivating commercials to informative how-to videos and news features. We’ll work in teams to script ideas and plan visual and audio elements. Record and star in your own videos, then enhance them using industry-standard tools to add images, edit footage, and experiment with AI-powered design. Unleash your creativity and level up your multimedia skills in a friendly, collaborative environmentSummerFun! 2025
-
Drawing ComicsMultimediaDive into the history of comic-making and explore many different ways to create, design, and plan a comic book/strip sequence. Practice character development, story building, facial expression, and figure drawing to make your characters come alive. Look at samples of graphic novels, traditional comics, manga, and anime, then make your own comic that reflects yourSummerFun! 2025
-
Graphic Novel Writing LabMultimediaLet’s break out the ink and get started on planning and creating your very own graphic novel. Brainstorm a plot outline, cast of characters, and setting, then pick an art style and start storyboarding. Daily storytelling workshops will help you generate and develop your ideas. We’ll also look at the work of well-known authors for inspiration. End the week with the beginnings of a graphic novel, plus plans and materials to continue working on it on your ownSummerFun! 2025
-
Kids NewsroomMultimediaLearn the craft of journalism, including investigative writing and research. Each day our classroom transforms into a working newsroom, complete with editorial staff, reporters, columnists, and headline writers. Each of us will play multiple roles and work together to publish our own newspaper with stories about our community. We will edit each other’s work, take photographs, and publish our final newspaper.SummerFun! 2025
-
Little StorytellersMultimediaCreate your own storybook. Learn how to develop exciting characters, come up with a fun plot, and write a short, simple story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Bring your tale to life with pictures by using your imagination to illustrate the characters and scenes. We’ll bind our books, and by the end of the class, you’ll have a complete storybook of your own, filled with both words and colorful drawings that show off your creativity and storytelling skills.SummerFun! 2025
-
PopularMovie Making Madness: Week 3MultimediaMake movies instead of watching them this summer! Go from “Action” to “That’s a Wrap!” as you work in groups to storyboard, shoot, and add voice-overs to a live-action and/or stop-motion movie. AM Special Effects Flix: Explosions, tornados, meteors, and even superpowers! Act, direct, and select special effects to include while filming high-intensity live-action movies that will blow your mind. PM Lego Flix:Team up to create a LEGO set and characters for a stop-motion movie. Storyboard your ideas, shoot your movie, and add voice-overs to bring your LEGO world to life. Note: Flix emailed within a month after the program ends.SummerFun! 2025
-
PopularMovie Making Madness: Week 5MultimediaMake movies instead of watching them this summer! Go from “Action” to “That’s a Wrap!” as you work in groups to storyboard, shoot, and add voice-overs to a live-action and/or stop-motion movie. AM Animation Flix: Create up to five stop-motion movies using a different medium each day in this fast-paced class. Animate rubber ducks and anime-inspired characters, use green screen effects, and more. PM Minecraft Movie Flix: You’ll write, storyboard, create sets out of construction paper, build Minecraft blocks, film, animate some cool effects, and do voice-overs to bring Steve, the creepers, and more to life. Note: Flix emailed within a month after the program ends.SummerFun! 2025
-
Music Video ManiaMultimediaMake your own music video. Working solo or in small groups, we will collaborate to plan, choreograph, make props, and learn how to film and edit a music video using iMovie. At the end of the week, we’ll celebrate with a music video award show.SummerFun! 2025
-
Shark Tank, Jr.MultimediaHave an idea that could rival those on Shark Tank or just wish you did? Come with your friends and a product or service innovation, or pair up in class to develop one. We will mock up the idea, determine its features and benefits, and pitch it to some friendly “sharks.” We’ll use green screens and professional cameras to record the presentations for family and friends.SummerFun! 2025
-
Speech & Debate: Rock the PodiumMultimediaLearn to debate, speak, and deliver a speech in front of your supportive peers. Practice how to construct and support an argument, think critically, speak confidently, and listen thoughtfully as we debate common ethical, moral, and philosophical questions.SummerFun! 2025
-
Sports Media LabMultimediaTake your passion for sports into an exciting new direction by exploring the world of sports media. Depending on class interests, you’ll get to create a sports podcast, try your hand at play-by-play commentary, or practice hosting a sports talk show. Share your favorite sports stories and insights, build confidence speaking in front of an audience, and collaborate with other sports enthusiasts in a fun, creative setting.SummerFun! 2025
-
WaitlistStop Motion AnimationMultimediaUnleash your creativity by building worlds and bringing your ideas (and your toys) to life frame by frame through the art of stop motion animation. From conceptualization to execution, you will write, storyboard, direct, photograph, and animate a mini movie using Stop Motion Studio. End the week with a screening of the movies we make.SummerFun! 2025
-
PopularToy Photography: The Magic of ScaleMultimediaCapture epic battles and create whimsical worlds. You will make miniature scenes starring your own toys and learn how to photograph them so they look life-sized. Bring your creativity, your imagination, and your toys, and be prepared to master the magic of scale. We’ll transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. IPads will be provided.SummerFun! 2025
