Museums, libraries, media organizations, computer clubs and informal learning spaces offer a wide range of afterschool opportunities for middle and high school-aged youth across NYC. The opportunities listed below enable young people to explore their interests (science, game design, photography, storytelling, digital music), meet new friends and mentors, and gain important 21st century skills, all while having fun in the process.
Hive NYC member organizations:
- Global Action Project (GAP), various afterschool programs that explore media production and activism (11/13-6/14)
- NYC SALT, Photography Program
- American Museum for Natural History, Minecraft at the Museum (Deadline: 10/1)
- American Museum for Natural History, #scienceFTW: Building Card Games (Deadline: 10/1)
- Groundswell, Teen Empowerment Mural Apprenticeship (Deadline: 10/4)
- Global Kids, Playing 4 Keeps
- West Side YMCA, Teen Tech Crew
- Brooklyn College Community Partnership, Saturday program
- Reel Works, The Lab (Deadline: 10/4)
- Cooper-Hewitt, Teen Design Fair (Deadline: 10/15)
- DreamYard Arts Center, various free art programs (Deadline: 10/19)
- Black Girls Code – NY, Build a Webpage in a Day (Deadline: 10/19)
- The LAMP, Taking on the Take-Down Notice: Copyright, Youth and Educators in Harmony (Deadline: 10/29)
- Radio Rookies, Red Hook Initiative, Baruch HS Journalism Collaborative, The Lamp and Reel Works; NEWSHIVE@St.Josephs
- Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA; Friday Night Ladies Jam
- Brooklyn Museum, Teen Night Planning Committee
- Brooklyn Museum, Museum Apprentice Program
- Carnegie Hall, Musical Exchange
- Brooklyn Museum, Work Study Program (Deadline passed)
- Bank Street College of Education, Liberty LEADS (Deadline passed)
- Groundswell, Portfolio Program (Deadline passed)
More great opportunities:
- Whitney Museum of American Art: Youth Insights (YI) Program (Deadline passed)
- The Laundromat Project, Field Day (Deadline passed)
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Organization: Global Action Project (GAP)
Programs: SupaFriends, Youth Breaking Borders, Media History Timeline
Program/event dates: November 2013 – June 2014
Program/event times: afterschool for 3 hours, once a week
Description: GAP is recruiting for their free afterschool video production and activism programs for youth ages 14-21 who want to add their voice to the media, explore social issues that matter to them and advocate for their communities.
SupaFriends; A program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer young people. This program was started by GAP youth in 2006 to provide a safe space for young people who identify as LQBTQ to discuss issues that effect them as well as their community.
Youth Breaking Borders; A program for immigrant youth to talk through their experiences as immigrants in the US. In this program folks will discuss challenges they, strength in identity and how to use media as an effective tool for immigrant justice.
Media History Timeline; is a program for young people that are interested in exploring media ownership, media’s historical impact on communities and identities, as well as the role media plays in movement building in order to support the next step towards constructing a fully-youth designed interactive online tool.
Where: GAP is located at 130 W. 25th Street 2C in Manhattan
To Apply: GAP is hosting open houses for each program the week of October 28th, 2013. For more information and an application, send an email to chrystian@global-action.org or call 212-594-9577. Or click here.
For more info: Watch videos created in past years: http://global-action.org/video and follow them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GlobalActionProject
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YI Writers In the Writers program, teens work closely with contemporary artists to explore art and the connections between art and text through art-making and critical and creative writing.YI Artists The Artists program brings teens together with contemporary artists, providing opportunities to work collaboratively, discuss art critically, think creatively, and make artwork inspired by this exchange.
Youth Insights is open to 9th – 12th grade students; applicants must live in New York City.
Whitney Museum is located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
For more info: whitney.org/Education/Teens/GetInvolved
whitney.org/Education/Teens/TeensBlog
Email youthinsights@whitney.org
Program: Taking on the Take-Down Notice: Copyright, Youth and Educators in Harmony
Program/event date: Tuesday, October 29
Program/event time: 4-8pm
Description: The LAMP’s launch of the Media Breaker, a free online video editor for remixing third-party content, opens doors for creative uses of video remix and media to engage students and modernize education. It also calls attention to the lack of awareness among educators and students about their rights under the fair use, which allows the reuse and modification of copyrighted materials. But how far do fair use protections go? What do media-savvy students and teachers need to know? What is the role of fair use in a 21st-century classroom? These questions and more will be explored at “Taking on the Take-Down Notice: Copyright, Youth and Educators in Harmony.” Featuring a panel of New York students in high school, college and graduate school, plus a panel of leading experts in the fields of intellectual property law, education and digital rights, this event will tackle some of the largest questions around how media can–and must–be part of the future of education.Click here for more info and to sign up.
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Program: Teen Design Fair
Program/event dates: October 15
Program/event times: 4pm – 6pm
Description: At the 2013 Teen Design Fair, high school students are invited to engage in career and college readiness through one minute mentoring sessions with design professionals at top of their field, including this year’s National Design Award winners!
Students will have the opportunity to talk with professionals working in various design disciplines such as fashion, product design, architecture, graphic design, and more. Meet this year’s winners here.
Among the event highlights, students will hear from television’s most famous design mentor Tim Gunn. Students will also take part in the Design Career Challenge, a series of skill-building activities assisting the teens glean career-building knowledge from the guest designers. Students may earn a digital credential badge for documenting their experience.
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Organization: West Side YMCA 
Program Dates: October 8- Mid April 2014
Program Times: Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30pm
Description: Teen Tech Crew provides high school teens aged 15 – 17 the opportunity to learn about and develop skills in the various professions of technical theater production at the West Side YMCA. The program is hands-on and free.
During weekly workshops teens receive guided technical training from tech theater professionals and develop skills in areas like lighting, set-design and construction, props, costumes, and sound design. Teen Tech Crew participants get to apply the skills learned in these workshops in a real-world environment by apprenticing under their instructors on our Kids Company productions in our renovated 145-seat Off-Broadway theater, the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, to get valuable experience painting a set, operating the sound board, or taking on stage crew responsibilities during performances. The goal of the program is to develop a competent Teen Tech Crew cohort with enough technical theater experience to take leadership roles and be mentored to design, build, and operate the technical theater components of our youth theater programs as well as going on to succeed in other related internship and employment opportunities.
Email smcintosh@ymcanyc.org to apply and for more details.
Program: Musical Exchange
Program/event dates: online everyday, always open
Description: Carnegie Hall’s Musical Exchange is a global online community where young musicians (ages 13-25) connect with each other, share their musical performances, and participate in groups and projects led by professional artists from Carnegie Hall. Musical Exchange focuses on musical sharing, creativity, and international collaboration. Young musicians from all over the world – all levels and all musical styles – are invited to join the community.
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Organization: DreamYard Arts Center 
Programs: Digital Music, Fashion, Poetry, Design & Technology, Photo/Video, College Essay, Arts & Activism, Visual Arts, Theater & Hip Hop.
Program/event dates: Free Fall Programs start Oct. 19th
Program/event times: Weekdays afterschool from 4p-6p. Saturdays 10am-3pm
Description: DreamYard Arts Center offers FREE Art Programs for Bronx youth.
At the Art Center, 5-21 year olds access the arts & technology, leadership development opportunities, and academic and social supports such as college preparation, social work services, and artist mentorship. Programs run after school and on weekends from October to May, with summer intensives in July.
Click here for more info and to register (Deadline: 10/19)
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Organization: Black Girls Code – NY
Program: Build a Webpage in a Day
Program/event date: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Program/event times: 10am – 4pm
Description: This workshop will be held at Pace University’s Lower Manhattan Campus and will teach participants to build their own unique webpage in one day using fun games and activities to introduce HTML, CSS, and basic web structure. This event is intended for girls ages 7-17.
Click here for more info and to sign up.
Also, see BlackGirlsCode.com for more information about other Black Girls Code events.
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Description: This program provides intensive portfolio development for youth (10th-12th grades), focused on preparing young people for art college admission and scholarship. For acceptance into art colleges and universities, you need to present a portfolio, a collection of artwork organized to demonstrate your drawing skills, personal artistic exploration, and your creative potential. The program will help you prepare your portfolio and applications for admission to art colleges around the nation. To be considered for the program, please fill this application & forward to:Groundswell, 540 President Street, Suite 1A, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Attn: Portfolio Program or email: youth@groundswellmural.org
For more information: Jules at 718.254.9782 or youth@groundswellmural.org
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Organization: Groundswell
Description: This is a paid, after-school, pre-professional public art apprenticeship program for teens (14 to 19-year-olds) interested in using visual arts for the benefit of local communities. TEMA apprentices create public works of art collaboratively with Groundswell professional artists on projects commissioned by community partners. Through TEMA participants will have a chance to:
- Meet people with similar interests
- Learn art skills from professional artists
- Help visually transform communities
- Earn a stipend
TEMA meets once a week – 3 hours (plus 3 Saturdays or Sundays). Apprentices receive $200.00 for full participation in the program. To be a TEMA apprentice complete attached application & forward to: Groundswell, 540 President Street, Suite 1A, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Attn: TEMA or email: youth@groundswellmural.org
Applications are due Friday, October 4th at 4:00pm
For more information: Jules at 718.254.9782 or youth@groundswellmural.org Or visit www.groundswellmural.org
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Program/event dates: Fall semester of afterschool academic programs
4-6pm, Sat 10-3pm
Description: Liberty LEADS provides 260 children and families a comprehensive after school program that meets their social and emotional needs. The program operates at Bank Street College of Education in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of NYC. Services are offered to families and middle school and high school students, grades 5-12, for 11 months each year. Eligibility is based on space availability.================================================
Organization: Global KidsProgram/event dates: Tuesdays at 4PM, beginning Tuesday, October 1
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Visit http://thebccp.org for more info!
Description: The NewsHive is a pop-up media-creating event for young makers. It is a 2-day multimedia news storytelling competition. The goal is to provide the space and resources you need to create a valuable piece of information about a youth issue before the NYC Mayoral Election in November.So get set, report, and participate! Let’s make the news!
To participate you must register by filling out the application, and space is limited so apply now! This is a FREE event and the friendly competition is open to anyone between the ages of 13-25.
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Click here to apply (Deadline: October 11)
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Click here to apply (Deadline: October 11)
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Applications are now being accepted for the fall semester Gallery/Studio Work-Study Program, which invites high school students to combine learning and teaching in a studio art setting. Work-study students attend a Gallery/Studio Program teen course free of charge, in exchange for assisting teaching artists in classes for students ages six through twelve.
Click here to apply (Deadline: September 15)
Program/event dates: September 21, 2013
Description: Field Day: A festival of neighborhoods will showcase The Laundromat Project’s 2013 public art residencies, fellowships, and arts workshops in our three anchor neighborhoods, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Harlem, and Hunts Point. Individuals of all ages and families can look forward to free arts workshops, walking tours, micro film festivals, street naming games, and so much more!
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