Creative STEM Camp @MCNY - 100 Years: City Planning, Storytelling, and Activism in NYC

The GIANT Room is partnering with MCNY to bring three weeks of Creative STEM Summer Camps to families with kids!

Location: Museum of the City of New York, on 5th Avenue and 104th St, right across from Central Park.

Dates: Mon, July 17, 2023 – Fri, July 21, 2023

Time: 9am to 3pm with the option for early drop-in at 8:30 and late pick-up at 5pm.

100 Years: City Planning, Storytelling, and Activism in NYC

For kids who dare to think of new stories about New York City and share through doodles, comics, character design, animation, photographs, digital illustrations, and immersive VR and AR experiences! In honor of the centennial of the founding of the Museum of the City of New York as the city’s storyteller, campers will interact with the exhibition This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture and explore the many ways that the city has inspired storytelling.

Campers will write original stories, design new characters and worlds, learn techniques to master their storytelling, doodling, and clay modeling skills, and publish their very own comics, photograph series, animation, and zines! Campers will also explore ways to use their voice for a cause they care about, inspired by the exhibition Activist New York. In addition, participants will bring imaginary worlds to life through Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Tinkercad, CoSpaces (for VR and AR), p5.js, and more. We'll cover the fundamentals of digital design - editing photos, designing graphics, and 3D modeling techniques - while working with the coding language and tools that are compatible with their level of expertise. This program is a dream for kids who love to express themselves using a variety of media.

Recommended for kids 8-12

Learn more and register on The GIANT Room's website here.