Learning Camps for Kids & Teens
Youth Arts Technology Program at Peekskill
The Peekskill Center is located at 27 N. Division Street. Please call 914-606-7300 to register.
Students may register for one or more classes for their age group.
All classes meet Mon.-Thurs. For complete course descriptions,
visit our website at www.sunywcc.edu/CE/summercamps
The Youth Arts Technology program is a STEAM program (see steamtosteam.org) focused
on engaging youth in arts technology integration that will better prepare them for advanced study
and work in the 21st century. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics)
focuses on the hybridization of art and science and develops critical creative thinking.
These courses are designed to encourage self-expression, collaboration, and innovation.
Students will combine manual and digital skills to realize a take-away portfolio project.
Digital Art Classes for Teens: Ages 12-17
Classes meet Monday though Thursday
4-hour Game Design and 3D Animation with a ½ lunch break are $218 (+ $50 lab fee)
2-hour classes are $170 (+ $50 lab/$20 studio fee)
A 1/2 break is offered at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm for students
continuing to the afternoon sessions.
Painting & Drawing
Get your ideas out of your sketch book! This studio class will introduce traditional painting and drawing materials; students will learn from examples of art history while honing art skills of observation, gesture, composition, value, color mixing, and brush stroke, etc. Teaching artists will guide learning techniques to paint portraits of clothed models, landscape, abstraction, or your ideas. Students will work individually and collaboratively to make portfolio pieces.
CE-ART 2016PE, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, $170 (+ $20 studio fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18. #5781
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1. #5782
Game Design
You play e-sports but did you ever wonder how to build an interactive game? The gaming industry is an exciting, burgeoning field that requires the technical ability of a computer programmer and the creativity of an artist. Start programming and designing your own games. Students will work with a game designer to develop characters and interactive user experience.
CE-DGART 2016PE, 9:30 am-2:00 pm, $218 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18. #5783
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1. #5784
3D Animation
Students will learn the mechanics of Maya, an industry-grade 3D software environment, and produce a moving character. In addition, this studio offers 3D scanning and printing technologies. Students will be able to take home a QuickTime movie of their animation and a 3D print of their form.
CE-DGART 2033PE, 9:30 am-2:00 pm, $218 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18. #5785
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1. #5786
Digital Painting and Drawing
Learn how to utilize a stylus and tablet to create intricate texture maps for 3D objects, self-portraits, and compositing digital photography to create new cosmic vistas. Students will engage in a deep understanding of the technical challenges of drawing and painting utilizing Adobe PhotoShop with the help of a master digital painter.
CE-DGART 2064PE, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18, 9:30-11:30 am. #5787
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm. #5788
Robotics
Enable your student to make Arduino-powered and 3D-printed robots that move, make sounds, display lights, etc. Using the latest technology students will create their own mechanized robot of their own design. Students will learn the latest in electronics and 3D printing technology.
CE-DGART 2074PE, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18, 9:30-11:30 am. #5793
Sec. B: July 8-18, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm. #5794
Sec. C: July 22-Aug. 1, 2:30-4:30 pm. #5795
Filmmaking
Young filmmakers will create short composites of sampled images, stop-animations, sound, voice overs, and chroma-key footage that reflect today and envision tomorrow. Students composite layers of images, text, and sound in ways that make meaning to them. This will provide your student with an opportunity to be a digital visual DJ and express themselves through multimedia. Students will utilize tools such as: Final Cut Pro, Garage Band, and green screen production.
CE-DGART 2065PE, 2:30-4:30 pm, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18. #5789
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1. #5790
2D Animation
Students will imagine, develop, and design animated film shorts while practicing digital animation skills of storyboard planning, character design, principles of timing and motion, editing and sound design. Using new animation software, tablet and stylus, collage animation, and learning design tools, students will engage in all levels in the production of their own original 2D animated stories.
CE-DGART 2066PE, 2:30-4:30 pm, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18. #5791
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1. #5792
Digital Art Classes for Children: Ages 7-11
Classes meet Monday through Thursday
Students may register for one or more classes for their age group. 2-hour classes are $170
(+ $50 lab/$20 studio fee) A 1/2 break is offered at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm for students continuing to the afternoon sessions.
Painting & Drawing
See description above.
CE-ART 2016PE, $170 (+ $20 studio fee).
Sec. C: July 8-18, 9:30-11:30 am. #5796
Sec. D: July 22-Aug. 1, 2:30-4:30 pm. #5797
Coding for Kids
Give your child the edge and have them engage in coding sequences of instructions that empower them to control robots and gaming interfaces. Students need to be able to write commands in the right sequence in order to communicate their instructions to others. Computer coding is what makes this possible and is a key 21st century competency for children today. Students will code stories, animations, and games and share them with others.
CE-COMP 2127PE, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18, 9:30-11:30 am. #5798
Sec. B: July 8-18, 2:30-4:30 pm. #5799
Sec. C: July 22-Aug. 1, 9:30-11:30 am. #5800
Sec. D: July 22-Aug. 1, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm. #5801
Stop Motion
Students, inspired by animated characters that will transform your stories into action through stop motion. Learn tricks and techniques for building with mixed media materials that are moved frame-by-frame in order to create stop-action animation. Our animation studio is equipped with state-of-the-art animation tools and documentation cameras to produce animated shorts and digital photographic prints.
CE-DGART 2063PE, 2:30-4:30 pm, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. A: July 8-18. #5802
Sec. B: July 22-Aug. 1. #5803
Digital Painting and Drawing
See description above.
CE-DGART 2064PE, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. C: July 8-18, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm. #5804
Sec. D: July 22-Aug. 1, 2:30-4:30 pm. #5805
2D Animation
See description above.
CE-DGART 2066PE, $170 (+ $50 lab fee).
Sec. C: July 8-18, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm. #5806
Sec. D: July 22-Aug. 1, 9:30-11:30 am. #5807
The Ossining Summer Science Academy
The Ossining Extension Center is located on Route 9 in the Arcadian Shopping Center.
For those who select a day-long experience, a 30-minute supervised lunch is scheduled between morning and afternoon sessions (student-provided lunch). For complete course descriptions, visit our website at www.sunywcc.edu/CE/summercamps.
Call 914-606-7400 to register.
All classes meet M/T/W/Th and are $165 each.
Intro to Human Anatomy: For Ages 8-12
CE-SCI 2006OS, 9:30-11:30 am.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5663
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5664
Become a Botanical Explorer: Intro to Plant Biology For Ages 8-12
CE-SCI 2052OS, 9:30-11:30 am.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5828
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5829
The Science of Forensics: What’s Behind CSI?: For Ages 13-17
CE-SCI 2002OS, 9:30-11:30 am.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5665
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5667
Babysitting Training/ ARC Certification: For Ages 13-17
CE-CERTS 2056OS , 9:30-11:30 am.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5874
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5875
The Scientist as Detective: For Ages 8-12
CE-SCI 2004OS, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5668
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5670
Health and Nutrition: For Ages 8-12
CE-SCI 2050OS, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5830
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5831
The World of Emergency Medicine:
For Ages 13-17
CE-SCI 2001OS, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm.
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5671
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5672
Explore the World of Biology:
For Ages 13-17
CE-SCI 2051OS , 12:00 noon-2:00 pm
Sec. A: July 29-Aug. 8. #5832
Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 22. #5833