For Youth & Teens
YOUTH ARTS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AT PEEKSKILL
SUNY Westchester Peekskill is located at 27 North Division Street. Please call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu to register.
Students may register for one or more classes for their age group.
For complete course descriptions, visit our website at www.sunywcc.edu/peekskillyouth
State of the Art Equipment ¢ Nurturing Instruction ¢ Opportunity for Fun & Creativity
The Youth Arts Technology program is a STEAM program 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.
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 will learn to write commands in the right sequences 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. For ages 7-11. Please call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu to register.
In-Person: At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-COMP 2127PE, $190.8 Sat., Sept. 9-Oct. 28, 9:00-11:00 am, #92122
TinkerCAD for Kids
TinkerCAD is a free web-based software that allows students to create 3D forms. These forms may be extruded, replicated, and combined to created elaborate shapes and works of art. Students will build in TinkerCAD and then output their artworks in our Makerspace as 3D prints. For ages 7-11.
In-Person: At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-DGART 2112PE, 8 Sat.,
Sept. 9-Oct. 28, 9:00-11:00 am. $190 (+ $50 materials fee). #92121
Game Design for Teens
You play games on Playstation, Nintendo Switch, and your mobile devices but did you ever wonder how to build an interactive game? The gaming industry is an exciting, burgeoning field that requires both technical ability and creativity. Students will work with a game designer to construct board games, design characters, build terrains, and interactive user experiences.
For ages 11-17.
Remote: CE-DGART 2111PE, 5 M/T/W, Nov. 13-Dec. 13, 4:00-6:00 pm, $310. #92123
Youth Comic Illustration
This class focuses on the fundamentals of sequential storytelling in comics and graphic novels. Discover how to move stories forward using the power of compositional flow. Students will develop short stories, create character sheets, environments, scripts, and professional comic pages. In our journey industry-standard software will be used as well as traditional tools to design content across multiple mediums. The objective is for students to produce a portfolio piece at the professional level that can be used to secure freelance or industry-based opportunities. For ages 11-17. This class will have bi-weekly critiques.
In-Person: At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2354PE, 10 Sat., Sept. 9-Dec. 2 (skip 9/23, 10/14 & 11/25), 9:00 am-12:00 pm, $440. #92120
