Youth Media Camps
The Public Media Network Youth Media Academy kicks off June 2021
Registration for Session One is now closed
About the Youth Media Academy
Don't just watch media this summer - create it and join Public Media Network's Youth Media Academy. Grow your skills in media production through hands-on instruction. You'll explore issues of importance to you as you create a short documentary videos. Two hands-on intensive sessions will be offered in Summer 2021 in partnership with the Douglass Community Center and the Kalamazoo Eastside Neighborhood Association to put media in your hands and share your story.
Space is limited. We are actively seeking Black youth from the Eastside and Northside Neighborhoods of Kalamazoo for the program.
Learning objectives and topics covered in each camp:
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Documentary Video Production
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Basics of video production
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Video editing and storytelling
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Media Literacy
Fast Facts
Cost to participate: Free
New Location: Public Media Network, 359 S Kalamazoo Mall, Ste 300, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Media Camp Schedule:
Youth Media Academy Session One (3 weeks): Grades: 4, 5, 6
Dates : June 14 - July 2, 2021
Monday - Friday 1 pm - 5 pm*
Youth Media Academy Session Two (4 weeks) : Grades: 7, 8, 9
Dates: July 12 - August 6, 2021
Monday - Friday 9 am - 2 pm*
*Optional lab time is available for students who need 9 am - 5 pm programming
Give us a call at 269.343.2211 with any questions or email hello[at]publicmedianet.org
The Youth Media Academy is supported in part by the Stryker Johnston Foundation.