All our programs starting on Monday, October 5, 2020 and are taking place online
For more info on THE POINT's Teen Programs and how to sign up to be a part of the fun, email Freddy Sanchez at fsanchez@thepoint.org or afterschoolprograms@thepoint.org.
CIRQUE WORKSHOPS
Youth will learn a variety of circus disciplines including juggling, clowning and more, all while building valuable life skills!
Tuesdays and Thursdays
4:30pm-6:00pm (9th- 12th grades)
Even though our PROGRAMMING IS FREE, there is a LOW cost fee of $20.00 for a CIRQUE KIT for the duration of the FALL/WINTER Session. Please go to for Payment here
VOICE WORKSHOPS
Youth will learn the choral version of a particular song for a final virtual online performance at the end of the program. They will acquire specific methods, tools, and techniques for learning, analyzing, and performing choral and solo repertoire in a digital environment and develop disciplines and specific work habits to support singers through rehearsal and performance especially under unexpected and atypical circumstances.
Wednesdays (starting : WEDNESDAY October 7,2020 )
4:30pm-6:00pm (8th - 12th grades)
First come, First Serve
Register here (Last day to sign up for Workshop is Sept 30th, 2020) FREE
VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS
With the guidance of our Teaching Artists in Residence, participants in this workshop will give participants the opportunity to develop new artistic techniques.
Register here (Last day to sign up for Workshop is Sept 30th, 2020)
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES
Fall Semester
October 5 - December 17, 2020
Free
Register here
4:00pm – 7:00pm
(ages 14-18)
Contact: Tiffany Williams or Abigail Montes 718-542-4149 Email: twilliams@thepoint.org or amontes@thepoint.org
TEEN ADVOCACY
A.C.T.I.O.N. (Activists Coming to Inform Our Neighborhood)
A.C.T.I.O.N. engages 20 stipend youth activists three times per week who work to identify social and environmental justice issues facing the Hunts Point community. Participants create and manage campaigns with the goals of developing ongoing youth-led solutions.
4:00pm-6:00pm (9th - 12th grades)
MINDS EMPOWERED (M.E.)
Minds Empowered aims to create a safe space for women-identified, male-identified & gender non-conforming youth. Through a combination of art-making and group, discussion participants are given a platform to express themselves freely and become change-makers in their communities. This Winter THE POINT CDC is offering 12 stipends M.E. Apprenticeship opportunities. These apprentices will work on a special project focusing on issues of Domestic Violence and how to translate this awareness into community organizing and advocacy. We will work to identify various forms of violence and the effect it has on our personal identities as well as our environment and relationships. Through the use of mixed media, photography, poetry, art-journaling, culinary arts, group outings and on-site visits we will gain insight into the topic. Each M.E. Apprentice will contribute and assist in producing a final project to share experiences and knowledge gained.
As an important step to preparing job readiness and improving access to higher education, THE POINT provides internship opportunities for teens. Students can intern in all areas of THE POINT's programs including:
Summer Youth Leadership
Teens have the opportunity to learn leadership, teamwork, mentoring and first aid skills and help staff THE POINT’s Summer Youth Programs as junior counselors and activity specialists through this program. Summer Youth Leaders are comprised of teens from the community and the Department of Youth and Community Development's Summer Youth Employment Program.