PROGRAMS
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS
Each of our year-round programs run for 35 weeks, split into two terms.
2024-2025 Terms
Summer/Fall 2024 Term: September 6th – December 20th
Winter/Spring 2025 Term: January 6th - May 25th
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Creative Media Lab (CML) offers a dynamic media production experience where autistic creatives and filmmakers can engage in all aspects of film and media production.
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Age 13+
Sundays 10:00am – 12:00pmLights, camera, inclusion! Join us every Sunday from 10 am to 12 pm for a cinematic adventure like no other in our "Intro to Production Club." This program is tailor-made for the extraordinary creativity of autistic individuals who are ready to explore the magic of filmmaking!
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Age 13+
Sundays 1:00pm – 4:00pmThe Production Club program is a kinetic, action-packed and collaborative experience designed to help aspiring filmmakers develop the tools to make their cinematic dreams come true! Through workshops, personal and collaborative media projects, participants will learn the basics and not-so-basics of the filmmaking process, developing skills in filming, storytelling, camera movement, editing, sound design and lots more!
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Age 10+
Saturdays 10:00am – 12:00pmSaturday Morning Cartoons is a focused program that supports aspiring animators in developing specific animation skills and techniques used for 2D classical animation and other media. Our skilled animation wizards engage with each participant as they work on personal interest projects, community challenges and inspiration themes set at the beginning of each session. Participants also have the option to take part in several collaborative projects and learn to work as a team to create something amazing!
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Age: 14+
Saturdays 1:00pm – 4:00pmAdvanced Saturday Matinee Cartoons dives more deeply into the world of animation and enables participants to expand on their acquired animation and storytelling skills. This 3-hour session focuses on project-based animation where participants develop and plan their workflow for their own animated short films with challenges and exercises along the way that will broaden their understanding of the process from A to Z.
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Age 15+
Fridays 4:00pm – 8:00pmFriday Night Social Club presents a fun, casual, social environment where autistic and/or neurodivergent folks are invited to hang out and unwind after all the hard work done during the week. Our new and improved structure is better than ever, you won’t want to miss out!
Friday nights at the Spectrum studio include playing board games or group video games, singing karaoke, doing art activities, having dance parties and more! Each week, Chef Pete Papaioannou prepares a delicious group dinner including meat and vegetarian options. After sharing a meal, Social Club participants can get comfy and enjoy the screening of some classic and some new Spectrum movies.
Come hang out, share a meal, play some games and watch movies with us!
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS
Our summer film camps run for 9 consecutive weeks during the summer with all camps running for two weeks except for Advanced Camp, which runs for 3 weeks.
Our film camps are designed to give young filmmakers hands-on experience as they recreate all aspects of an actual film crew, both in front of and behind the camera, learning the basics of production with producing original shorts, animation, documentaries, music videos and live action films.
Campers take on multiple roles in the filmmaking process with emphasis on collaboration and teamwork, and learning and hone new technical media skills. We ensure that each participant has a meaningful role in the process and representation on the big screen when the films premier at our annual gala in November.
Camp 2
Age: 10 - 15
July 1 – July 12, 2024
Monday to Friday, 10:00am – 3:30pm
Camp 1
Age 15+
June 17 – June 28, 2024
Monday to Friday, 10:00am – 3:30pm
Camp 4
Age 15+
August 5 – August 16, 2024
Monday to Friday, 10:00am – 3:30pm
Camp 3
Age 15+ (veteran campers)
July 15 – August 2, 2024
Monday to Friday, 10:00am – 3:30pm