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One Day Hands on Learning Activities

SPNN offers a hands on learning environment for youth ages 5-19. Students are able to explore our four camera HD studio, learn and create photography, PSAs, and podcasting with SPNN team members. We can do tours to accommodate almost any group size. A larger group would be divided into smaller groups and will do multiple activities.

Email Mai for more information or to schedule your tour. 

Who can schedule a tour? 

  • A youth serving non-profit
  • A church youth group
  • An educational institution
  • A girl scout/boy scout troop
  • Any youth group that wants to explore media making. 

How long does a tour last?

  • We can definitely work with the amount of time your group has, but typically 1.5-2.5 hours or 5 hours for a day camp.  

How many youth can we bring?

  • An ideal group is 10-25 students. Let us know the size of your group and we will work with you to create the experience that will work best. If you have more than 30 students we can talk about doing them in a morning tour and afternoon tour.

What will our youth be able to do?

  • Learn Photography Skills
  • Learn Podcasting
  • Use our studio to be a newscaster, operate a camera, or direct from the control room. 
  • Make a PSA

How much does it cost?

  • A five hour PSA camp is $30 a youth. 
  • A one or two hour event depends on the number of students and number and type of activities. It ranges from $200- $900
    • Ten students with one activity for an hour is typically $200-$250.
    • Twenty students with two activities for two hours is typically $400-$500
    • Thirty students with three activities for 2.5 hours is $800-$900

*Studio activities are more because of the number of staff required to run the activity. 

What would a tour look like?

Scroll down to see descriptions of the available activities you can choose from for your hands on experience. You can mix and match activities for a longer experience.

Example for a group of 15-20 youth with two activities. The tour would last 90-120 minutes. The tour would cost $450.

  • The group will be split into two small groups. 
  • Each small group will spend 45-55 minutes in each activity

Example for a group of 20-30 youth with three activities. The tour would last 2.5 hours. The tour would cost $800

  • The group will be split into thirds
  • Each small group will spend 40 minutes in each activity. 

What does a five hour day camp look like?

  • A welcome to SPNN and introduction to the medium. For PSA camps we watch PSAs and analyze them, for the Podcasting workshop we listen to samples of podcasts and analyze them, for the Photography camp we look at photos. 
  • Youth learn storytelling skills and technical skills.
  • They put those skills into action and create media.
  • Break for lunch
  • They learn editing skills (Photoshop/Audition/ Premiere) and edit the media they created.
  • We share the media back as a group at the end of the day. We email out copies of the media as well.

Hands on Activities

Below is a description of the different hands on activities that SPNN offers. 

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    Studio Activity

    Duration- 45-60 minutes 

    Learning objectives: Youth will learn how to be a newscaster, camera operator, and direct in the studio. Youth will be able to read a newscast on a teleprompter, operate the studio cameras, and be in the control to learn directing and audio.  

    Cost: $250 

    Maximum number of participants is 10 youth at a time. Can be paired with the photography or podcasting activity.

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    Photography Activity

    Duration- 45-60 minutes 

    Learning objectives: Youth will learn about shutter speed, shot composition, and how to use our Canon T4i and T5i DSLRs. They will participate in light painting and a photo scavenger hunt.

    Cost: $200

    Maximum number of participants is 10 youth at a time. Can be paired with the studio activity or podcasting activity.

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    Audio Storytelling Activity

    Duration- 45-60 minutes 

    Learning objectives: Youth will learn about effective storytelling and how to use audio gear.  They will then learn about microphones and be able to use microphones, headphones, and an audio recorder to practice interviewing each other.  

    Cost: $200 

    Maximum number of participants is 10 youth at a time. Can be paired with the studio activity or photography activity.

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    Photoshop Exercise

    Duration: 40-60 minutes

    Learning objectives: Youth will learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop, understanding the tools and basic graphic design. Youth will then have the opportunity to create a magazine cover using photos and text. 

    Cost- $150

    Maximum number of participants is 10 youth at a time. This is an add on to the Photography Exercise

     

     

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    Adobe Audition Exercise

    Duration- 40-60 minutes

    Learning objectives: Youth will take the story they recorded in the audio storytelling exercise and learn how to edit it and add sound effects in Adobe Audition. 

    Cost- 150

    Maximum number of students is 10 youth at a time. This is an add on to the Audio Storytelling Exercise

     

Half Day Camps

We offer three different half day camps that youth 10-18 can participate in. We do specialized camps for groups of 5-25. Reach out today to schedule a camp for your group. 

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    PSA Day Camp

    Duration- 3-5 hours

    Learning objectives: In groups of 3-5 youth will learn about PSAs and story construction and will write their own PSA. Youth will learn how to storyboard, learn our video cameras and shoot their PSA. Youth will learn Adobe Premiere and edit their PSA and screen it in our studio or youth lab. 

    Cost: $30 a youth

    Maximum number of participants is 25 youth.

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    Photography Day Camp

    Duration- 3-4 hours

    Learning objectives: In groups of 3-5 youth will learn about shot composition, lighting, angles, and how to operate a DSLR. They will then take the DSLR and capture shots and learn Photoshop to edit the photos. We will share the photos back at the end of the day. 

    Cost: $20 a youth

    Maximum number of participants is 20 youth.

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    Podcasting Day Camp

    Duration- 3-5 hours

    Learning objectives: In groups of 3-5 youth will learn about podcasting and story construction. They will write a short podcast, learn how to use audio gear, record their podcast and then edit it on Audacity. At the end we will have a listening session.

    Cost: $30 a youth

    Maximum number of participants is 16 youth.