In TAP’s School and CBO Programs, participants (elementary, middle and high school aged) engage in educational and therapeutic production-based classes where they work as a team to tell their story and learn various aspects of the animation pipeline. Our programs can be run during school and after school hours. Curriculum is adjusted according to developmental stage and has been created in accordance with NYS DOE standards.
“What oftentimes sounded like a rowdy, unstructured group was simply young people engaging in discussions, decision-making, collaboration, team-building, and risk-taking. Students’ willingness to participate in these group activities are testimony that The Animation Project staff are skilled at creating a climate of freedom and comradery.”
Participants work as a team to produce an original, computer animated video
Classes are co-facilitated by an animation teaching artist and creative arts therapist
Participants learn on professional computer animation software
Participants explore new ways to make decisions and practice impulse control through story development and production
Participants explore new education and career options
Production concludes with a public screening of the animation
Click here for a list of our school partnerships.
If you would like your school to partner with TAP, email info@theanimationproject.org.