Digital / Multimedia Lab

Students will create media art with Industry standard equipment and software.  Students will gain valuable experience using digital video cameras, editing bays, animation labs, and graphics stations. Our digital lab also offers the opportunity to develop industry skills in multiple new media modes, including web design, social media, information management, game design, or technology development. 

Start today! Get ready for a career in Multimedia Production.

Participants will have opportunity to earn multiple industry certifications:
CIW Multimedia Specialist | Facebook Planning Professional | PCM-Digital Management | Google AdWords Certification | Coding | SEO

Music Production & Recording LAB

Students will develop technical skills in our hands on state of the art recording studio, equipped with Mac computers and Pro Tools software to learn and practice audio post production and engineering.   Students will learn the fundamentals of music creation, recording and production and network with successful industry professionals. The studio also has a podcast station to allow students to create their own talk show which allows our students to participate in civic engagement and a using their voice. 
Start today! Get ready for a career in Recording & Music Production.

Participants will have opportunity to earn multiple industry certifications: Pro Tools | Facebook Planning Professional | PCM-Digital Management

Band/Drumline

Our band room is organized for multiple ensembles at the school. We are fully equipped to offer and practice a concert band, jazz ensemble, marching band and drum line based on student interests and skills.

Food PRODUCTION LAB

Students will develop the skills necessary to pursue a career in the food-service industry. Students learn and participate in every aspect of the supply chain-from growing plants in a garden and aquaponically to marketing the mature vegetables, opening employment opportunities for youth and using agriculture as a means to make the local community more self-sustaining. They are involved in production systems such as horticulture, livestock, forestry and aquaculture and input supply, processing, culinary arts and marketing activities. Students learn about urban conditions (urban policies and regulations, high competition for land, urban markets, prices, etc.) and the impacts on the local food system and health of the community. Students work on real life solutions with industry professionals to address the failures of the food system and how an inclusive food system cultivates social and environmental sustainability. The lab provides a hands-on learning environment and addresses nutrition and health issues facing inner city communities and green workforce preparedness.

Start today! Get ready for a career in Food Production.

Participants will have opportunity to earn multiple industry certifications:
Food Handling | Food Service Management | OSHA 10 | OSHA 30

Providing the opportunity to innovate - Our Labs foster innovation through hands-on experimentation. Students have the opportunity to be creative and apply personalized learning strategies to make changes to existing concepts or develop their own ideas, methods or products.

Creating real-world applications for classroom concepts - Hands-on learning takes the concepts taught through lecture, video or textbooks and allows students to move from an abstract concept to a real-world understanding. Students are then able to practice creating solutions to real-world problems.

Learning to take failure in stride - In experimentation, testing, evaluating and modifying are part of the process. Students learn how to make failure into a learning experience and not become discouraged or frustrated when something doesn’t go as planned.

Exposing students to new opportunities - Our hands on labs provide the opportunity to learn something new, whether it is an alternate way to approach learning or utilizing new hardware and software tools and resources to reach a solution.

Building critical thinking and problem-solving skills - The ability to think critically and effectively problem solve should be established at a young age and cultivated over time. These skills are fundamental to and enhanced by the learning experiences in hands on learning.

Developing a wide range of 21st century skills - 21st century skills go beyond critical thinking and problem solving skills. These important skills include flexibility, collaboration, adaptability, oral and written communication, information literacy, technology literacy, productivity, social skills, leadership, initiative and more. These in-demand skill sets help to develop youth for future success. 

Improved outcomes - We believe the hands on learning lab spaces have the following impacts on the students: Feeling of safety, community, and belonging; greater involvement with chosen interests; improvement in at least one digital media skill; improved academic, communication and writing skills and better understanding of opportunities after high school.