High school students: this summer, put your passion to work at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy!

Meet new friends and learn in-demand skills in one of five week-long digital media arts workshops designed just for high school students.

Just like our full-time degree programs, our high school summer workshops are taught by TFA's real industry professionals on location at TFA's downtown Chicago campus. You'll get hands-on experience working with cutting edge gear and collaborating with your peers to bring amazing projects to life

Sign up for TFA's high school workshops this summer, and put your passion to work. To inquire, call us at 312.332.0707 or email us at hsprogram@tfa.edu.

New: Rising seniors, learn how our Camp to College Program can put you on the fast track to enrolling at TFA with early acceptance, scholarships, tuition credits, and more.

2013 High School Program Sessions:

Session 1: June 24- June 28
Session 2: July 15- July 19
Session 3: July 29-Aug 2

All sessions meet from 9am-3:30pm daily at 28 North Clark Street, Chicago IL.

Optional Student Housing

For more information about student lodging options at Dwight Lofts, call Jackie Pingel at 312-588-1234.  

Learn how to bring your vision to the big screen in TFA’s HD Film Production Workshop! This hands-on program will give you an introduction to digital film production. Along with your peers, you'll take an idea from conception through development, transforming it into an original short film.

During this program, you’ll work with professional equipment like HD cameras, location audio gear, and industry-standard editing programs. Then, at the end of one week, you’ll see your vision come to life in TFA’s state-of-the-art screening room.

If you love music, this is your chance to go behind the scenes and learn how recording engineers turn a studio performance into a professional recording.

In TFA’s Studio Recording Workshop, you’ll get hands-on training in our professional music control room, recording studios, and digital audio workstation labs. You will learn the recording process and work with a 4-6 piece musical ensemble. At the end of the week, you will walk away with a professional-quality CD of your project.

From games to television to the silver screen, 3D animation is a dominant force in the entertainment industry today. Learn how the pros bring characters to life during TFA’s Animation + Visual Effects Workshop.

You’ll get an introduction to the complex and powerful world of Animation + Visual Effects while animating a pre-built, professional character. In one week, you’ll learn how to move your character and convey emotion, creating the illusion that your animated character is really alive.

How do you take an idea for a game and make it into something fun and challenging? Learn how games move from the drawing board to the screen in TFA’s Game Design Workshop.

In this workshop, students will get an introduction to the art of modern game design. You’ll collaborate with your peers to design and build a game of your very own. After one week, you’ll walk away with completed game concept documents and a physical prototype of a playable game.

How do you take an idea for a game and make it into something fun and challenging? Learn how games move from the drawing board to the screen in TFA’s Game Design Workshop.

In this workshop, students will get an introduction to the art of modern game design. You’ll collaborate with your peers to design and build a game of your very own. After one week, you’ll walk away with completed game concept documents and a physical prototype of a playable game.