NECS Creative Academy is a vibrant and creative after school program, where learning continues long after the school day ends. Students enjoy two engaging classes each day and a daily snack, with parent pickup promptly at 6pm. *Transportation provided by the PCSD.*

Master Procreate! Learn digital drawing, design tricks, and exhibit your work at the end of the season. iPads provided!

Level up your digital art! This Intermediate workshop focuses on character design for young artists with prior experience with Procreate.

Explore digital art in Procreate while building technical skills, developing your artistic voice, and creating portfolio-ready artwork.

Students develop their artistic voice while creating portfolio-quality work through individualized projects, foundational art techniques, and creative challenges inspired by contests, scholarships, and real-world themes.

Unleash your inner storyteller! Our Comic and Writing Workshop uses iPads and art supplies to help young creators make their own zines, comics, and poems.

This program cultivates self-esteem and leadership in middle school girls through mentorship, arts, and community impact.

This program cultivates self-esteem and leadership in high school girls through mentorship, arts, and community impact.

NECS’s leadership program provides a safe space for young men to explore important issues through discussion, fitness, field trips, and mentorship.

Become a filmmaker! Learn everything from shooting and editing to collaborating on a film crew, culminating in a public screening.

Elevate your photography! Our workshop lets young artists "exercise their eye" exploring Peekskill, telling unique stories through their lens.

NECS Youth Ensemble offers an exciting opportunity for participants, ages 12-18, to develop essential life skills through the transformative power of theater.

"3D Design: Prop Construction - Stage Craft Focus workshop empowers young artists to design and build all the props, scenery, and costumes."

"3D Design: Prop Construction - Stage Craft Focus workshop empowers young artists to design and build all the props, scenery, and costumes."

Bricks & Brushes is a fun, hands-on STEAM program for K–3rd graders that combines LEGO building and visual arts to spark creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Our Mixed Media Art class lets young artists combine paints, drawing, and sculpture to create unique works and find their visual language.

Our Mixed Media Art class lets young artists combine paints, drawing, and sculpture to create unique works and find their visual language.

Young dancers, find your rhythm! Creative Dance Rhythm (K-2) explores diverse styles, teaches techniques, and sparks personal expression.

Students will explores diverse styles like salsa, ballet, and jazz, helping young dancers find their unique rhythm and express themselves.

A fun, hands-on introduction to chess where kids build strategy, problem-solving skills, confidence, and teamwork while playing and having fun!

A fun, hands-on introduction to chess where kids build strategy, problem-solving skills, confidence, and teamwork while playing and having fun!

Eco Art is a playful, hands-on class where kids explore nature through art, creativity, games, and outdoor discovery!

Eco Art is a playful, hands-on class where kids explore nature through art, creativity, games, and outdoor discovery!

Students will explore the art of collage, creating vibrant layered works using cut paper, found images, and their own handmade papers.

Students will explore the art of collage, creating vibrant layered works using cut paper, found images, and their own handmade papers.

Intro to digital art for grades 2–5! In this one-hour weekly class, kids use iPad Pros and Apple Pencils to explore digital drawing, layers, and fun creative effects through playful projects.

Intro to digital art for grades 2–5! In this one-hour weekly class, kids use iPad Pros and Apple Pencils to explore digital drawing, layers, and fun creative effects through playful projects.

STEAM Explorers sparks curiosity through hands-on activities that inspire creativity, problem-solving, and discovery.

STEAM Explorers sparks curiosity through hands-on activities that inspire creativity, problem-solving, and discovery.

Bricks & Brushes is a fun, hands-on STEAM program for K–2nd graders that combines LEGO building and visual arts to spark creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Bricks & Brushes is a fun, hands-on STEAM program for K–2nd graders that combines LEGO building and visual arts to spark creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Music Makers introduces students to the joy of music through hands-on exploration, instrument-making, creative play, writing and singing songs.

Music Makers introduces students to the joy of music through hands-on exploration, instrument-making, creative play, writing and singing songs.

Theater Fun Club is a fun, playful introduction to acting where kids explore characters, imagination, and storytelling through theater games, creative activities, and lots of play!

Theater Fun Club is a fun, playful introduction to acting where kids explore characters, imagination, and storytelling through theater games, creative activities, and lots of play!