What We Offer
Programs
Hands-on after-school and summer programs for youth ages 7–14. Small class sizes, real projects, and dedicated instructors — all skill levels welcome.
Hands-on after-school and summer programs for youth ages 7–14. Small class sizes, real projects, and dedicated instructors — all skill levels welcome.
Robotics, printmaking, game nights, competitive teams, and more — running in six-week sessions starting the week of September 14, all at 113 Liberty Street. Scholarships available for every program.
Semester-based and competitive programs that run during the school year. These programs meet weekly and build skills over extended seasons.
Our competitive robotics teams. Students choose a real-world problem, conduct research, build and program a LEGO robot, and compete in regional tournaments. Two teams: Mon/Wed and Tue/Thu, 4:30–6:30 PM.
Competitive Robotics Learn More →
The next level of competitive robotics. FTC students design, build, and program custom robots entirely from scratch using Java or Blocks, then compete in regional and state tournaments. For students ready to go deeper into engineering and software.
Advanced Robotics Learn More →
Students design a city like real urban planners and build it from cardboard and recycled materials — then rebuild it in Minecraft on Friday nights. Part art studio, part workshop, part city hall. Fridays 4:30–6:30 PM plus Saturday mornings, in six-week sessions.
Civic Design & Making Learn More →
The weekly version of our making and design program. Students ideate, prototype, and build real objects using professional-grade tools and materials — and finish each session with a portfolio of original work. Saturdays 2:00–3:30 PM.
Making & Design Learn More →
Design, build, and battle your own robot — then rebuild it better. Students learn mechanical design, drive systems, and the engineering cycle of testing, breaking, and improving, all with a scoreboard. Mondays 4:30–6:30 PM.
Combat Robotics Learn More →
Friday game design nights in partnership with Story Forge Game Store — game theory, storytelling, and character building at Story Forge, then Minecraft and pizza at our studio. Fridays 4:30–9:00 PM.
Games, Storytelling & Minecraft Learn More →
Design and carve your own printing blocks, mix ink, and pull original prints onto paper and fabric. Part of the Art Lab series — every student leaves with finished work. Tuesdays 3:30–5:00 PM, in six-week sessions.
Art Lab · Printmaking Learn More →
Design and build paper mache sculptures layer by layer — creatures, masks, and big builds, shaped, strengthened, and painted from scratch. Wednesdays 3:30–5:00 PM, in six-week sessions.
Art Lab · Bookmaking Learn More →
Build and fill an art journal of your own — drawing, painting, collage, lettering, and mixed-media experiments, one spread at a time. Thursdays 3:30–5:00 PM, in six-week sessions.
Art Lab · Mixed Media Learn More →
Take the drawing you already love into digital tools — layers, color palettes, character design, and finished illustrations. Saturdays 11:00 AM–12:30 PM, in six-week sessions.
Digital Art Learn More →
Daytime robotics for homeschool families — LEGO SPIKE Prime builds, coding, and engineering challenges with two instructors in the room, in a multi-age group capped at 10. Tuesdays 10:00 AM–12:00 PM.
Homeschool · Robotics Learn More →
The daytime, homeschool edition of our flagship making program — sketch, prototype, and build real objects, with studio art folded in and two instructors in the room. Thursdays 10:00 AM–12:00 PM.
Homeschool · Making & Design Learn More →Private piano instruction for children and adults with pianist and teacher Dave Long. Classical, jazz, pop, rock, and blues — all levels welcome. Lessons available in 30-, 45-, 60-, and 90-minute sessions.
Music & Piano · Pilot Program Learn More →All programs are open to youth ages 7–14 in the Hudson Valley. Enrollment is managed through AfterSchoolHQ, where you can view current schedules, availability, and session dates.
Scholarships and free enrollment options are available — apply online; it’s simple, confidential, and based on trust.
Newburgh Creates Foundation, Inc. is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds everything you see here — instructor time, materials, equipment, and scholarships that keep enrollment free for families who need it most. When you give to the Foundation, you're directly powering Newburgh Creates programs.
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