Junior Workshop Highlights

The Project: A series of silkscreen prints exploring the relationship between chronic illness and art.

The Project: A short documentary on basketball exploring the origins of passion and work ethic, and the filmmaker's individual relationship with the sport. 

The Project: An academic research paper analyzing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education in India, which was published in Tropics of Meta. 

The Project: A nineteen-page research paper examining the ethics of artificial intelligence and offering recommendations about how it can become more ethical.

The Project: Writing, directing, producing, editing, and sound directing the pilot episode of a television show about how to create a production company.

The Project: Designing and conducting an experiment using SCOBY biofilm to create a vegan leather prototype. 

The Project: A trailer-length action film, Anti, that investigates the concept of the anti-hero and features choreographed martial arts scenes.

The Project: A three-part docuseries entitled "Untapped Potential" that explores the evolution of tap dancing.

The Project: Designing and coding an educational website tailored to younger audiences to provide information on climate change in NYC.

The Project: Organizing a city-wide basketball clinic and 3x3 tournaments for the Calhoun community –  bringing people together through sports.

The Project: A book pairing poetry and painting that highlights what it's like to be a teenage girl.

The Project: A podcast interviewing theater professionals about how New York City's theater industry can be more equitable.

The Project: Creating interactive workshops to educate student-athletes on mental health, and create spaces where they can discuss their feelings and struggles openly. 

The Project: Creating a website that details a video game concept, which includes a fictional world, game synopsis, storyline and characters. 

The Project: A comic book based on an original character. 

The Project: Creating the Calhoun Songbook, a collection of recorded songs meant to encourage people to listen to music deeply and share their own interpretations.

The Project: Cooper's Troopers Day of Service, inspired by the loss of a friend and a need for safer streets in cities.

The Project: A board game for children that helps them to learn about the world around them, learn how to converse with each other and feel more comfortable doing so.

The Project: Writing and recording three original songs for an EP, while learning the mechanics o recording, mixing and producing, as well as the creative process. 

The Project: Coding a series of AIs to play the game of Tic-Tac-Toe, while learning more about the game, coding languages and the power of algorithms.

The Project: Filming a movie and creating an original score that adds depth, emotion and creativity to the story. 

The Project: A food festival encouraging community members to gather to share food from their culture or neighborhood.

The Project: A food blog, Feeling Hungry, inspired by a passion for cooking and baking discovered during the pandemic.

The Project: Max and the Magic Tree, an original children's book written and illustrated by the budding author. 

The Project:  A podcast about school food that interviews experts in the industry, with a focus on the budget issues faced by public and private school food programs.

The Project: A proposal for acoustic improvements to Calhoun's Mary Lee Johnson Performing Arts Center. 

The Project: A poetry collection exploring cultural and personal identity, entitled Lemon and Honey.

The Project: Produce a podcast series featuring interviews with Cougar coaches and athletes. 

The Project: Research and create a study on the impact of the word "slut" on high school girls, to give teenagers a voice.

The Project: Mount an art exhibit of photographs and video collage for the Calhoun community. 

The Project: Design and facilitate a workshop for young black women to analyze the Black Lives Matter movement. 

The Project: Film and produce a documentary focusing on the impact of retail stores that sell cheap clothing on human rights and the environment.

The Project: Design and build a 3-D printer that can be easily transported without compromising the apparatus’ build volume.

The Project: Develop a mobile app of Calhoun’s website for students and teachers to better connect to the school.

The Project: Create a clutch rating system through statistical analysis for Major League Baseball pitchers.

The Project: Film and edit a documentary examining racism and mental illness in the criminal justice system.