July 13 – 19, 2026. In Person. New York City.
Our Signature Entry-Level Summer Workshop Empowering High School Students.
Price: $2,000. Free to all Learners attending a Title-1 High School.
Program Facilitator(s):
Instructors, Facilitators, and Guests listed below.
July 20 – 25, 2026. In Person. New York City.
*NEW* for 2026. ADVANCED Summer Workshop in Lighting Design and Technology for High School Students.
Price: $2,000. Free to all Learners attending or graduated from a Title-1 High School.
Program Facilitator(s):
Emmanuel delGado, Venus Gulbranson, Mark Stanley, Clifton Taylor
Clifton Taylor and Anne Militello are joining forces to present a special 4-day in-person workshop. This course will be an in-person, problem-based, hands-on learning intensive for beginning to advanced lighting designers covering topics like Color and Light, Working in Non-Theatrical spaces, Connecting meaning to your design choices, LED considerations and much more.
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Program Facilitator(s):
Clifton Taylor and Anne Militello
This two-session IN-PERSON, professional development workshop will provide Secondary School Educators with tools for teaching students about the art and technology of lighting design. We will cover career paths for lighting designers and experiential lesson planning to increase your learner’s capacities in lighting and prepare them both for work on your school’s productions and a path into college and career. All of the activities have been prepared with NJ and NY state educational standards and coding, and participants will be given lesson plans that they can use in their own classrooms.
Feedback from prior HS Professional Development Workshops from Studio School of Design:
Wow. That was an amazing experience at the lighting workshop. Made great connections, got awesome ideas, and was super inspired. -Helio, HS teacher, Queens
I loved the subject and the execution of it. [SSD] gave great lessons that were really transportable to the classroom. I can see myself really enhancing my unit on Lighting with this material and though this experience. –Peter, HS teacher, Bronx
I enjoyed this group and am actively recruiting students to be part of their summer program. I think we discussed this at one time – but I am a big believer in this this is a great opportunity for many students (as an entry point) as well as those who love ‘design’ – and of course a great and fun way to look at storytelling. Thank you! -Sean, HS Teacher, Manhattan
No prior technical or lighting experience is necessary to participate in this fun & impactful professional development workshop. This program is targeted to all teachers who may be interacting with their students in theatrical productions or theater courses.
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Program Facilitator(s):
Mark Stanley, Aja
