Empower Middle Schoolers with Tech & Creativity

Working On Me is a program designed for:

Middle School and Junior High School Students

The program has a technoprreneurship focus. Yes, we just created a new word.

Participants receive training in entrepreneurship and business development in addition to four other technology-based trainings:

Digital Photography
Podcasting
Coding
3-D Architectural and Interior Design

The Young Writers' Club Integration

Within Working On Me, the Young Writer’s Club focuses on digital storytelling and innovation. Youth learn how writing can support entrepreneurship, technology, and digital communication.

Participants may:

Write blog posts about technology trends
Create scripts for short videos or podcasts
Develop brand stories for youth business ideas
Write guides explaining the digital tools they learn

This helps youth understand that strong writing and communication skills are essential for technology careers, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Call to enroll

(216) 307-ME2U (6328)

Working On Me!

Beginners

Photography for Beginners
Black and White Photography
ISO
Understanding your Lens
Histograms

Advanced Beginners

Macro Photography
Focus
Editing
Illustration

Digital Photography

Social Media Influencers

Becoming a social media influencer is a lucrative career. Choose to learn to use the power of persuasion to support socially responsible behavior.

Be a leader, uplift, and support your peers. Have the courage to do what's right, while peacefully, and respectfully stand up for injustice.

Influencer

Pod/Video Casting

Girls Who Code is a program designed to educate middle school girls about STEM science through coding. Coding is a process that teaches app development. Girls will learn how to create apps for cell phones and tablets.

Our program also has an entrepreneurship component. Girls enrolled in the program will educate local business owners on how to use apps for marketing their business.

Program activities for participants:

1. Engage in coding training

2. Learn presentation skills

3. Develop a presentation for local business owners about apps and marketing

4. Develop a contest for local business owners to enter to have an app developed for their business

5. Select the contest winner

6. In teams, girls will develop one app for the selected business

7. Present apps to the contest winner

8. The chosen company chooses the winning app