Designed for all skill levels, the museum’s slate of Summer Classes for grades 3 through 12 give students the chance to bring their ideas to life through animation and illustration. Through two-week intensives, get hands-on and explore a wide range of topics such as 2D digital animation, world building, and character design. Come away with valuable animation and illustration techniques while having plenty of room to experiment along the way.
To view additional year-round Class offerings and single-day Studio programming, please visit our Classes and Workshops page.
Grades 3–5
Summer Classes
Classes
Mon–Fri, Jun 15–26 (no class Jun 19) | 9am–3pm
Bring your imagination to life in this hands-on experimental animation Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum. Participants will explore unconventional, creative techniques to design and animate their own characters, materials, and visual ideas. Drawing inspiration from early innovative animation...
Grades 6–12
Summer Classes
Classes
Mon–Fri, Jun 29–Jul 10 (no class Jul 3) | 9am–3pm
Procreate offers a variety of powerful features that any artist can use! Join us in this two-week course to learn how to animate on an iPad using Procreate. The course will cover how to navigate the app’s tools, and students will learn fundamental animation principles to make their own animated...
Grades 3–5
Summer Classes
Classes
Mon–Fri, Jul 13–24 | 9am–3pm
Spark creativity and imagination in this youth imaginative environment Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Young artists will design their own characters, landscapes, and fantastical settings using surprising and unconventional materials that inspire inventive thinking. By the end, each...
Grades 6–12
Summer Classes
Classes
Mon–Fri, Jul 27–Aug 7 | 9am–3pm
In this digital animation Class at The Walt Disney Family Museum, students will be introduced to important digital software and learn the core principles of 2D animation. Throughout the two-week session, students will complete short exercises using techniques that everyday animators utilize to build...