Workshops & Events at TLC Studios
We are excited to provide exceptional hands-on workshops for educators & students at TLC Studios in Dedham, MA. All workshops are lead by experienced professionals in education and writing. Check back often as new workshops are being added every week.
If you have any questions email Andrea Calvin at andrea@reynoldstlc.org.
TLC Studios is located at 390 Washington Street in Dedham, MA. Easy, free parking can be found at Keystone Lot (10 Eastern Ave.).
College Essay Bootcamp
Whether you have an idea, no idea, or a first draft, this two-day workshop will help you get past the knot in your stomach and jump start and/or refine your personal essay for college.
The two day, two hour sessions will be held Tuesday Feb. 18 and Thursday Feb. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. You must attend both sessions.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Thursday, Feb. 20 from 1-3 p.m.
Audience: high school juniors and seniors
Cost: $75/person
Spark Box: Color-ISH Creations
Spark Box is a creativity toolkit designed to inspire children aged 5 and up to explore their creative potential. Rooted in the concept of "thinking ish," inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book Ish, this workshop invites children to engage with various ISH prompts. They will draw, paint, and use materials to create imaginative representations of humans, objects, and their surroundings.
For example:
Color-ISH: Kids will mix and create colors based on prompts like, "Can you make the color of a warm summer day?"
Things-ISH: Children will draw an imaginary chair that can tell stories.
Using a variety of materials, participants will craft several ishful creations to take home.
When: Monday, Dec. 30 from 1-2 p.m.
Audience: Ages 5-10
Cost: FREE
Build Your Own Cardboard Marble Run
Get ready to roll! In this hands-on workshop, kids will design and build their own marble runs entirely out of cardboard and other simple materials. Using problem-solving skills and a dash of creativity, participants will plan ramps, loops, and twists to guide marbles from start to finish. Kids will take home their custom-made marble runs, so the fun keeps going even after the workshop.
When: Wednesday, November 20, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Audience: Grades 1-5
Cartoon Drawing and Inking with Jonathan Todd
TLC Studios is excited to welcome Jonathan Todd, author/illustrator of TIMID and 2024 New England Book Award winner, for a six-week course all about comics and cartoons.
Cartoon Drawing and Inking – In this workshop we cover the basics on how to draw cartoon figures doing almost anything and get practice using a brush, ink and felt-tip pens to create finished comic art.
When: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 3:30-5 p.m.
Audience: Ages 7-17, and Educators
STUDENT: Thanksgiving Electricity Paper Circuit Cards
Come create your Thanksgiving Electricity Paper Circuit Cards at TLC Studios on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Designed for kids in grades 3-5 this engaging STEM activity has young creators exploring the basics of electricity by crafting their own Thanksgiving cards that light up. Using simple materials like LED lights, copper tape, and batteries, kids will learn how circuits work while decorating festive cards to share with family and friends.
When: Wednesday, Nov 13, 3:30-4:30
Audience: Grades 3-5