School Age Studio  [Spring 2025]

School Age Studio [Spring 2025]

During school half-days, we offer afternoon, hands-on, project-based design workshop that allows students to be designers in a studio.

By Design Gym

Select date and time

Thursday, March 27 · 12:30 - 3:30pm EDT

Location

Design Gym LLC

179 West Berks Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Agenda

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Half-Day Pass

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Extended Care Pass

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

Available on select School District of Philadelphia (SDP) half-days, we offer a hands-on, project-based design workshop that allows students to be designers in a studio. Students will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project individually and/or as a team. Each studio introduces how we see design everywhere and projects based on one or more design disciplines.


  • $45 Half-Day 12:30-3:30pm: Includes a snack with a pick-up option available to Moffet Elementary School
  • $20 Extended Care 3:30-5:30pm: All attendees encouraged to bring a snack during Extended Care
  • Each studio has a maximum of 10 students
  • Instructors are design professionals of varied disciplines
  • All materials included


ABOUT DESIGNER(S)

Erike De Veyra, designer, project manager, and founder/head coach of Design Gym, demystifying design to designers of all ages and levels through tools, activities, workshops, experiences, and providing expertise to increase access and representation in the design industry. Erike uses (her twenty years) of training and experience in architecture to design and develop initiatives, public programs, and experiences for clients and the design curious.

Design Discipline/Interest: architecture, landscape architecture, sustainable design, movement


LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Accessibility:

  • There is a zero-step entrance into the building with steps and chair lift to bring you to our floor.
  • Upon reaching our floor it ramps down to our studio.
  • The building was an existing building, in our space there is small 1.5- to 3-inch lip between the two areas of our space that has been highlighted with purple light to see the change in levels.
  • One accessible bathroom are available on our floor.
  • Please reach out with other specific accessibility questions or requests and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Available on-site:

  • Two bathrooms on our level, with one (1) accessible bathroom.
  • There is a communal kitchen with a sink, microwave, and a refrigerator.
  • Water fountain and refilling station.

Travel details:

Silk Screen Studios is located in the Norris Square neighborhood in North Philadelphia/Olde Kensington area of Philadelphia.

  • Walking: Cross-streets of Hancock and Berks.
  • Biking:
  • Bring your bike into the building, or use the bike room is in the loading dock area along Hancock Street
  • Indego Bike Stations available at 2nd & Norris Sts (2 blocks away), Front & Berks Sts/Berks MFL (3 blocks away)
  • Accessible via SEPTA:
  • Berks stop on the Market-Frankford Line (3 blocks away)
  • Bus Route: 3 on Berks Street, 57 on N. American Street (2 blocks away)
  • Driving: Street parking is available immediately on the block of the building, and two-hour parking north of Berks Street.


Health Precautions:

  • Masks are optional, but are encouraged for any attendees who choose to wear one. We respect our guests choices on this matter.
  • If you are not feeling well, please consider wearing a mask or joining us at the next workshop.

Frequently asked questions

What is school age?

We welcome students grades K-8, if your student is in high school and interested in a studio please let us know by contacting us at flexit@designgym.co.

Does my student need to bring snacks?

All Half-Day students will receive a snack. Extended Care students need to bring a snack.

Organized by

We aim to make design accessible to everyone through tools, activities, projects, and experiences because everyone can be a designer.

We provide design education, experiences + expertise to increase representation as customers, stewards and/or professionals in the design industry.

Join us to flex your creativity at an upcoming Design A Doodad and professional development workshops, short courses, Open Gym hours, demos + dates, and previews!

We can't wait to meet all the design-curious, enthusiasts, converts, and professionals!

ALL AGES + ALL EXPERIENCES ARE WELCOME.

$45