Talented Teens is our online after-school program for teens ages 13-19 years of age. Hosted by our teen group leaders we have the following programs:
Study Time
Gamers Circle
Teen Artists
Anime Club and
The Coderz Cafe
These programs are available for scholars to attend at the conclusion of their school day if they are in need of additional interactions and collaborations.
Our Program Group Descriptions:
1. Study Time is for scholar who are in need of a study buddy
2. Gamers Circle is the gamers who may one day develop their own video game or network with gaming developers, click here for free games to play as well as here for YouTube Playables
3. Teen Artists is for the artistic designers and creators who may one day publish their own art with confidence, click here for a free resource to assist our artists
4. Anime Club is for our anime enthusiast and those who are interested in animation as a career, here they can draw and watch age-appropriate anime and manga, click here for free animations
5. The Coderz Cafe is a space for our future coders to read, write and share code as well as apply their coding skills to create digital content, click here for a free coding resource
School Year Meeting Times
Beginning the Tuesday after Labor Day to the Last Day of school for scholars
Study Time, Gamers Circle and Teen Artists:
Monday - Friday
4:45pm - 6:45pm EST
3:45pm - 5:45pm CST
1:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Anime Club:
Tuesday & Thursday
4:45pm - 5:45pm EST
3:45pm - 4:45pm CST
1:45pm - 2:45pm PST
The Coderz Cafe:
Monday Wednesday & Friday
4:45pm - 5:45pm EST
3:45pm - 4:45pm CST
1:45pm - 2:45pm PST
Summer Meeting Times
6/16/25 - 8/15/25
Gamers Circle and Teen Artists:
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm EST
8:00am - 3:00pm CST
6:00am - 1:00pm PST
Anime Club Manga-a-thon & Comic Classics:
Monday & Wednesday
4:00pm - 7:00pm EST
3:00pm - 6:00pm CST
1:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Code of Ethic for screen sharing:
All movies must be approved by the Program Coordinator either via text or email (PG movies will be considered based on the Program Coordinators approval)
No rated PG-13, R or NR rated movies
Rated G movies are welcome
No explicit sex or nudity
No violence
No shooter games, no guns, no murder
No gang games
Anime and Manga must be family friendly
Teen host group leader to track the number of attendees that must not exceed 30 individuals
No sharing of explicit art
No breakout rooms when hosting using Zoom, all viewing must occur whole group only
If no one shows up within the first 15 minutes of group, the meeting can be canceled by the group leader
Our program is a safe space for teens according to our Code of Ethics: Observed inappropriate behavior will result in scholars being removed from group that day with a warning, 2nd occurrence will result in a 1-week suspension from group, 3rd occurrence will result in in removal from group for the duration of the school year