CCTV's Youth Media Program is designed to teach Cambridge teens media making and career readiness skills, as they work as media artists. The program is comprised of two components: the Summer Media Institute and the School Year Production Program. Check out videos produced by CCTV youth members on the right side of the page. Award winning programming produced by CCTV youth members is available for viewing here.

Summer Media Institute (SMI)

SMI is a six-week work expereience and media production program run though a partnership with the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program and Cambridge Community Services' CityLinks Program. Each summer, teens in the program attend workshops and learn camcorder, editing, lighting and audio, gaining media art, technical production, and computer application skills.

As participants develop media skills, they are paid to work as media artists, producing a variety of productions. This year, 29 teens were involved with the program.

School Year Production Program (SYPP)

SYPP is an afterschool program designed to provide teens with an opportunity to further develop career readiness and media production skills after the conclusion of the Summer Media Institute. The school year program is run through partnerships with the Mayor's Fall Youth Employment Program, Cambridge Community Services' CityLinks program, and Cambridge Housing Authority's Workforce Program. This year, we are serving 14 students and our school year program includes a track for newcomers and returning students.

Program Funders
The Youth Media Program would not be possible without the support of Cambridge Community Foundation, Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation, Clipper Ship Foundation, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Massachusetts Cultural Council’s YouthReach Initiative, the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program and Mayor’s Summer Work and Learning Program.