Upcycled Classroom (Spring 2026)

This course is open for registration.

Course Title: Upcycled Classroom: Designing Sustainable Project Based Arts
(Re-titled from “Creative Reuse” to avoid confusion with another course we offer.)

Dates:
Session 1 — Saturday, February 14th. (In-Person)
Session 2 — Saturday, February 21st. (Virtual)
Session 3 — Saturday, February 28th. (In-Person)
Session 4 — Saturday, March 7th. (In-Person)
Session 5 — Saturday, March 14th. (Virtual)
Session 6 — Saturday, March 21st. (Virtual)

Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Credits: 3 P-Credit/45 CTLE hours*
Fee: $240 (MFTA*)+ $125 (ASPDP)

Course Description: In this hands-on course, participants will learn a variety of new techniques in upcycled artmaking, drawing from the abundance of paper, fabric, and other donated supplies at the MFTA warehouse. Explore bookmaking, sculptures made without glue, paper mosaics and more. Participants will be introduced to a series of art lessons that they then are given time to modify and expand on for their own classroom use.

*Note: We are excited to announce that we have scholarship funding to waive the MFTA fee for 10 participants. To be eligible, you must be a NYC Public Schools teacher at a Title 1 school, or high ENI school. This opportunity is first-come, first-served. Update: we have reached the limit on scholarships for this course.

Registration Instructions: If you are taking this course for P-Credits/+30 Credits, you will need to register on both the MFTA and the ASPDP website. Once you register on MFTA, you will receive instructions for registering on ASPDP.

Any questions? Email Will Niedmann at wniedmann@mfta.nyc.gov