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Students

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Summer Programing: 

Summer Moth Story lab is a a free, out-of-school storytelling workshop series that has both in-person and virtual options. High school students from all over the country meet to practice and perform Moth stories weekly for 1 week. The program ends with a performance that may be open to friends, and family. This summer, Story Lab will run two different sessions. One from July 15th to July 19th and from July 22nd to July 26th there will be four schedules to choose from and they will ALL run from 1pm ET to 4pm ET.

Applications open on May 13th!

     In Person (at the Moth office on 74 Broad Street)
- 7/15, 7/16, 7/17, 7/18, and 7/19
- 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, and 7/26

Virtual:
- 7/15, 7/16, 7/17, 7/18, and 7/19
- 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, and 7/26


School Year Programming:

Are you a high school student? We offer five programs during the school year:

1) Story Lab Virtual is a free, virtual, out-of-school storytelling workshop series. High school students from all over the country meet to practice and perform Moth stories weekly for 8 weeks. The program ends with a performance that may be open to friends, and family. 

The fall Moth Story Lab application will open on August 12th. Please  fill out this form to be notified when it opens.


2) Story Lab In-Person is a free, out-of-school storytelling workshop series for students in NYC. High school students from all New York City meet to practice and perform Moth stories every weekend for 8 weeks. The program ends with a performance that may be open to friends, and family. This fall, Story Lab In-Person will run from March 23rd to May 12th and there will be two schedules to choose from: 

The fall Moth Story Lab application will open on August 12th. Please  fill out this form to be notified when it opens.


3) Storytelling for the College Essay (Virtual)

During this workshop you (10th-12th graders) will learn how to apply your Moth story to a personal statement for college applications. Instead of telling them about your work ethic, or study habits, or resilience, you can show them through your true, personal story.

Storytelling for the College Essay applications will open on June 3rd. Please fill out this form to be notified when it opens.

4) Story Lab: All Michigan is a free, virtual, out-of-school storytelling workshop series. The title says it all - high school students from all over Michigan meet to practice and perform Moth stories weekly for 8 weeks. The program ends with a performance open to friends, and family. 

The All Michigan application is now closed. Please fill out this form to be notified when it opens again.

5) If you or your school are interested in a longer-term partnership with The Moth, please fill out this program inquiry form.


“It surprised me how close everyone got, despite our differences.”
— All City StorySLAM Alum —



“It's not what you think it's going to be. It's going to be so much better.”
— All City StorySLAM Alum —

Here's a peek into our program if you needed more reasons to join!

Wilson Portorreal runs into traffic to save Hershey, the family dog.

The Moth's Education Program teaches first-person storytelling and provides storytelling opportunities for students in grades 9-12 throughout New York City.