Television for KIDS, by KIDS!

Here’s your child’s chance to write and produce their own videos by joining the one-of-a-kind KIDS4 program! KIDS4 is an after-school media literacy program for students in 6th through 9th grade. Students in the program learn how to operate cameras, write scripts, edit, and star as they work in crews to produce television programs for Sun Prairie’s KIDS4 channel!

  • Storytelling & Creative Writing
  • Filmmaking & Media Production
  • Visual & Digital Arts
  • Writing & Editing
  • Teamwork & Collaboration
  • Communication Skills
  • Confidence & Self Expression
  • Imagination & Innovation

 

KIDS4 Crew 2026-2027

Monday Crew (Grades 7-9) 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Tuesday Crew (Grades 6-7) 4:30 – 5:30 PM
TNL Crew – Thursday Night Live (Grades 7-9) 5:00 – 7:15 PM

 

WHAT is KIDS4 Crew?
KIDS4 is a unique program only found at Sun Prairie Media Center that provides area youth a chance to learn television production and media literacy. It is television BY kids, FOR kids.

WHO participates in KIDS4?
KIDS4 Registration opens in August each year. All interested candidates must register each year.  Crews will be determined in late September, and participants will be notified at that time. KIDS4 is open to children in grades 6th to 8th. Students in the program are responsible for cameras, sound, lighting, editing, directing, talent and the content of their programs. Kids who are in 6th and 7th grade start by learning the basics of camera operation and video production.

THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE
Students who are in 7th, 8th and 9th grade work together to produce Thursday Night Live (TNL), a live thirty-minute program. Students will begin the year by reviewing camera equipment. Next the group will begin to perfect their skills of skit development. A practice “live” show will be filmed prior to officially broadcasting live. TNL can be seen on KIDS4 live at 6:30pm.

WHEN is KIDS4?
KIDS4 crews run from October through April and follow the Sun Prairie Area School District calendar. Crews meet once a week after school for an hour, except for Thursday Night Live (TNL) which runs for two hours because it is a live production.  All KIDS4 crews are guided by a Sun Prairie Media Center crew leader. 

WHERE is KIDS4?
All KIDS4 crews meet at Sun Prairie Media Center, which is located in the same building as the Sun Prairie Public Library.

COST of KIDS4?
2026-2027 Crew Year Pricing:
$435, Members
$565, Non-Members

Participating KIDS4 crew members must pay a fee each crew year. Crew fees will be set before registration opens for this program. The Pam Steitz Scholarship is available to those who qualify. Reduced pricing is available for those who have a SPMC Memberships. 

For additional information please contact SPMC staff at: staff@sunprairiemediacenter.com

Online Registration with Xplor at cityofsunprairie.perfectmind.com