About Southwest Academy

Southwest Academy DC (SADC) offers an immersive and transformative summer program designed to equip youth with essential IT skills while unleashing their creative potential in Audio/Visual production. SADC goes beyond traditional education, as we embarkon a meaningful journey toexplore critical community issues, including substance use disorderand violence in the community through the creation of a documentary that will empower,uplift, and amplify the voices within the southwest waterfront community.

In collaboration with passionate community supporters, participants will dive into IT training,learning I.T. concepts, website development, and digital literacy. They will also learn criticalelements of the A/V industry, including concert sound reinforcement and music/videorecording and production. Ambassadors who participate in this program will gain hands-onexperience in I.T. and audio/visual production, equipping them with skills to master the art ofsound engineering, video editing, and storytelling techniques. 

SWADC runs from June 26 to August 2, 2024.