A smiling girl with long red hair in a purple t-shirt stands at a crafting table in a classroom, with a tablet displaying a pixel art cityscape. Other children and an instructor work in the background.

Big stories.
Made by them.

Make & Motion offers hands-on animation and creative enrichment for students in K–8. They imagine the story, build the world, and bring it to life.

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Lego figure wearing a red cap, blue shirt, and gray pants standing on a black surface, with a green Lego baseplate in front and a green background.
Colorful abstract shapes including a purple circle, blue squiggly line, green circle, yellow star outline, red rectangle, and several black and blue capsule shapes on a white background.
Colorful abstract shapes including a purple circle, blue squiggly line, green circle, yellow star outline, red rectangle, and several black and blue capsule shapes on a white background.

Hollywood Stop Motion Studio

For the child who has a story to tell and a world to build. Explore our animation studio experience for Grades 3–5.

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Colorful abstract shape with stars, circles, and wavy lines in vibrant colors including yellow, red, green, blue, purple, and black.
Colorful abstract shape with stars, circles, and wavy lines in vibrant colors including yellow, red, green, blue, purple, and black.
A group of children and a man building with colorful LEGO bricks on a table in a classroom or play area. The man and two children are focused on the LEGO creation, smiling. In the background, other children are standing and working at different tables, with a tablet on a blue stand showing a live view of the scene.

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Jackson Popiel · Founder & Lead Instructor

Jackson brings professional animation, VFX and visualization experience together with youth teaching. He helps students turn big ideas into practical steps, from the first storyboard to the final film.

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Colorful abstract shapes including a yellow circle, red rectangle, purple circle, green squiggly line, and blue star and lines on a black background.
Colorful abstract shapes including a yellow circle, red rectangle, purple circle, green squiggly line, and blue star and lines on a black background.
A blue kids' tablet case with a black tablet inside, scattered LEGO pieces in various colors and sizes, small containers with colored clay or putty, and a green LEGO baseplate on a white surface.

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