SOCAPA's Summer Programs for High School students are hosted at New York University's Polytechnic Campus, located at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in downtown Brooklyn. Students stay in the modern Othmer Residence Hall, eat most of their meals at the campus cafeteria, and attend most classes right on the Polytechnic Campus or at neighboring L.I.U.

New York City has long been a world center of artistic and cultural exploration. SOCAPA is surrounded by exciting locations for film shoots, many of which have been photographed by some of the most famous film directors of our time. SOCAPA students find themselves in the heart of this vibrant city, walking distance from the Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade, and a short subway ride to Washington Square Park, Times Square, the Theater District, Central Park, Bleecker Street, and one of the most diverse concentrations of cafes, restaurants, and artistic venues anywhere in the world.

We at SOCAPA feel that New York City is perhaps the world's greatest classroom. We conduct many of our classes and exercises in our favorite parks and take many field trips to museums, studios, shows and screenings. Our students are given blanket permits from the NYC Mayor's Office which allows them to film, photograph, and dance anywhere in Central Park, Fort Greene Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park.