QUED Academy

🎉 Happy New Year from QUED-UP! 🎉

As we step into a brand-new year, we’re excited about what’s ahead — more creativity, more access, and more opportunities for learners of all ages.

At QUED-UP, our mission remains the same:
✨ Empower students through animation, game design, VR, and technology
✨ Create pathways from curiosity to real-world skills
✨ Make STEAM education engaging, inclusive, and future-focused

🚀 What’s new this year?
We’re continuing to grow QUED Academy, our online learning platform designed to help students, educators, and aspiring creatives build practical skills in animation, technology, and digital creation — at their own pace.

If you believe in:
✔ Creative education
✔ Workforce-ready skills
✔ Learning through play, exploration, and innovation

👉 Follow us at: https://qued-up.org

👉 Sign up for QUED Academy and explore what’s possible this year

Thank you to our supporters, partners, educators, parents, and students for being part of this journey.
Here’s to a year of growth, imagination, and impact. 🌟

qued-up.org From animation and game design to VR & career Certifications, we equip students with 21st-century skills, resources, and hardware for success!

🎨 ANIMATION DAY!
Today, our students are learning how cartoons are made—from sketch to motion!
They’re creating characters, writing mini-stories, and animating their own scenes.

Animation builds:
✨ Creativity
✨ Storytelling
✨ Digital skills
✨ Patience & problem-solving

Want your child in the next session?
👉 qued-up.org

🎄 HOLIDAY GIFT ALERT!
Every purchase from QUEDCrafts.com directly supports students learning animation, VR, and game design. 💛

Looking for unique gifts?
👉 Bold art
👉 Custom accessories
👉 Fun home décor

🛍️ Shop with purpose: QUEDCrafts.com

“Welcome to the Future of Learning”

Welcome to QUED-UP — Where Creativity Meets Technology!
This week, we’re giving students hands-on access to animation, VR exploration, game design, and digital creativity.
Whether your child loves drawing, gaming, or building things, QUED-UP gives them real tools, real skills, and real confidence.

Programs for ages 5–17
Chicago + Suburbs

📍 Register today: qued-up.org

🎉🛍️ QUED CRAFTS HOLIDAY CHALLENGE! 🛍️🎉
Let’s make shopping FUN this year 👀🔥

We’re inviting YOU to play along! 👇🏾

🎄 DROP AN EMOJI that matches the kind of gift you’re shopping for:
💍 = Something stylish
🎨 = Something artsy
🏠 = Home décor
🎮 = For the gamer
👶 = For the kids
🎁 = Surprise me!

Then… hop over to QUEDCrafts.com and see what we picked out for you! 👀✨
Our shop is PACKED with unique, creative, meaningful items — and every purchase helps support students learning animation, VR, game design, and tech through QUED-UP. ❤️📚

🎁✨ Shop with purpose. Gift with style.
👉🏾 www.QUEDCrafts.com

Tag a friend who NEEDS Christmas gift ideas! 🎅🏾🎁😄

Where Crafts Come to Life Welcome to QUED CraftsShop with Purpose. Create Opportunity.QUEDCrafts.com is proudly owned and operated by QUED-UP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through hands-on education in animation, game design, virtual reality, and emerging technology.When you shop here, you’re not ...

Ditch the crowded stores and shop with a purpose this Christmas!

• Unique home decor
• Bold fashion pieces
• Vibrant artwork & custom accessories

Every purchase on QUEDCrafts.com supports youth in animation, game design & tech. You're not just buying a gift... you're investing in a student's future!

Make your holiday shopping count: visit www.QUEDCrafts.com for one-of-a-kind gifts that make a difference!

Where Crafts Come to Life Welcome to QUED CraftsShop with Purpose. Create Opportunity.QUEDCrafts.com is proudly owned and operated by QUED-UP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through hands-on education in animation, game design, virtual reality, and emerging technology.When you shop here, you’re not ...