World Building and Character Development
(Spring 2026)
Registration is open.
Grades: 9th–12th
Time: 4:00–6:30 PM
Dates: March 3–May 12, 2026
Session Length: 10 Classes. One Day/Week, Tuesdays
Cost: $700
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World Building and Character Development
Get ready to learn the essentials of world building, storytelling, character design, and more! In World Building and Character Development, create and develop character concepts, discuss and experiment with writing techniques to build plotlines and lore, and explore original worlds made by you and your fellow storytellers. Newcomers and experienced writers are all welcome to journey into new worlds and bring the fantastical to life.
Materials:
- Notebook (Bring to class)
- Sketchbook or drawing tablet (Bring to class)
- Access to a laptop or computer with document and slideshow creation capabilities (At home)
Course Dates:
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31 – No Class
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
Instructor
Cassandra Falcone
Cassandra Falcone is an illustrator, animator, and writer based in New York. Over the course of her academic and professional career, she studied visual storytelling, film, and animation, as well as the intricacies of concept art, concept development, sequential art, and multimedia illustration. She is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology with a major in Illustration and a minor in History of Art. Her passion for science fiction, fantasy, and the supernatural has followed her throughout her career and is a keystone in her own art and writing.
CampDoc
We are excited to partner with CampDoc, a third party program we will be using to collect and consolidate student registration information in order to streamline the registration process, and enhance the parent and guardian experience while your child is participating in our program(s). CampDoc will give parents and guardians full access to their own participant portal which they can log into at any time to view course details and information, and previously submitted documents.
Once a course has been purchased on the JBFC website, an email from CampDoc will follow within a few days with instructions on how to create a CampDoc account (if you do not have one already) and submit additional required registration information, such as an updated immunization record, a list of allergies, names of individuals who are authorized to pick your child up, doctor and insurance information, etc., and the deadlines by which this information must be received. We look forward to seeing your child this year.
