Virtual Student Activities
Let us help you find fun things to do from home.
As the SUNY Schenectady community continues to respect socially distant safety measures, we recognize your needs to stay engaged. To support your continued development, we have collected the following resources to augment your college experience. Whether you are looking for hands-on-activities, family entertainment, educational resources, or religious worship opportunities, this page features over 200 free things you can do from home - today!
While these links come from all over the world, we have focused specifically on activities, resources, and community engagement opportunities within New York State - so you can build upon previous connections you have made and prepare for in-person participation in the near future.
Pick up a new hobby or enjoy a DIY project.
JUMP TO ARTS & CRAFTS
Make a difference in your community.
JUMP TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Learn something new just for the fun of it.
JUMP TO EDUCATION
Try a new game, watch a performance or listen to a podcast.
JUMP TO ENTERTAINMENT
Try guided meditation or a new workout.
JUMP TO HEALTH & WELLNESS
Watch animals, take a tour, see a museum collection, or visit a park.
TAKE A VIRTUAL TRIP
Worship opportunities available from home.
FIND WORSHIP SERVICES
Arts and Crafts
Arts
- Albright-Knox Art at Home
- Art Coloring Book
- Arts Center of the Capital Region - Online Activities
- Color our Collections - 100+ Museums
- Google Art Activities
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Skidmore's Tang Teaching Museum - At Home Activities
Crafts
- B Hooked Knitting and Crochet
- Bella Coco Crochet
- Blossom Crochet
- Good Knit Kisses Knitting
- Crafts by Amanda - Tutorials
- DIY Crafts from HGTV
Community Engagement
Civic Engagement
- Civic Health and Social Distancing
- Community Tool Box
- New York State: How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Practice Civic Engagement from Home
- Race, Class, and Higher Education - A Virtual Conversation
Social Justice
- #BlackLivesMatter: State Sanctioned Violence & Resistance (a discussion at SUNY Schenectady)
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Educate Yourself: Online Racial Equity Workshops
- Race, Social Justice, and Civil Rights: Digital Collections
- Teach.com’s Racial and Health Equity Resources
Volunteer
Education
Access and Equality
Art
- Explore Art - by Artist
- Explore Art - by Color
- Explore Art - by Timeperiod
- Forestburgh Playhouse - Building Your Artistic Toolbox
Language
Music
Science/Technology
- Earth At Home - Paleontological Research Institution
- Free Coding Classes
- Martz-Kohl Observatory
- Pacific Science Center Science Shows
- Roberson Museum and Science Center Planetarium from Home
- SUNY New Paltz Planetarium
- Water Science Projects and Experiments
- The Wild Center - Tupper Lake
Various
Entertainment
Activities
- Cultural Crosswords
- Google Arts and Culture's 360 Degree Videos
- Google Arts and Culture's Blob Opera
Comedy
Dance
Film
Games
- Board Game Arena
- Boiteajeux
- BrettspielWelt
- Free Games on Steam
- Happy Meeple
- Pogo
- Poki
- Puzzle Party
- Sheppard's Brain Games
- Tabletopia
- Yucata
Music
- Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
- Billboard Livestreams and Virtual Concerts
- Eastman School of Music
- Living Room Concerts
- NPR Virtual Concerts
- Schenectady Symphony Orchestra
- Seattle Symphony Stream
Podcasts
Storytelling/Lectures
Theater
Trivia
TV and Film
Health and Wellness
Fitness
- Active by Popsugar
- Desk-Friendly Ways to Get Fit
- Fitness Blender
- Fitness Ideas for All Ages
- LadyBoss Fitness Activities for Kids and Families
- Sarah's Day Cardio Videos
- YMCA 360 - On Demand Fitness Videos
Meditation
- Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York
- Buddhist Association of the United States
- Calm Together Meditation Resources
- Dharma Drum Retreat Center
- Guided Meditations
- Zen Mountain Monastery
Pilates
Yoga
Virtual Visits
Animals
- Aquarium of Niagara
- Beekman 1802 Baby Goat Cam
- Explore Animal Live Cams
- Georgia Aquarium Ocean Voyager Cam
- Harpursville Animal Adventure Park
- Live Cameras of African Wildlife
- Many Animal Live Cams
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams
- Oakland Zoo Cams
- San Diego Zoo Cams
- Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
- Utica Zoo Webcam
- Wolf Conservation Center Webcams
Architecture
Facility Tours
- Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard
- Gibson Guitar Factory Tour
- New York State Capitol and Empire State Plaza
- Tour the European Organization for Nuclear Research's underground spaces
Historical Sites
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Fire Island Lighthouse
- Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Gold Coast Mansions
- Great Wall of China
- Hampi: Between Myth, History and Wonder
- Historic Homes Tours (Buckingham Palace, Monticello, Mark Twain House and more)
- Machu Picchu
- Olana State Historic Site
- Prambanan Temples
- Stonehenge
- Teddy Roosevelt Inaugural Site
- Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire
- The Heartbreaking Myth Behind the Temple of Apollo
- Tikal
- Watervliet National Shaker Historic District
Museums
- Albany Capital Center
- Albany Institute of History & Art
- American Museum of Natural History
- Brooklyn Museum
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Google Arts and Culture's Collection of 2000+ Museums
- MotorTrend's Car Museum Tours
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- New York State Museum
- New York Transit Museum
- Pergamon
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Storm King Art Center
- Tenement Museum
- The British Museum's Museum of the World
- The Frick Collection
- The Hyde Collection - Glens Falls
- The J. Paul Getty Museum
- The Louvre
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul, South Korea)
- The Rijksmuseum
- The Strong National Museum of Play
- The Whitney Museum of American Art
Parks
Space
Tourism
Various
Vistas
Worship Services
Buddhism
- Albany KTC Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center
- Kingfisher Sangha - Online Dharma
- Shambhala Center of Albany
Christianity
- Bellevue Gospel Chapel
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa
- Calvary Assembly of God
- Carman Road Alliance
- Chinese Fellowship Bible Church
- Christ's Church of the Hills - Presbyterian
- Cobblestone Church - Reformed
- East Glenville Community Church
- Eastern Parkway United Methodist Church
- Emmanuel Friedens Church
- Family Bible Church
- First Church Christ Scientist
- Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
- New Bethel Community COGIC
- New Life Fellowship Church
- Open Arms Baptist Church
- Refreshing Spring Church of God in Christ - United Pentecostal
- Religious Society of Friends - Quaker
- Schenectady Church of the Nazarene
- St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
- St. George Greek Orthodox Church
- St. Thomas Anglican Church
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Schenectady Ward
- Trinity Baptist
- Unity Church Albany
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
- B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation
- Congregation Agudat Achim
- Congregation Beth Israel (Orthodox)
- Congregation Gates of Heaven
- Temple Israel Albany
Sikhism
Unitarian
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