Coney Art Walls Featuring Daze
Artist Daze speaks about the importance of collaborations and working with students. Thanks for being awesome Daze!
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Domingo Zapata Thrives in Hunts Point
Artist Domingo Zapata and students from Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists reclaim imagination as the foundation for lives that thrive.
read moreProject 25 Students Invoke Change
In 2015 — Project 25’s Pilot Year in NYC — Project 25 NYC: Distributed 27 mini-grants of $100 each … To 390 student leaders … At 28 NYC public schools … Who launched 13 projects … Volunteered 4,883 hours … And raised $5,828 for social causes like clean water and fighting poverty. Stay tuned for…
read moreNY1: Student Artists Unveil ‘Thrive’ Mural
NY1 VIDEO: [April 16, 2015] After months of sketching and painting, some young artists are finally showing off their latest masterpiece. New Dorp High School students unveiled a new mural Wednesday during a ribbon cutting ceremony. About 300 students collaborated on the project that features 36 panels covered in acrylic paint. The mural spells out…
read moreABC News Celebrates School Mentors
Tiempo (3/29/15) Watch Manny Delgado talk about the impact of School Mentors on his life: “I cannot say that I’d be where I am today if it wasn’t for them. I’ve grown so much, even having the confidence to say hello to anybody was something I wouldn’t be able to do.” (Clip begins at 1:33)
read moreDOE: “PS 102 Says ‘Welcome’ with Mural”
For the month of October, the NYC Department of Education has featured the PS 102 mural on its homepage. “Welcome” to our school! As featured in: The Brownstoner // The Bay Ridge Eagle // Brooklyn Family // Department of Education // New York Teacher BAY RIDGE’S PS 102, “THE BAY VIEW SCHOOL,” CELEBRATES DIVERSITY WITH COMPLETION OF A NEW SCHOOLYARD MURAL Inspired by…
read moreMural Shows Resiliency Of Brooklyn Schoolkids
As reported on NY1: Brooklyn school kids are showing off their community’s resiliency after Hurricane Sandy. A new mural was unveiled at P.S. 329 in Coney Island this weekend. Nearly 250 students helped to design it this spring by responding to the question, “How do you help a neighbor in need?” Their answers were the…
read moreCase Study: Operation Backpack
Walk in Pastor Ralph Castillo’s shoes as Christ Tabernacle discovers the “sweet spot” of community engagement for their church. // VIDEO
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