PS 78 Makeover: I Am the Captain of My Own Ship!

Featuring Art Direction by Kristy McCarthy (Bronx 2023)
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The 7 Healthy Habits Series

In 2023, eight Thrive Collective artists and Tats Cru painted a series of fifteen murals at PS 78 in the Bronx based on the book The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey. The seven habits are:

  1. Be Proactive
  2. Begin With the End in Mind
  3. Put First Things First
  4. Think Win-Win
  5. Think First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
  6. Synergize
  7. Sharpen the Saw

Click on any of the portfolios below to learn more about a specific mural, and keep scrolling to see our curated collection of photos for this mural makeover.

“I Am the Captain of My Own Ship!”

This mural embodies the first habit by showing a young person who is empowered by their proactiveness and is taking responsibility for their actions. A ship captain must think ahead and map out their route, they forge through storms and plan around bad weather, rather than blaming the rain for their mistakes. This mural encourages young people to be the captains of their own ships and take their happiness into their own hands.

PS 78 Makeover: The 7 Habits Series

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Project Details

“I Am the Captain of My Own Ship!”
PS 78 Anne Hutchinson (2023)


• Art Direction: Kristy McCarthy
• 152 Square Feet
• Mixed Media
• Sponsored by NYC DOE

  • Elementary School
  • Intensive
  • Interior

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