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Thrive: New Dorp
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Video Recap Celebrate the completion of the Thrive #SchoolMural at New Dorp High School in Staten Island (2015). Special thanks to our sponsors, including International Christian Center, Turkey Hill, and New Dorp High School. In the News NY1 VIDEO: [April 16, 2015] After months of sketching and painting, some young artists are finally showing off…

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PS/MS 282 Thrive Gala
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From November 2014 – June 2015, Thrive Teaching Artist Kekoa taught third and fourth graders at PS 282 visual arts skills including collage, sculpture, masks, and totems. A curated selection of completed works was presented at the school as a pop-up gallery exhibition on June 17, 2015. Student Work PS/MS 282 Inaugural Thrive Art Gala

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Community: I Am 282
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PS/MS 282 celebrated the beauty of its school community with the installation of our fourth schoolyard mural in 2014, “Community: I Am 282.” In February, Principal Magalie Alexis invited students and staff to contribute to the mural’s design. Throughout March and April, students explored ideas related to both identity and community, and generated mural concepts…

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Generations in Bay Ridge
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“Mural: Master Class” students at McKinley Junior High School celebrated the generational handoff of immigrants in Bay Ridge by creating the Generations mural for the Norwegian Christian Home in Spring 2014. Here are some of the reactions from school and community leaders about the project’s significance: Principal Janice Geary, McKinley Junior High School “Projects like…

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