Cori Santana

Marie Curie HS: Oasis

Where do you find your oasis? The students of Marie Curie HS have an idea of just how this looks for them and their greater community. As their school pours into the students’ growth, a stream of inspiration flows from their halls to outside their school walls. Projects like this one hold value in giving…

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Harlem Renaissance: Reborn

Uniting as guiding forces, a lighthouse and phoenix light the way over the clouds after a year of uncertainty. Resemblant of its name, Harlem Renaissance HS reflects on seasons of rebirth past and present and inspires us to do the same. In a similar light and with the help of our students, we were able…

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Union Settlement: Dreams for NYC

Shoot for the stars and dream big, New York!💫 East Harlem has big some hopes for the city especially as we move forward in these pandemic times. This project showed us how bright of a future awaits this city and that our time together was part of building that future. Thank you to the community…

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MS/HS 141: A Wrinkle in Time

“Thank you [NYC Council Member Andrew Cohen] so much for the beautiful addition to our school!  Last school year you provided funding so that RKA could partner with Thrive.  The partnership generated a Mural Painting Club for HS and MS students.  The club designed the mural you see in the attached pictures. … “It is massive…

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