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FDA High School: Lion’s Pride

Thrive Collective returned a third year to continue the mural makeover of the FDA Campus in Harlem. Artist DAZE worked with students to design murals for the two main entrances to the building: Affirmations for PS 200 and Lion’s Pride for Frederick Douglas Academy High School. For the student intensive at FDA, Yasmine Rodriguez led…

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PS 200: Affirmations

Thrive Collective returned a third year to continue the mural makeover of the FDA Campus in Harlem. Artist DAZE worked with students to design murals for the two main entrances to the building: Affirmations for PS 200 and Lion’s Pride for Frederick Douglas Academy High School. For the student intensive at PS 200, Yasmine Rodriguez…

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PS/MS 34: The Dreamer

The Dreamer & The Doer: Dream Walls 3.0 Blame it on Jonathan. Or credit him. He started it. Twenty years ago, Jonathan dreamed that if he could teach math at PS/MS 34, more students and families could break free from poverty. He had already been tutoring students from the school since 1996 at the Generation…

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PS/MS 34: The Path

The Dreamer & The Doer: Dream Walls 3.0 Blame it on Jonathan. Or credit him. He started it. Twenty years ago, Jonathan dreamed that if he could teach math at PS/MS 34, more students and families could break free from poverty. He had already been tutoring students from the school since 1996 at the Generation…

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PS/MS 34: The Graduate

The Dreamer & The Doer: Dream Walls 3.0 Blame it on Jonathan. Or credit him. He started it. Twenty years ago, Jonathan dreamed that if he could teach math at PS/MS 34, more students and families could break free from poverty. He had already been tutoring students from the school since 1996 at the Generation…

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PS/MS 34: The Classics (Pillars)

The Dreamer & The Doer: Dream Walls 3.0 Blame it on Jonathan. Or credit him. He started it. Twenty years ago, Jonathan dreamed that if he could teach math at PS/MS 34, more students and families could break free from poverty. He had already been tutoring students from the school since 1996 at the Generation…

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PS/MS 34: The Pillars

The Dreamer & The Doer: Dream Walls 3.0 Blame it on Jonathan. Or credit him. He started it. Twenty years ago, Jonathan dreamed that if he could teach math at PS/MS 34, more students and families could break free from poverty. He had already been tutoring students from the school since 1996 at the Generation…

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PS 76 & SAFE in Harlem: Dream On

Artist Peach Tao brings “Dream On” to PS 76 in collaboration with our longtime partners PILLARS / S.A.F.E. in Harlem. This project was painted on two canvases so the students’ work can live on after PS 76 closes this summer. Peach worked with students and SAFE in Harlem staff led by Anaiyah Smith to develop…

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Frank McCourt HS: We are One

The “WE ARE ONE” mural was created by the students at Frank McCourt High School. During workshops, we explored community and collaboration, covering topics such as cultural roots, kindness, the use of color, and composition. This is how we arrived at this mural design, featuring the title “WE ARE ONE” in the central area. This…

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Park East HS: Bloom in Time

park-east-header park-east-feature The inspiration for this mural is the school’s motto, “Purpose, Preparation, Pride,” and evolved into the theme: “Bloom in Time.” The students involved were ninth graders, all in their first year at the school, and at first they were a little reserved during the brainstorming section of the project. However, personalities really started…

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