Posts tagged college preparedness
Celebrating Student Success
Celebrating Student Success

“It was something new that I wanted to try and it was totally different than what I expected. It was great learning about my strengths and weaknesses and discovering a love of photography. But mostly, I loved working with a lot of new friends. Our art had a lot of personal meaning behind it and it was surprising to hear other students telling so many stories about their art.”

CAW Youth Apprentice Natajha Graham

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empowerment, graphic arts, Mural, Public Art Youth Employment Program, Summer Youth Employment P, social justiceScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications Manageryouth apprentice, youth development, City College of New York, CUNY, HBCO, HBC, college preparedness, college access, public speaking, publicspeaking, public art, public art youth employment, spelman, college, CARA, social justice, BLM, HBCU
Blazing Trails and Leaving Marks
Blazing Trails and Leaving Marks

Many people have inscribed farewell notes in their classmates’ yearbooks, but how many people can say they left a positive message that will be seen by hundreds of students for years to come? This spring, Creative Art Works is proud to have helped two groups of students not only set their sights on college, but leave beacons of inspiration writ large for others who would follow their lead.

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after-school, Mural, OST, out-of-school timeBrian RicklinPAL Webster Centerart education, arts, PAL, Bronx, college preparedness, college access, NYC, nyc dca, ost, student, teamwork