Now that the mural has been painted and the six-week collaboration with Rego Park Green Alliance has come to a close, the sixth grade class is back on track with their final project. Their aim is to explore what a community needs to remain stable, to thrive, and what brings business into the community while keeping residents happy and financially steady.
Through Google Sketchup, the students designed businesses and institutions that could do all of these things and make Laurelton’s “Main St.”, Merrick Boulevard, and potentially the whole city, a better place. They’ve completed 5 out of the 6 of their projected designs, and their diorama is back on track for completion as the school year comes to a close.
-Ms. Semple
Student’s design of a public library for Laurelton.
DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice aims to bridge the digital divide by combining media literacy and cultural awareness along with a vast understanding of technology to encourage young women in under served communities to pursue careers in computer science and new media.
