S.O.S. Save Our (Native) Species!

Funded Nov 17, 2021

I'm not sure that my students believed that they could dream up, design and paint their own mural based on endangered native species BUT boy oh boy did they create a lovely piece that brings attention to species in need! The 4th graders, in particular, have done a stellar job researching endangered species that live in our own back yard. They found that BOTH animals and PLANTS can be threatened. Consequently, we selected birds, and mammals, and several species of marine plants that need a little helping hand from humans.

Next, inspired by Matisse, students went about drawing the plants' and animals' silhouettes. You graciously funded paint. With that paint, we were able to create a lovely blue ocean and sky background. And with assistance from the Epson projector that YOU made possible, students were able to enlarge and project their original works, then transfer them onto our garden wall. Finally, we painted the silhouettes onto our garden wall and my students were amazed, delighted and down right excited to see their exact designs come to life on the mural they had personally designed.

This has been so rewarding - students who perhaps thought that they "weren't a good enough artist" get to see their own designs shine on our walls.

Thank you.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Condon