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Social Voice Mural

The following are pictures of a mural we painted in our classroom. The theme is "our social voice" and each of the person in the mural is doing something to convey his or her social voice. The mural evolved over time, often leading to more experimentation and slowly figuring out what style it would be. We'd love to see it continue as a work in progress, slowly adding people and detail - not unlike Social Voice itself.

A Collage of Culture

We created this mural with the intent of demonstrating how our nation is a mosaic of cultures. It is black and white for a reason - to demonstrate that we share a common destiny as humanity. The middle part is in color as a symbol of our belief in freedom and the fact that we are all immigrants. Students created this in the 2006-2007 school year.

Borman Astro Mural

One area where students can help is in improving the look and feel of Borman. Unfortunately, people can have a negative view of the school. In sports, the gymnasium can seem sparse and empty. For these reasons, we have created an Astro mural. It will go in the gymnasium to remind schools that they are on Borman turf. Moreover, it is just one way to say "we love it here at our school and we are proud of what we accomplish."

Our Social Voice - a work in progress

This is still a work in progress. We hope to finish it by September 1, 2008. As you can see, there are still windows that need a picture, a large billboard and a skyline that need to be sketched and created, as well as tons of detail work. However, by the end, it should be something we can look toward with a sense of accomplishment.

It Takes a Village

There is great symbolism in this. The path represents the pathway of education that lasts for a lifetime. In the distant is the city skyline of Phoenix, a reminder that the whole community has contributed to our education. Each of the boxes will include pictures of people who help contribute to a child's education.

The following pictures are from when it was still a work in progress. It took us a little over one quarter to finish it.

In addition to the mural, we had specific projects connected to the "It Takes a Village" concept. These included:
-A thank you barbecue where IMPACT students served the support staff at Borman
-A thank you blog where students shared their educational goals and mentioned how people helped contribute to their education
-Thank you letters written by students and given to people who have helped make their education possible

In Memory

This was the first of our murals. We created it to remember the soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the War in Iraq. It hung in the capital and in a veteran's hospital and now hangs in our school cafeteria.