Education is our Right and It’s All in How You Play Your Cards

  • “Education is Our Right,” located in a school hallway corner, uses board game imagery in its design.
  • The team participated in many research session to learn more about access to education for young people.
  • Drawn on paper, the full design of the mural when laid flat.
  • Youth used bright paints to mimic the colors used in board game materials.
  • With the completed mural behind them, the artists stand together to proudly present their participation certificates.
  • A text bubble to the left of the mural’s focal point.

Project Description

“Education Is Our Right” focuses on an individual’s right to higher learning. A mural team of students from Park Slope Collegiate High School investigated individual and societal perspectives on access to higher education. The group’s ideas were sharpened and refined only after extensive research, which included interviews with school officials, college professors, and their own peers. The teen artists then created a unique visual language, inspired by a board game theme, to illustrate the steps that must be taken in order to get the most out of a system that is not always fair. Although inequalities are addressed, the mural also offers encouragement with messages like, “Study Hard,” “Seek Guidance,” and “Knowledge is something no one can take from you.” This visual encouragement to seek higher learning sends a powerful message to all students of Park Slope Collegiate High School.

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Fun Facts

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In 2010, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt in the United States.
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In 2009, more women graduated from college than men for the first time.
Research
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Department of Education Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced that 65.5% of New York City students graduated in four years in 2011 — an all-time high, they said, with an increase of 19 points since 2005.