Rising Seniors in the Scholars program are working hard in the Summer Intensive Studies program which is a 96-hour course taking place from June 28 through July 23.

Scholars are enrolled in the class that best suits their needs and interests, with a variety of classes to choose from including Architecture, Game Design, Fashion Design, Drawing & Painting, Design & Management and Illustration.

Upon successful completion of the course, students receive college credits, which—in addition to the time management skills they are gaining—will give them a head start in college next Fall.

Friday 7/16/2010

Scholar's got together during their lunch break in 2 West 13 street to discuss about their classes and how they are doing. Don't forget the free pizza!

Save The Date!

2010 Parsons Scholars Graduation

Wednesday, 8.4.2010

Theresa Lang Student Center

55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor

See you there!

Painting Process at the Hospital

Open studios

First thing visitors saw when they came into the room during open studio...
The next room had the sketches done by the students and a wall with photos which documented each student's progress.

Back to Brookdale!

Returning to Brookdale hospital this past Saturday, the class sketched their new concepts onto their walls and some even began to paint them! More patients and parents stood in the hallway and watched as everyone worked on their walls. One particular parent stopped by each mural and said "You guys are gooood".

Brookdale changes

After reviewing the work/sketches done for the walls at Brookdale, some issues arose but the class was able to "go back to the drawing board" to create original and unique illustrations. We spent a day back at Parsons and turned out some new and even better resolutions for our concepts. Towards the end of class, we critiqued each others work.

Global Kids Annual Youth Conference on Children's Rights

On Friday, April 9, 2010 Parsons Scholar Jessy Jo Gomez (below, center) was one of three student leaders to emcee the Global Kids’ 21st Annual Youth Conference, entitled “Got To Have My Rights”.



The youth-organized event brought together over 500 diverse youth from over 50 high schools across NYC to learn about and take action on children’s rights.

The event included several exciting guest speakers including actress and activist Rosario Dawson and over 30 workshops developed and facilitated by participating students around topics such as Access to Education, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Labor, Child Soldiers, Human Trafficking, Impact of War on Children, Juvenile Justice, Sexual Exploitation of Children, Standard of Living, and more.

At the event, participating youth also presented a petition urging Congress to ratify the UN Convetion on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).



Congratulations to Jessy Jo for continuing to display such strong leadership skills. You demonstrate that there’s no need to wait until you’re older to start making important social changes!

For more information on Global Kids (a nonprofit organization in New York City dedicated to educating students in underserved communities about international affairs and civic engagement) and the day’s activities, visit their website here.

First work day at Brookdale hospital!

Jaime's illustration class has been given the great opportunity to create several murals for the Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.
Our first steps took place in Parsons where the class created their sketches and later painted them. (Look for the images under the "Brookdale hospital mural project" link).
After visiting the hospital for the first time and returning this past weekend, we had a better sense of how much work was to be placed onto the murals. Most importantly, we realized how much this meant for the patients who watched the whole day as the students sketched their concepts onto the walls.

The waiting room section of the project (below)
Andrea working on the first wall families will see when they enter the waiting room.
Roza and Yang discussing their Fall themed wall.
Genesis and Guillermo in the waiting room working on their Summer themed mural.


The Hallway section of the project (below)

We've got the whole hallway at the pediatrics center!!! There's a lot of work ahead!
Dudley working on his basketball themed wall.
Dytique also working on his basketball themed wall.
Dane drawing with his partner, Francisco.

Francisco incorporating the fountain into the mural.
Alexandria going over the painting sketch made earlier in the semester with her partner, Bijay.


Alexis and Nicole working on their wall.
Nicole working on her details


Lunch!
Brought to us by Peter and Chris, the students in Jaime Arredondo's illustration class take a well deserved break from working on their walls.




After lunch...
The class visits each others walls throughout the pediatrics center.