Summer fun with the Parsons Scholars!

Summer has been a whirlwind of happenings at the Parsons Scholars Program this year.

As recipients of the Anna Toonk Scholarship, Parsons Scholars Raquel Castillo, Roxana Santana and Andy Bell-Baltaci and Alumni Francisco Vivar, Richard Pean and Paul Gomez, traveled to Paris where they spent 4 weeks taking intensive art and design classes and exploring France.  Take a look at photos of a few of their adventures in previous posts.

Back in NY, rising senior Scholars continued to prove their commitment to their goals through the rigorous coursework of the Summer Intensive Studies program.  During this college credit course, some students confirmed their future college majors, while others were relieved to have the opportunity to narrow down their options before entering college.

Coordinator Yashua Klos holds back the emotions of watching his group of Scholars accomplish their goals.  

Getting the group together at lunch...

 Program friend Steve Kennedy with former student Mariah Watson

Scholars display their accomplishments from a range of classes including Painting + Drawing, Illustration, Fashion Design and Architecture during the SIS Open Studio.

Congrats to all of our Scholars and all of your hard work! 

We look forward to the rising juniors having a great two weeks during Pre-College Academy this month!

 

SIS wrap-up!

Scholars!
Please fill out this survey with your thoughtful reflections on your experiences lived throughout the Summer Intensive Studies program this month.

As always, your honesty will help us better support you.

https://docs.google.com/a/newschool.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGpfU2dnU01TSXR3enlwMkhmcVh1RlE6MA

PARIS 2012 Versailles and Eiffel Tower

PARIS 2012

Having fun in Paris, 2 first weeks visiting the city, learning some french and making new friends along the way.

Rising Seniors Lunch

On Friday the 13th (Ooooh! Spooooky!) we took an hour or so to unwind! The coordinators, rising seniors, and a few mentors enjoyed a lunch together and chatted about the week, apricots, and hair.

Emoti-Con! o.O

The Emoti-Con event was held at Parsons on June 2, where NYC youth showcased digital technology creations and engaged in conversations about the role of technology. Our senior scholars participated with the submission of their Beyond Bullets PSAs, the juniors presented their short horror flicks, and the sophomore scholars joined in the activities hosted by Emoti-Con to support the juniors and seniors, and to start generating ideas for next year. Guest speakers presented their work, spoke about their careers in relevant industries and shared their learning experiences as artists, designers and inventors.

More info about the day can be found here. 

Scholars enjoying their lunches, Emoti-Con t-shirts and gift bags!


Lessons learned...
Poster, logo, t-shirt designed by our own Parsons undergrad mentors, Richard Pean and Deja Holden!

Parsons Scholars Festival Exhibition recap!

On Saturday, May 12, 2012, Parsons Scholars celebrated the opening of their Festival Exhibition! Many thanks to sophomore and junior scholars who volunteered (while seniors were in class) and faculty and staff who hung each piece in preparations for the show!
Senior scholars first presented the PSA's they created with faculty Shola Ajayi, which were films educating teenagers about gun violence, created in response to their Senior Capstone Project. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session from peers and guests.

Family, friends and peers saw the selected works made by students, which were distributed throughout the 12th floor of the 6 East 16th street building, including a project submission dedicated to the Trayvon Martin case, seen below.


Congratulations to the Parsons Scholars, faculty and staff for the great work and a successful show!!!

Photos by Tanya-Linn Albrigtsen-Frable.