Saturday October 15th

Scholars researching Colleges

Mentors helping Scholars find information about Colleges.

On Saturday the 15th of October, the Scholars continued their research of finding out College and University Facts on CollegeBoard and websites like it. They researched school stats about Eugene Lang College, Parsons and a University or College of their choice. After finding this information, the scholars all participated in Pictionary Game about the College Application Process.

After this game, the scholars were introduced to a project they would be working on throughout their Semester, a social media project that they would develop to inform their peers on information about the College process, the ideas that they brainstormed were great.

I hope to learn more information soon, see you all Saturday!!

Portfolio Redefined

Saturday was a very educational day for high school students from all over the city. They had the chance to learn about Parsons Admission, the Parsons Challenge and how to organized their portfolio for college. Students were able to brainstorm ideas for their Parsons Challenge and to get feedback on them. They had the opportunity to speak to experts about any concern they had and also were able to socialize with other students with the same interests as their own.
What a productive day!!!!

Great Work!!!

It all begins now!

Its the second week here at Parsons. The Juniors are learning and preparing for College with the help of crossword puzzles and a presentation by Nadia Williams. The Juniors were introduced to their new best friend, College Board. They were able to start their first search based on their general interests. Exploring the world of College Board through given assignments by their Coordinators Shola and Yashua. Have fun with your research guys!

Saturdays!!!

Our scholars are back! Getting together again for their classes on Saturday and working hard as always, but enjoying it as well. Besides enjoying their classes the students met once again at 2W 13th Street's 4th floor (Common Room) and gobbled their traditional Saturday pizza. Gobbling and catching up with one another the scholars enjoyed their lunch and were introduced to their mentors. Eventually the scholars broke off into their different groups and both went to different workshops. Stacy's group went to a College Admissions Workshop with Morgan - who spoke about different aspects of applying to Parsons. He also provided them with insight on how to tackle the Parsons Challenge. Whereas Yashua and Shola's scholars went to see a presentation on Groundswell by Tanya Frable who spoke to the scholars about this amazing opportunity and the meaning of murals in New York City. The scholars have had their eyes opened to these new opportunities - now its only time to see how far they'll take them.

Summer Jam!

Had a great time with the now Junior Scholars today. A photographer came out and took head shots for these amazing artists and gave them pointers on how to improve the look of their pieces for their portfolios.

What a great day!

We ate a little, we danced a little, and we were merry!

Check out the pics below. And special thanks to Kia Chenelle for the pictures, workshops, and time. Check her out on twitter @MsChenelle.

 Yashua checking out the portfolios.

 Shola going over how the Scholars can use Carbonmade to make on-line portfolios.

 Group picture!

 Scholars' work.

 Yashua putting up work to be photographed.

Making art.

 Scholars' work.

Kia our awesome photographer.

2011 Parsons Scholars Graduation

2011 Parsons Scholars Graduation

Congratulations to all the scholars for 2011. Y'all did great and it was a great night to see everybody gathered up together and commemorate all your wonderful achievements.

From the wonderful talk from guest speaker Jeff Ng of Staple Design, to the speeches from the great coordinators; Nadia & Ananda, to the wonderful recollection of memories of the scholars, a wonderful evening.

Thanks again to Anne Gaines and the rest of the faculty who helped put such a wonderful ceremony together. Wishing all the Scholars a good first year in their respective colleges.

Storm King field trip!

At the end of the Spring semester, the entire Parsons Scholars program took a day trip upstate to the breathtaking Storm King Art Center.


Although the May sky threatened us with a Spring shower, it held out for a great day of exploring this impressive collection of large-scale sculptures in an inspiring setting.

A day to remember!

Parsons Scholars in Paris!

This just in: a recent snapshot of the lovely group of Parsons Scholars & Alumni who received a full scholarship to attend the Parsons Summer Intensive program in Paris.

From left to right:

Thi Wan (college junior), Elizabeth Peralta (h.s. senior), Sasha Smith (college freshman), JinMei Liu (college graduate, class of 2011) , Genesis Peña (college sophomore) and Nelson DeJesus (college freshman).

Keep making us proud, and continue your educational adventures both inside and out of the classroom!

Parsons Scholars Visit Tracy Reese!

Scholars Visited Tracy Reese in her studio and got a tour of all that goes into running a fashion business.