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The Stories that Money can Tell

by Emily Bhargava | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development

We all know that money is powerful, but it’s not just because of its purchasing power that it is so important.  Money represents status, and on U.S. currency the people represented in the center of the bills have almost always been men.  A 5th grade class in...

Kennedy School Mosaic Unveiling

by Emily Bhargava | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development

After many months of preparation the Kennedy school garden mosaics were finally installed in their place on the sides of the raised garden beds in the playground. This is what the beds looked like before the mosaics were added: Here are a few action shots of the...

Grouting Fun at the Kennedy School

by Emily Bhargava | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development

Last week the Kennedy After School Garden Mosaic Club grouted their creations.  Grout is a special kind of cement that’s used to fill the spaces between tiles.  They had a good time mushing the grout into the panels that we had designed and they also grouted the...

The Kennedy Garden Mosaic is Ready to Grout

by Emily Bhargava | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development

With the help of lots of small hands we’ve completed four mosaic panels to mount on the raised garden beds at the Kennedy School.  The kids’ drawings have come to life in colorful glass and we’re just about ready to grout them.  The mosaics that the...

Haggerty School Centennial Mosaic

by Emily Bhargava | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development

Today the Haggerty School in Cambridge held a celebration of its hundredth anniversary! Thankfully, the collaborative mosaic that two second grade classes made with Connection Lab and the Beautiful Stuff Project was finished in time. Two weeks ago each of the students...

Progress on the Garden Mosaic

by Emily Bhargava | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development

Two weeks of work have paid off, and the mosaic is coming along.  We translated the kids’ drawings into panel designs and they’ve started to tile two of the designs.  Hopefully the friendly bugs will add a few extra smiles to the playground and...
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