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“I think Mentoring Peace Through Art is doing an awesome job. Mentoring Peace Through Art is an innovative, charismatic, and very important program that has the potential of helping a young person find their spark – what they would do without anyone telling them what to do. I am a supporter.” — Keith Ellison, U.S. Congressman
MuralWorks in the Schools immerses the entire classroom in producing a work of art. In the pursuit of creating the art project, the entire class works together to attain a common objective as a team. Each individual is a worker. They are mentored in being responsible, assertive, and committed to an outcome that is specific to them personally, but interlocked with their peers. The act of producing a community art piece changes everyone in the classroom from a passive participant in the educational process to
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