In the spring of 2024, I led the 5th-grade class of Normandale Elementary School in Edina, MN in creating a colorful legacy in one of the school’s flex learning spaces. Inspired by their “favorite things,” the students crafted papercut collages that were translated into a large-scale mural in the space.

What began as a seed of an idea for creativity in the classroom, blossomed into a fruitful creative project that included more than 100 students, 12 gallons of paint, and more than 375 square feet of blank wall.

View more about this project here.