On April , 2023, middle-school students (Grades 6, 7 and 8) and their teachers from Paterson School 21 visited William Paterson University for an all-day field trip funded by the WP Dodge Foundation Grant.
Their day included a gallery visit to the Ben Shahn Center for the Visual Arts to view the exhibition: El Cartel/The Poster: Puerto Rican Graphics. followed by a hands-on printmaking activity. In addition, they visited the WP Cheng Library for a presentation on STEM there followed by hands-on STEM activities. This visit combined visual arts, science and technology and provided an introduction to university culture for students entering high school in the fall of 2023. Half of the students were bilingual students, and the leading art teacher, Ms. Raquel Ford, translated simultaneously the entire sessions to Spanish.
Above: Students observe prints with Gallery Director, Casey Mathern, who gave them a tour of this exhibition. El Cartel/The Poster: Puerto Rican Graphics-is a selection of printed posters created by leading Puerto Rican and Nuyorican printmakers between 1960 and 2013.
Afterwards, they moved to an art room and created works inspired by themes in the exhibition with Nadia Estela, workshop leader and gallery coordinator.
Above: Paterson School 21 Students create prints in the hands-on workshop given by Nadia Estela inspired by themes in the art exhibition.
Above: Students migrated to the WP University Commons Building for the next leg of their tour where they caught a glimpse of student life. They visited the bookstore and ate their lunch there as well. In the afternoon students walked to the WP David & Lorraine Cheng Library where an extensive learning lab is located.
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Above: Paterson School 21 students, teachers, and WP PIR all pose for a photograph outdoors on the WP Campus.
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