#WhatLiftsYouSchools

What is #WhatLiftsYouSchools?

We designed the #WhatLiftsYouSchools curriculum to provide teachers around the country with a fun and interactive way to learn about street art, and the street artist Kelsey Montague, while also addressing national education standards including:

1.  Self-Awareness – At the end of the curriculum students will be asked to create a specific art piece and to describe ‘what lifts’ them.
2. Self-Expression and Creativity – Students will design part of a street art piece as a form of self-expression.
3. Writing – Certain sections of this curriculum contain written assignments.
4. Motor Skills – Students will cut out and create sections of a street art piece.
5. 21^st Century Learning – Students will be encouraged to apply and use the #WhatLiftsYouSchools hashtag to their street art creation.
6. Community Engagement – Once students create the street art piece in their school they are encouraged to share it with the larger community.
7. Anti-Bullying – The ‘power of social media’ writing assignment specifically addresses bullying on social media.

The Curriculum

The curriculum includes 5, 4 minute videos that cover the following topics:

• Who is Kelsey?Kelsey answers common student questions.
• Why is Failure Important?Kelsey’s perspective on learning from failure.
  
  Includes: The importance of failure writing assignment.
• The Power of Social Media.Using social media for good and the #WhatLiftsYou movement.
  
  Includes: An anti-bullying writing assignment.
• Creating a Mural.The process and supplies Kelsey uses.
• #WhatLiftsYouSchools Project.Kelsey outlines her custom school street art mural!
  
  Includes: Downloadable street art mural stencils.