Open Learning: Lycée Mural's Journey From Classroom to Capp Street

Open Learning

Lycée Mural's Journey From Classroom to Capp Street 


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This week, a group of teachers including Spanish teacher, Melissa ROBÉ, Math teacher Stephan KLIS, and STEM teacher Anton RITZU, took Gr12 and Gr8 students on a field trip to the Mission district. The purpose of the outing was to discover the SF colorful neighborhood and its famous murals, as well as to enjoy the mural created last year in a project led collaboratively by RITZU, KLIS, and the Capp Street Community Center.
 

Beyond the classroom

In their Spanish classes, Gr12 students have been studying the Chicano movement and the influence of Mexican muralism in California. During their excursion, they visited the Women's Building, Clarion Alley, Lycée's Capp Street Mural, and Balmy Alley. Additionally, the group enjoyed a snack from a Mexican pastry shop and explored Luz de Luna, a shop showcasing alebrijes (brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures), ex votos (votives offering to a saint or a divinity), and other Mexican pieces of art.

This experience is a perfect example of Open Learning at Lycée, where our amazing teachers opened up their classroom to the world around us. Our students had been working on this mural with external stakeholders all throughout last year, and finally saw it coming to life in the streets of San Francisco. What an inspiring way to learn to see their work come to life! 

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