To honor Martin Luther King Jr. and in celebration of his accomplishments, Newport Children’s Academy and its students put together a mural to honor this important American hero.
The idea for the mural was a collaboration between program directors. What an exciting way to involve every student and staff member embodying the ideals of inclusiveness and cultivating appreciation for diversity.
Titled “Love Comes in Different Colors,” the mural had three major components. The first was a large heart filled with colorful fingerprints, belonging to every student, infants to Kindergarten. The heart was bordered with flesh-tone handprints of varying shades made and signed by each teacher in the school. Finally, a illustrated portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. centered with two of the reverend’s quotes about the power of love.
