Something exciting is happening at UMPS! Our Student
Equity Leadership Team has spearheaded a mural painting project in our of our
upstairs stairwell. The goal of the project is to celebrate UMPS’s shared
values around ensuring that every child and family in our community feels safe,
included and valued. The mural design was a joint effort between a local
artist, Cindy Scaife and our student leadership team. The Equity Team
went to various classrooms and asked the students what it means to belong and
to be included. With that feedback, they sat with our artist and our Board Art
teacher consultants and developed the plan for the design, how to include
others in the actual creation and how to promote the ideals and values we
collectively hope this mural showcases.
Here are some pictures taken on the first day. Stay tuned
for updates as we will post our progress and then the finished product. Congratulations to our Student Equity Leadership Team for their initiative and
passion to support our school’s equity goals. Thank you to School Council
who has agreed to subsidize part of the costs through their fundraising.
