Students at Randolphville Elementary School created a beautiful collage based on the book “Tar Beach” by Faith Ringgold to celebrate Black History Month!

Every year, art teacher Jasmine McGinnis teaches students about an artist for a collaborate schoolwide work of art. This year, students learned about Faith Ringgold, an artist, author, and activist. After students read her story, “Tar Beach,” they drew pictures of themselves flying over their favorite place, inspired by the illustrations in the book.

Throughout the week, Mrs. McGinnis posted every student's work of art, watching the diverse story quilt grow. Mrs. McGinnis loves these projects because they visually show how one student’s artwork can contribute to something so much bigger and truly amazing.