To celebrate nature’s most precious resource and inspire students to discover the wonder of water using art, science and their own creativity more than 50 Florida schools, from Tavernier to Ft. Pierce and including Sarasota and Bradenton , registered to take part in the “Water is Life – Classroom Mural Contest,” an environmental mural painting contest with renowned environmental artist Wyland. Winning entries created by students in grades 5th to 8th from schools in Parkland and Coral Springs in Broward County, and Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach in Palm Beach County were announced today. To view winning murals, visit http://www.wylandfoundation.org/muralcontest/ .
According to the Wyland Foundation, the top three winning entries will be on display at the Boca Raton Museum of Art during this weekend’s Wyland Living Green Fair (www.livinggreenfair.com) in Mizner Park that is hosted by the City of Boca Raton from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day that offers an interactive community experience that brings together art, community involvement, and awareness about the environment to share how individuals and families can do better for the Earth and live a higher quality of lifestyle.
- 1st Place: Westglades Middle School, Parkland-8th Grade Art-24 students: Teacher-Debbie Golding
- 2nd Place: Boca Raton Community Middle School, Boca Raton-7th/8th Grade-30 students: Teacher Linda Fronckowiak
- 3rd Place: Coral Springs Charter School, Coral Springs -6th-8th Grades/School Art Club-30 students: Teacher Lindsay Dunham
- Honorable Mention: Christa McAuliffe Middle School, Boynton Beach -6th and 8th Grade Art-17 students : Teacher Linda Morgan
- Non-qualified entry winner: SD Spady Elementary, Delray Beach -1st and 2nd Grade Art-18 students; Teachers Ruth Santiago and Linda Kunesh
All students who participated in the mural contest and their schools are invited to view the murals at the family-friendly free Wyland Living Green Fair where all generations will be engaged through an array of entertaining interactive experiences that include Wyland painting 50-foot murals with South Florida children (a new one each day); product showcases; unique exhibitions; stage performances; organic cooking demos by South Florida chefs and food tastings; displays of eco-friendly hybrid cars; previews of fashions; a Kids Eco-zone; the Wyland Clean Water Mobile Learning Center complete with a 40-person theater, a running river, video microscopes, a watershed exhibit with actual rainfall; Wyland’s Water’s Extreme Journey Maze; movies; live entertainment; concert performances by Disney Channel and Radio Disney teen stars, and a host of other activities. A portion of the event proceeds will benefit the Wyland Foundation.
For more information on the Wyland Living Green Fair event, visit www.livinggreenfair.com, follow on twitter/green_fair, friend on Facebook, contact info@livinggreenfair.com or call 561-241-7309.
The first 50 teachers who registered for the mural contest received a free mural canvas kit including a mural canvas donated by Fredrix Artist Canvas, and paints, and brushes (one per school) for their students to create a 5′ by 10′ mural celebrating water conservation, along with an inspirational DVD and teacher’s guide. For classes not receiving a free canvas, murals were painted on an alternate 5′ x 10′ white surface of their choice (like a school or church wall) or additional mural canvases could be ordered through Dick Blick Art Materials (www.dickblick.com ). A video web link hosted by Wyland with how-to-paint footage tips was emailed to each participating teacher.
FLORIDA SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE WYLAND CLEAN WATER MURAL CONTESTMiami Dade County
- Abrakadoodle Childrens Art Education- Miami
- Herbert Ammons Middle School- Miami
- Somerest Academy- Homestead
Broward County
- Tradewinds Elementary School- Coconut Creek
- Westglades Middle School- Parkland
Palm Beach County
- Academy for Positive Learning- Lake Worth
- Acreage Pines Elementary- Loxahachee
- Addison Mizner Elementary- Boca Raton
- Advent Lutheran School- Boca Raton
- Beacon Cove Elementary- Jupiter
- Belvedere Elementary School- West Palm Beach
- Boca Raton Charter School- Boca Raton
- Boca Raton Middle School- Boca Raton
- Charter School of Boynton Beach- Boynton Beach
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School- Boynton Beach
- Citrus Cove Elementary- Boynton Beach
- Clifford O. Taylor Kirklane Elementary- Palm Springs
- Crestwood Middle School- Royal Palm Beach
- Cypress Trails Elementary School-Royal Palm Beach
- Donna Klein Jewish Academy- Boca Raton
- Elbridge Gale Elementary- Wellington
- Emerald Cove Middle- Wellington
- Golden Grove Elementary School- West Palm Beach
- Grandview Prep- Boca Raton
- Greenacres Elementary- Greenacres
- Grove Park Elementary- Palm Beach Gardens
- JC Mitchell Elementary School- Boca Raton
- Lake Worth Middle- Lake Worth
- Lantana Elementary- Lantana
- Limestone Creek Elementary School- Jupiter
- Morikami Park Elementary- Delray Beach
- Northboro Elementary-West Palm Beach
- North Palm Beach Elementary- North Palm Beach
- PACE Center for Girls-West Palm Beach
- Palm Beach Gardens Elementary- Palm Beach Gardens
- Palm Springs Middle School- Palm Springs
- Palmetto Elementary- West Palm Beach
- Pine Grove Elementary-Delray Beach
- Pine Jog Elementary- West Palm Beach
- Plumosa School of the Arts- Delray Beach
- Saint Andrew’s School-Boca Raton
- SD Spady Elementary- Delray Beach
- Summit Private School- Boca Raton
- Washington Elementary School- Riviera Beach
- Waters Edge Elementary-Palm Beach
- Wellington Christian School- Wellington
Monroe County
- Coral Shores High School- Tavernier
St. Lucie County
- Imagine Charter School- Fort Pierce
Sarasota County
- Venice Middle School- Venice
Manatee County
- Moody Elementary School- Bradenton
