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MCDONOGH 15 SCHOOL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
Teacher: Elijah Sproles |
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 Following Hurricane Katrina, all members of the McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts community were told that the school would be closed and for them to relocate elsewhere. However, emboldened community members took it upon themselves to ensure that the school would reopen with a revamped building for pre-K through eighth grade students. After 100-hour work weeks of repairing mold damage, repainting, and restoring the grounds, McDonogh 15 reopened as an open-enrollment public charter school in collaboration with the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), combining a tradition of creative-arts education with KIPP’s high expectations and academic excellence. Less than a year after the storm hit, huge results are being achieved at this “Little red school house” in the heart of the French Quarter. To learn more about McDonogh 15 and its success as a KIPP program, see this clip from the ABC nightly news clip featuring the school. |
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 Elijah Sproles
Teacher Elijah Sproles heads the Visual Arts department at McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts, instructing kindergarten through eighth grade. The Green Project residency arts program, an organization that recycles and resells used building materials, selected Elijah as a resident artist in the French Quarter for his innovative use of recycled materials in producing artwork. Elijah leads workshops for kids and adults involving art created from recycled materials. Elijah’s environmental interests also lie in air quality. After hurricane Katrina, Elijah was featured in Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans newsletter for his non-invasive methods of mold remediation in his home. Elijah’s efforts avoided purchasing new building material and eliminated unnecessary post-construction waste. |
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