PS 316 Elijah G Stroud Elementary School is a diverse school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Our school population represents a wide range of cultures, languages, and countries of origin. We are an International Baccalaureate candidate school and have been recognized by New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina for our extensive arts program.  

With your help, parents and teachers will create a mural that reflects our school’s diverse community and celebrates our school's focus on the arts. This mural will cover the entire first floor of the walls adjacent to the main entrance.  This gated space abuts our lower school playground and is used in many events. We aim to create an "open-air museum" to be enjoyed by both the students and the greater community.

The mural has been designed by parents who work in the arts and have generously volunteered their time and expertise. The proposed design uses the universal language of geometric shapes and basic colors. Each panel in the wall will be painted a different pattern using the simple designs of flags and global folk art. The design will be flexible and incorporate obstacles such as windows and doors. It can easily be extended to include more walls or upper floors at a later date. The mural will be painted by volunteer parents and staff, following a simple "paint-by-number" approach so that volunteers will not need prior artistic experience in order to help create the mural.

We look forward to welcoming the community into our open-air museum.