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THE ASSIGNMENT For the 5th Annual Youth Designers Take Action Poster Competition, in partnership with Cause Consulting, Youth Designers responded to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s High School Redesign initiative. The Youth Designers were challenged to leverage the power of design and messaging via a Public Service Announcement (PSA) poster to inspire others to create educational opportunities for student success.

youth designers take action competition 2015 Aedan Clark

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B R I N G A R T T O B O S T O N P U B L I C S C H O O L S

youth designers take action competition 2015 Daniel Smelansky

TAKE YOUR TEACHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

LEARNINGCANNOT BE CONTAINED

youth designers take action competition 2015 Tara Rahman

WE SHOULDN’TONLY WRITE.WE SHOULDN’T ONLY PAINT.INSTEAD, COMBINE THEM.Since implementing arts integration schoolwide

in 2009, there has been a 23 percent drop in the

average number of referrals and suspensions per

student. The percentage of students proficient

or advanced in math has grown four times more

than the state's over the same period, and five

times more in reading.(Nobori, Mariko. "How the Arts Unlock the Door to Learning." Edutopia. 29 Aug. 2012.<http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-reform-overview>.)

youth designers take action competition 2015 Kyle Whitley

youth designers take action competition 2015 Lily Yuan

EXPERIENCE

FUTUREFOR OUR

Curious about College and Professional Work Life?

A program which invites Boston Public School students

Speak to people who can give insight to your future!

to visit and experience different colleges and companies of their interest.

youth designers take action competition 2015 Molly Tran

youth designers take action competition 2015 Ronnie Watkins

youth designers take action competition 2015 Randy Aguilar

youth designers take action competition 2015

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Adolescent behavior and development

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Abnormal psychology

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Graphic Design

Anatomy

Studio Arts

Design and Visual Communications

Photography

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English

Biology

PhysicsGeneral Chemistry

Social Psychology

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youth designers take action competition 2015 Shamaine Darden

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Youth Design is a leading Boston-based nonprofit organization that empowers talented urban youth to pursue a path to Higher Education and promising equitable careers by engaging the professional design community to mentor, educate, train and employ the next generation. Since 2003, Youth Design has helped to shape the next generation of diverse design professionals through aggressive educational and workforce development initiatives set in the context of design while promoting diversity in the creative economy.

Cause Consulting is a Boston-based strategy and communications firm that helps companies simultaneously strengthen business and impact society. Ranked as the #2 CSR Communications Agency by CR Magazine, the firm specializes in CSR strategy, signature programs, cause marketing, employee engagement and communications.

Thank you to all of the students who participated in Youth Designers Take Action 2015.