LOOK — Picturing Success: Student Artwork Captures Vivid College Dreams

By IDEA Students August 1, 2017

At IDEA Carver College Preparatory in San Antonio, Texas, sixth- and seventh-graders in Carolina Sanmiguel’s art class were asked to illustrate what college success means to them.

Below is just a small selection of how those students visualized on paper the abstract concept of success in college and beyond:

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LOOK — Picturing Success: Student Artwork Captures Vivid College Dreams

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