Students investigate green spaces in the South Bronx.

Students

Who has access to nature in the city? Who decides?
In the summer of 2018, public high school students from around the South Bronx collaborated with CUP, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Teaching Artist Hugo Rojas to investigate these questions.
Students photographed the neighborhood, created stop-motion animations, and stenciled the area with spray chalk. They conducted community surveys, interviewed key stakeholders, and used WCS’s design tool <a href="https://visionmaker.us/nyc/">Visionmaker.nyc</a> to create digital renderings of what nature in the Bronx could look like in the future.
The team used design and art to break down the information they gathered, and collaborated with designer Kevin Cadena to create a website to teach others what they learned. 
See photos of the students in action <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cup_photos/albums/72157697879666051">here</a>!

“I like being an interviewer. I like being in a position where I can…hear from a person whom you otherwise wouldn’t…[The interviews] gave you a sense of ’You’re doing this and you have a choice in this.”

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CUP
<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/fielding-hong" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fielding Hong</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/jenn-anne-williams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Jenn Anne Williams</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/katie-lan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Katie Lan</a>

Educational Partners<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/wildlife-conservation-scoiety" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/wildlife-conservation-scoiety" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Wildlife Conservation Society</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/bronx-lab-school" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Bronx Lab School</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/fannie-lou-hamer-freedom-high-school" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/kappa-international-high-school" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> KAPPA International High School</a>

Teaching Artist and Designer<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/sean-suchara"></a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/hugo-rojas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/hugo-rojas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hugo Rojas</a><a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/kevin-cadena" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Kevin Cadena</a>

Project Collaborators

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<h4>Students</h4>
Rayken Almonte, Ostin Bernardez, Michael Berrios, Blake Coniglio Brianna Douglas, Nusrath Islam, Anyer Ogando, Fredelin Ortiz, Hector Peña, Luis Pinales, Tyreek Saunders 
<h4>Special Thanks </h4>
Huong Dinh, Caroline Ellis, Katie Lan, Jeff Palladino, Jen Robinson, Emilio Vides-Curnen, Irina Vinnitskaya
<h4>Funding Support </h4>
This project was made possible by a grant awarded through the Mozilla Foundation’s Hive NYCInnovation Fund.

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