The Black School
About this Organization
TBS' impactful program and outcomes includes:
A paid Design Apprenticeship for young adults (ages 15-24), with 33 of their 35 apprentices now working in the creative industry.
Teaching over 600 students, facilitating 175+ workshops, and earning national and international recognition in press outlets such as in Hyperallergic, Cultured, The Grio and Garage Magazine.
An Afro-Indigenous Community Garden and multi-generational Garden School Programing teaching both agriculture and art.
Notably, The Black School is now building The Black Schoolhouse, a 2,000-square-foot climate resilient community arts center and community resource hub that will expand their programs and launch new initiatives, such as a Library Mediation Space, and Afterschool Art Program for children (ages 8-15).
A paid Design Apprenticeship for young adults (ages 15-24), with 33 of their 35 apprentices now working in the creative industry.
Teaching over 600 students, facilitating 175+ workshops, and earning national and international recognition in press outlets such as in Hyperallergic, Cultured, The Grio and Garage Magazine.
An Afro-Indigenous Community Garden and multi-generational Garden School Programing teaching both agriculture and art.
Notably, The Black School is now building The Black Schoolhouse, a 2,000-square-foot climate resilient community arts center and community resource hub that will expand their programs and launch new initiatives, such as a Library Mediation Space, and Afterschool Art Program for children (ages 8-15).
