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Meet the Intern: Aysha Upchurch

Posted Tuesday September 23 2014 at 06:50 am

I was born and raised in St. Louis, MO and spent the past 17 years in the Washington, DC area (the DMV).  I'm in the Arts in Education cohort at Harvard's Graduate School of Education for the Ed.M. 2015 class.

What are your favorite pastimes?
      "Dancing – I even tap dance while grocery shopping.  I also like organizing for others and I am an HGTV junkie. "

If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
      "I'd be Uniqua from the Backyardigans - she's sassy, sweet, and smart."

You are trapped on an island.  What three items do you want to have with you?
      "Well, if I'm trapped, I'm going to accept that I get to live out my last days on a nice island.  It can be a nice and tropical island right?  Just give me a Sweetarts, Cherry Coke and satellite radio . . . gonna have a sugar rush and dance it out until time's up."

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Missed VSA's Parkolation Project on WCVB's Chronicle? Watch Here.

Posted Sunday September 21 2014 at 6:51 pm

WCVB's September 5, 2014 airing of Chronicle featuring ArtWeek Boston's Parkolation event.

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Park(ing) Day 2014

Posted Wednesday September 17 2014 at 06:27 am

Join VSA MA Parkolation student designers from Boston Green Academy in re-envisioning how we use our street space.  Come visit our Park(ing) Day parklet, hang out and learn more!

WHERE? In front of VSA Massachusetts - The Non Profit Center - 89 South St. in Boston (near South Station)

WHEN? Any time, 10am-3pm September 19, 2014

WHAT? Park(ing) Day is an international day where people all over the planet build temporary parklets (mini parks) for just one day in an effort to help the public think creatively about public space.  As part of their Environmental Science curriculum, this year’s installation is linked with the Rising Tides art project and themed around sea level rise and global climate change.  Come meet our student designers and learn more!  Bring your lunch!

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