The Garden Room at Nurtury Learning Lab now has a beautiful, handcrafted mosaic sign thanks to the help and hands of many children, staff, and volunteers at Nurtury Early Education.

Our arts educator, Ms. Stacy, came up with the wonderful idea for this project. She asked children what should appear on the sign for the Garden Room — they suggested a bee, a butterfly, and flowers.

When volunteers from Serve with Liberty visited the Lab to help us with a gardening project, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity for them to help with this collaborative project. Volunteers helped sort tiles and applied glue for children to start tiling.

Children from Rooms 211, 209, and 216 took turns visiting the Art Studio and adding their creativity as they helped to carefully place tiles. Many Nurtury staff members contributed a tile or two as well.

It was such a special experience to watch the sign transform from a few tiles on a board to a fully completed mosaic.

Thank you as always to our partners at The Beautiful Stuff Project for providing us with the materials, consultation, and grouting needed to complete this project!

We are lucky to have this incredible sign as a representation of our community and the many hands that help our spaces grow.