Author Archive: Parsons Scholar

Finally… presenting the two public service announcements created by the class of 2012 in the Parsons Scholars Program! These short films were created after the seniors decided they wanted to […]

On Saturday, April 21st, Parsons Scholars celebrated their accomplishments this semester in the program-wide Pre-College Academy Open Studio.    We were fortunate to have alumni visitors, who always warm our […]

Big congrats to Junior Scholars Naiky Paradis and Andrew Rhee who were both selected to have artwork displayed in the Brooklyn Artists Gym’s “Past Present & Future” exhibition! Check out their work, […]

The Juniors Visit Colleges! During Spring Break week the Juniors took time to visit SVA, Pratt, and FIT! Here are some of the pictures from their visit to Pratt!

We warmly invite all past & present Parsons Scholars, friends, and family as well as the Parsons community to join us in the Opening Celebration of the Parsons Festival Exhibition on […]

REMINDER: On Friday we’re hosting a workshop/discussion for all grades of Parsons Scholars on the murder of Trayvon Martin. **Please come with written paragraph of thoughts on what this case […]

Sophomore Scholars:Please take a minute to fill out this survey to help us keep track of your interests, goals and activities: Thanks!

On March 10, the sophomore scholars went on a fieldtrip to the Fountain Art Fair where they were able to see different kinds of art-making, which they were excited to […]

On March 3rd, the Sophomore Scholars went on a trip to visit The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. They really enjoyed the museum, as noted in their reflections […]

On Friday afternoon, a group of both Sophomore and Junior Scholars visited the Photo Desk of Time Magazine with Pete Pin.  We discussed different kinds of photography, the role of […]

In Feb, 11, 2012 Parsons Scholar explore some of the best galleries in Chelsea. They were able to experience art in New York City with their amazing Youth Advocates Tanya, […]

The best part of the trip was when we went to Jonathan Levine Gallery to look at Natalia Fabias’ work, which was awesome.  I mean amazing.  Her works were very […]

On February 4, Senior Scholars began their senior project with instructor Joe Rutt and TA’s Joelle and Richard. The Scholars are going to be working with an organization called Beyond […]

On February 4th, 2012, the Parsons Scholars were reunited after a much-deserved winter break. This semester, the new group of Sophomores will be taking a Foundation Studio (Intro to Drawing […]

On December 19th, 2011, the Scholars family gathered for our annual reunion. There was dancing, singing, healthy competition and fun had by all. Definitely our highlight of the year, we’re […]

On Saturday, February 11 Scholars met with Shola for the first time to start working on the PSA for the Beyond Bullets Campaign. They talked about what a PSA is […]

On Saturday, January 28th, the Junior Scholars participated in their first SAT Prep course. It was a long day of testing but the scholars pushed through it excited about what […]

On Saturday Januray 28th, our new class of Scholars joined us for the first time during a Parsons Scholars Program orientation. After receiving more information about the program, the Scholars […]

THE REMATCH!!! Photos by: Melissa Mendez, Parsons Scholar Alumna ‘06. Once again Scholars from different generations had the opportunity to get together and share with one another. This was a […]

Free Arts NYC is an organization that provides under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs that help them to foster the self-confidence and […]

Junior Scholars were learning some iMovie and After Effects skills in order to edit their Halloween Horror Movies.  We hope these skills contribute to each scholar abilities and to future […]

One of our wonderful Mentors, Deja Holden, took the college process to the next level when she created a word scramble to test the Junior Scholars knowledge on topics covered […]

This month, Vogue Italia featured the glasses design of Parsons Scholar alum Thi Wan (and current Parsons junior). Keep up the good work, Thi– we’re proud of you! Scholars + […]