SCAF: Special Children's Art Foundation

"Together In Fun And Fitness" was created for the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex and the design was approved by the City of Santa Clarita. This mural measures 14 feet by 38 feet and depict images of sports and recreational activities available at the Complex such as aquatic sports, yoga, volleyball, adaptive basketball and skateboarding. Several schools in the William H. Hart School District in the Santa Clarita Valley will participate in this mural – starting with Valencia High School and West Ranch High School.

The following images show our progress to the final approved design for the Activities Center mural project.

		This image was composed in Photoshop of images that depicts some of the activities offered at the Sports Complex after a meeting with Phil Lantis the Art & Events Administrator and Dianna Boon, the Recreation Services Administrator of the City of Santa Clarita

		A couple of changes were made at the City's request in order to capture a better depiction of the programs offered at the Center. The composition was then translated into a line drawing and was approved by the City in April 2008.

		The approved line drawings were then sent to be printed onto the vinyl wallpaper while the mural color style guide was painted. This style guide was then translated into the paint by number system.

Valencia High School started off the painting sessions on May 6th - May 8th. Our goal was to have the entire Special Education student body at Valencia participate in the painting. Over the three days of painting, we had 136 students, approximately 87 students with special needs and 49 mainstream students working together. We incorporated Valencia's "Circle of Friends" and the "Yes I Can" groups that focus on inclusion.

West Ranch High School continued the painting sessions on May 12th and May 14th. Approximately 37 students from the Aspergers Program partnered with 26 mainstream students during these two days utilizing the "Yes I Can" group.

Arroyo Seco Junior High School finished the painting sessions on May 29th and May 30th. Approximately 61 students with special needs partnered with 43 mainstream students to complete the painting sessions.

Sequoia Charter School students traveled to the Activities Center to touch up and place the finishing brushstrokes on the mural. They completed the mural on July 18, 2008.

We wanted to thank everyone who attended the unveiling of the "Together In Fun And Fitness mural at the Activities Center in the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex on November 7, 2008.

Special Thanks to Mr. Marty Lieberman and Kathy Hunter of the William S. Hart School District for coordinating all of the schools during the painting sessions as well as providing transportation to the unveiling for the students who participated in the creation this mural.

Please return soon to view the gallery of photos taken during the ceremony!

For more information call us at 818-642-6374
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