Further the Dream is an exterior mural on panels with a contoured irregular top, that wraps around an entrance ramp to the school, next to a community playground. The mural design was created through 8 workshops with four students design teams from grades 5,6,7, and 8. The mural was painted by all students (K-8), along with parents and teachers in the King School and the King Open School during a 70 day residency. The theme of the mural is the life of Dr. King and the history of the Civil Rights movement.

The mural design, created by core teams of students from grades 3-6, utilized the theme of food to connect periods of history and culture that were part of the social studies curriculum. The mural covered the entire back wall of the cafeteria/gym with a giant table which was also a timeline. People eating at the table represent early Native Americans, Americans during the colonial period, medieval Europeans, and immigrant cultures from different periods.

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