M:POWR Mural Project

Mountain Shadows: Painting Our World Radiantly (M:POWR)

The Mountain Shadows: Painting Our World Radiantly (M:POWR) mural project, began in Spring 2013 and allows TLC/MIL students to connect, have conversations, paint murals, drum, and bond with participants from Mountain Shadows - a local non-profit that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. Our painting and drumming are on pause until we can safely resume in person.

Learn more by watching a short info session.

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Activities

A partnership between TLC, Mountain Shadows, Art Miles Mural Project, and recognized by UNESCO. Open to all CSUSM students @ any time. TLC students count these projects toward campus or civic engagement & will earn a UNESCO certificate if they complete 7 hours minimum with any combination of these activities.

Connection to UNESCO:

We are very fortunate that our Art Miles partner, Dr. Joanne Tawfilis, is also a commissioner for the United Nations and provides TLC/MIL students with a UNESCO certificate if students are:

Officially enrolled in the TLC or MIL program and complete all other program criteria within one semester;
Complete 7 or more hours at Mountain Shadows within one semester. No exceptions.

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M:POWR Fridays
Join us every Friday for conversation and connection with our friends at Mountain Shadows. All sessions occur via Zoom.

Please RSVP for each of the following dates you're able to join and a unique Zoom link will be sent to you:

Friday, February 4th: Introductions & Welcome RSVP HERE

Friday, February 11th: Virtual Campus Tour RSVP HERE

Friday, February 18th: Bring a Thing RSVP HERE

Friday, February 25th: Favorite Song RSVP HERE

Friday, March 4th: Favorite Food RSVP HERE

Friday, March 11th: Learn Hello in a New Language RSVP HERE

Friday, March 18th: Show a Craft RSVP HERE

Friday, March 25th - NO EVENT DUE TO SPRING BREAK

Friday, April 1st: What Is Your Hobby RSVP HERE

Friday, April 8th: Favorite Poem RSVP HERE

Friday, April 15th: Favorite Thing About Spring RSVP HERE

Friday, April 22nd: Well Wishes & Gratitude RSVP HERE
Weekly Video Blog
Read books or poems aloud, do a short educational, lifestyle video of you hiking, living your life or blog, for 5-7 minutes weekly.

Record yourself through Zoom

Upload your Zoom recording to a shareable YouTube link

Flor will partner you with 1-2 Mountain Shadows participants in hopes that you two can share emails about the reading.

We would love to have more bilingual participants because our Mountain Shadows friends are also bilingual.

Excellent examples:

Olivia's Poem

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Reading a Book

How to Cook

Send your link by Wednesday each week to:

Flor Angel, Outreach Director at: FAngel@mtnshadows.org
Pen Pals

Getting back to the joy of snail mail and connection. Join us in our new pen-pal connection with Mountain Shadows' participants! TLC students will be paired with one or more participant.

Send your letters to:

ATTN: Flor Angel
970 Los Vallecitos Blvd Suite 140
San Marcos, CA 92069
OR
You can drop off your letter in front of Outreach (at the above address) between 9 AM – 3 PM Monday - Friday and wait for a response.
Weekly Zoom 1:1 Calls

Mountain Shadows participants love engaging with TLC students and you will too!

Flor will work with you to find a weekly date and time that works with you and a Mountain Shadows participant to meet via Zoom on a weekly basis. If you are interested in connecting virtually and making a new friend, email Flor Angel to sign-up: FAngel@mtnshadows.org