By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
December 17, 2020
From left: Jalil Presley-Rogers, Kymani Williams, Jamaal Bonnette, Jahkye Icart, Jaleese Young. Daniel Sheehan photo
With Covid-19 bringing changes to teaching as we know it, Jamaal Bonnette, an art teacher at Bridge Boston Charter School in Roxbury, has been meeting the challenge of keeping kids engaged through virtual classes a tall task for anyone. So, when a building manager suggested he convert a storage container on campus into a mural art project, Bonnette jumped at the chance.
“I’m a hands-on teacher, and they were familiar with me doing art outdoors in the past, so this was right up my alley,” said Bonnette.