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VIDEO: Creating art with her students
Laura Hodge, principal at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Joliet, explains why she took part in the students' mural, too. Watch Video

VIDEO: An up close look at a piece of the mural
Laura Hodge, principal of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Joliet, thanks Joliet artist Topher Gleason for his presentation and explain [...] Watch Video

VIDEO: The concept behind the student-created mural
Angela Klunder, art teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Joliet, explains the design concept of the mural the fourth grade stude [...] Watch Video