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"14: Life Below Water"
​at South Pointe Elementary

“14: Life Below Water”
Augmented Reality Mural, June 2021
South Pointe Elementary School
1050 4th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139

UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water is to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. 

Our oceans are in trouble. Marine biodiversity is threatened by overfishing, pollution, plastics and ocean acidification from climate change. Year after year, we have been pushing the boundaries of the ocean’s sustainability, and in so doing we have been challenging our own.

  • Nearly 90% of the world’s marine fish stocks are overexploited or depleted. 
  • Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic makes their way into our oceans. 
  • Ocean heat is at record levels, causing widespread marine heatwaves.

This mural is the first of a mural series for the Miami-Dade Public School District to raise awareness for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". 

The Before It's Too Late team worked alongside students from South Pointe Elementary, Miami Beach Senior High and Miami Lakes Technical school to create this mural. The mural comes alive as an underwater coral reef designed by students using Tilt Brush, Blender and Unity. 
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Can't go in person? Test the Augmented Reality here.

Step 1 -
​Download the mobile app available for Android and iPhone called "South Pointe AR”.​ ​


Step 2 - Scan the mural image below
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Demo Video

Our mural in the news

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Thank you to everyone who helped make this mural possible

Creative Director
  • Linda Cheung

Muralists
  • Juan Travieso
  • Katerina Martinez

Before It’s Too Late Tech Team
  • Juan Carlos Gallo – Lead AR Designer
  • Andrés Quevedo – AR Programmer
  • Alex Villaseñor – 3D Artist & Animator
  • Miguel Ángel Mora – Motion Graphics
  • David Obando – UI & UX

STUDENT TECH TEAM

South Pointe Elementary School
  • Adam Musibay – Tilt Brush  
  • John Flynn – Tilt Brush

Miami Beach Senior High
  • Diego Marques – Video
  • Jaden Egan – Music & Video
  • Julius Goldberg – 3D Blender Art
  • Louis Dryfoos – Video

Miami Lakes Educational Center
  • Carlos Ramos – Unity AR Programming
  • Luis Sanoja – Unity AR Programming
  • Nicholas Hing – Unity AR Programming

STUDENT MODELS FOR MURAL
  • Jessica Campos
  • Noah Mitchell

STUDENT ACTORS FROM SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Mrs. Dianne Thompson (2nd Grade) Goal 15: Life On Land
  • Anson Dover
  • Lucy Fernandez
  • Noah Mitchell

Mr. Carlos Baena (3rd Grade) Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Dasha Bravo-Ezcurra
  • Juliette Porto 

Ms. Celine Clark (4th Grade) Goal 4: Quality Education
  • Aaron Campoverde
  • Adi Zadok
  • Danika Padron
  • Dayanara Salazar
  • Giulianna Mansour
  • Jenifer Lucha
  • Logan Jolicoeur
  • Marina Rodriguez

Ms. Carolyn Greene (5th Grade) Goal 14: Life Below Water
  • Christopher Pineda
  • Luis Aquino-Arias
 
Ms. Rachel Ventresca (5th Grade) - Script Writers
  • Theodora Geller-Goldberg
  • Brooklynn Martin-Warr 

STUDENT PAINTERS  
  • Teddy Goldberg-Geller
  • Bibiana Lopez
  • Joseph Cotton
  • Anson, Porter, and Collins Dover 
  • Jessica Campos
  • Noah Mitchell
  • Lucy Fernandez

Miami-Dade County Public Schools 
  • Ben Weinstein
  • Juliana Velez
  • Principal Jorge Mazon of Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary School
  • Mr. Peter Melton of Miami Lakes Educational Center

South Pointe Elementary School PTA  
  • Karen Latham
  • Leslie Abraham fernandez 

SPONSORS
  • Dream In Green 
  • Florida PTA
  • Miami Beach Commissioner Eileen Higgins 
  • Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian
  • Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg
  • Office of Lucia Baez- Geller
  • United Nations Association - Miami Chapter 
 
Donors from GoFundMe campaign:
  • Adriana Dryfoos
  • Alisha Guilford
  • Anson, Porter, & Collins
  • Ben Weinstein
  • Bruce Altman
  • Chasity Ferrer
  • Colleen Murillo
  • DDA Engineers, P.A.
  • Eric Ponteri
  • Fernandez Family
  • Fraga Engineers
  • John Cayden Flynn
  • Juliana Yepes / Jessica Campos
  • Kelly Knapp
  • Laura M Perez & Associates, Inc.
  • Leslie Abraham fernandez 
  • Linda Mitchell
  • Marvena Mitchell
  • Mary Keinath
  • Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce (In honor of Robin Jacobs and our Board of Governors)
  • Michele Petternella
  • Monica Taylor
  • Monika Nemeth
  • Pam Thomas
  • Pamela Geller
  • Raquel Pacheco
  • Susan (from SOFI)
  • Theresa Lorenzi​

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