25 Years of Changing Lives
Mosaic brings together children of diverse backgrounds to live, learn, and practice new skills together. What happens when they grow up? Here are the stories of 25 alumni over 25 years old who are working to create a more just, peaceful world after their lives were transformed at Mosaic.
Mosaic offered a viewfinder on how to perceive and understand the world. Mosaic values remain with me every day in how I deal with others, in every facet of life… They are the ABC’s of interpersonal conflict and existence.”
25 Years of Important Work
2000 | Our founding
2001 | Outdoor Project launches with two pilot sessions
2003 | Parent’s Choice award-winning musical curriculum is released
2006 | Youth Leadership Project expands to run throughout the entire year
2008 | In-School Project grows beyond assemblies to serve all grades in the classroom
2010 | Our curriculum guide is released
2011 | Mosaic Consulting Project launches
2015 | Family Camp launches
2018 | Site of our future home is purchased
2020 | Virtual workshops and resources as well as Gap Year Program created in response to community needs during the pandemic
2021 | Site plan for our future home is completed
2022 | Second album of original music is released + Safe return to the residential Outdoor Project following the pandemic
2023 | Draft of Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for our future home is completed; intensive permitting process continues
2024 | Mosaic Classroom Project is piloted + Vice President Kamala Harris supports our work
2025 | Our 25th Anniversary!
25 Years into the Future
We are creating our permanent home — an environmentally sustainable center for equity, empathy, and effective communication across differences. Conveniently located in Castro Valley, California, in the heart of the Bay Area, our new site will ensure that future generations have access to our unique experiential education programs. Learn more.
It is not enough to read, write, and study about peace. We must give our students the opportunity to live it.”
