What color is education?

Education is green because…

• “We hope that in education, we can learn and grow, just like a tree. ”
• “Because you grow with education, and green plants grow.”
• “The word starts with an E, which is definitely green.”
• “Education is productive and good, which is green.”
• “A schoolyard has greenery.”
• “The green chalk board. Also, green means ‘correct’.”
• “I imagine a green book when I think of education.”
• “Those blackboards that aren’t really black but dark green.”

Education is blue because…

• “Cause we get the blues when we are at school.”
• “Graduation caps are blue.”
• “My elementary school was predominantly blue.”
• “Blue is serenity and knowledge, like in Ravenclaw at Hogwarts in Harry Potter.”

Education is red because…

• “Education is red because when I think of school, I think of apples, and apples are red. ”

Education is yellow because…

• “Because yellow is bright, and school makes you have the ‘light bulb.’”
• “Education often starts early in the morning making me think of the sun. Also knowledge is often represented by a lightbulb.”
• “I think of the curiosity and brightness found with learning. ”

Education is black because…

• “A graduation cap is black.”

Education is orange because…

• “It is the color of pencil.”

Education is brown because…

• “Brown is like the cover of an old book. We can read books and learn things about the world and maybe even ourselves.”
• “Books are brown.”

Education is white because…

• “Because it’s like a blank paper that you fill. ”

Education is grey because…

• “Grey is the color for boredom. School is boring and school is education. ”

Education is pink because…

• “Pink is the color of the brain.”