Art Docent Program
Art Docents are classroom volunteers who bring art to life for elementary students by teaching engaging, hands-on lessons. The Lake Washington School District elementary art curriculum and the Art Docent program work hand-in-hand to provide a rich visual arts experience for all students.
With support from the Lake Washington Schools Foundation, LWSD Art Docents helped develop a library of elementary art lessons. These resources give docents the tools to deliver high-quality, consistent art instruction and ensure equitable access to art across the district.
The lessons below are part of that shared curriculum, helping extend and enrich the visual arts experience in every LWSD elementary school. See the district website for more information about the district docent program. Interested in becoming an art docent? Sign up here.
Art Docents & Lesson Plans
Art Docent Chair: Shiho Saitoh

Kindergarten
Johansen: Sandy Fung, Ashley Kish, Apoorva Alva
Lozan: Yun Lu
Rasmussen/Whitestone: Shaun Hellman

First Grade
Linnell: Peanut Hattaway, Maria Danishevskaia, Sam Partner, Haruka Nagano
Metcalf: Soo Sung
Yu: Viktoria Zuban, Cydney Knapp, Vishwamala, Misaki Yamanaka

Second Grade
Finocchio: Stephanie Oling, Vaishnavi Musalidhar, Shiho Saitoh, Sandy Fung
Gentry: Patricia Donnellan, Per Nordbeck
Holmen: Shaun Hellman, Dylan Banuchi

Third Grade
Ianni: Nandini Mallipatna, Nazneen Damkewala, Hong Zhang (Niji)
Larson: Peanut Hattaway, Olga Khotko, Julie Roach
Willie: Susan Walker

Fourth Grade
Hein: Rita Tan, Cristin Schmitt
Long: Kingyin Chin, Sabrina Poe, Grace Wang, Misaki Yamanaka
Raffel (4/5): Cydney Knapp, Heather Kreiseder

Fifth Grade
Harris: Keri Croy, Stefania Tarantino
Rapp: Gayathri Bashi, Heather Kreiseder
Raffel (4/5): Cydney Knapp, Heather Kreiseder