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