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artist Jane Bowling-Wilson, the program is “designed to provide all students from kindergarten through third grade with artistic experiences that could not otherwise be provided by the school system,”
Bowling-Wilson suggested ideas for many of the presenters and even supplied sample lesson plans and other teaching tips to those who had never taught before. Makela originally hoped to find six artists to come to the classes throughout the year. So far, 18 have signed up and more come forward every week.
While Makela generally assigns volunteer parents whose children are participating in a project, not all of the visiting artists have children in the county schools. Neither are they all professionals. Some, like Kaye Kohler, administrative assistant for the Town of Washington, and county school superintendent Dr. David Gangel, share their creative hobbies. Kohler recently taught a class in hand-stitchery. Gangel will demonstrate his skill in cake decorating.
A few of the volunteers, such as parent-artist Sue Benner Garvin,
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