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Enrichment
Enhancing Student Experiences During and After School
School Enrichment Programs
Artists in Residence
After School Enrichment
STEAM Night
Third Grade and DCS Middles Swim Lessons
Spring School Play
Reflections Arts Program
Math In Action
Artists in Residence
The Sandburg & DCS PTSA sponsors five to six in-person student art lessons in every classroom, every school year. Each unique art lesson is created specifically for our school. Visual art lessons are provided by Michelle Lustgarten. Ceramic arts are taught by Shuko Mantooth. Both are professional artists and Kirkland residents.
Michelle Lustgarten
I'm a graduate of the University of Washington with a BFA in Visual Communications and the graphic designer for two area Honda dealerships. In addition to design, my passion is teaching art to elementary school children in multiple schools in the Lake Washington School District. Art inspired me as a young child and still does today! I see public art as an extension and expression of the residents of an area with the potential to engage viewers and elicit a response from its very existence. Art shows that people care about the world in which they live in!
Shuko Mantooth
I grew up in Japan and came to the US after high school, first earning a BFA from Green Mountain College in Vermont and then an MFA with an emphasis in ceramics from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. In my graduate thesis, I explored techniques for creating human figures on large tiles using intaglio and bas relief. In recent years, I have been an art instructor at Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Northshore Senior Center and Kirkland Arts Center. My approach to teaching is strongly influenced by my schooling in Japan, where great emphasis is put on using the arts to teach creativity and empathy. I try to design projects that give students maximum opportunity to use their imaginations and express their individuality.
Third Grade and DCS Middles Swim Lessons
Kirkland and the area are surrounded by lakes and waterways. The Sandburg & DCS PTSA sponsors annual swim lessons for our Sandburg third grade and DCS Middles students, providing an invaluable life skill.
STEAM Night
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics. The PTSA works with teachers, staff and volunteers to offer an evening of exploration of these topics. Activities have included computer programming, robotics, math games, paper airplane building & flight challenges and more.
Math In Action
MATH IN ACTION is a free math enrichment offered to all the kids by Ellipsis Academy all over the academic year. Math in Action challenges all the kids beyond their daily math work. This is an action to push kids to their maximum potential and develop out of box thinking strategy and problem-solving skills. You can find the details on how to participate and submit responses all year long at the website: https://www.mathinaction.org/carl-sandburg.html
After School Enrichment
The Sandburg & DCS PTSA coordinates a selection of optional on-campus after-school activities twice per school year with contracted experts and helps to coordinate volunteers who provide classroom support for the program. Previous activities have included Chess, Drama, Yoga, Spanish, Sports and more.
School Play
Students, staff and families always look forward to the annual Spring School Play coordinated by the PTSA and Kirkland-based Studio East. Forty students from fifth, fourth (and sometimes third) grades are invited to explore the performing arts and comradeship. Everyone who registers gets a role in the production. No previous experience required!
Reflections
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