Championing Creatively Alive Children

In the 2010-11 school year, Mrs. Winkler was part of a team awarded a "Championing Creatively Alive Children" grant sponsored by Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
http://www.crayola.com/educators/naesp/media/2010_crayola_grant_recipients.pdf
After receiving the grant, Crayola asked that we be filmed for some promotional materials about infusing creativity into curriculum.  We were honored and featured in a short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWT1S8WzxaE
Then, we were asked to be filmed again.  This time, Crayola wanted to create a professional development series about creativity in schools.  Our school is highlighted in the video under the "Creativity Training Module":
http://www.crayola.com/educators/naesp/downloads.cfm
Later, Mrs. Winkler was honored to be a judge for the 2011-12 grant applicants.  In August 2011, the team was honored in Washington DC at an invitation-only event sponsored by Crayola.  Below are some pictures of this event.

Our Team:
Tom Santo, Principal Zane-North Elementary School
Lisa Winkler, high school art teacher
Kathy Keller, kindergarten teacher

Mrs. Winkler with Dr. Deborah Reeve, Executive Director of the National Art Educators Association