Lisa L. KC, Art
Lisa L. KC
1755 Orchard Street
Racine, WI 53405
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At an early age, nature impacted me creating a spiritual reverence deep within my soul. My first Girl Scout badge- Birding. My third camping experience was going to the BWCA for 10 days with a youth group. My life is the out of doors.
Professional Profile
• May – October 2018 Campground Manager at Sandy Beach Lake in Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
• June 2017 Retired
• 2001 - 2017 Assistant Director Head Start- Kenosha Unified School District
Elementary Principal Grant Elementary
Trained with Chavez Preschool staff and their grant with Pringle Nature Center (Project Wild for Preschoolers)
Oversaw the implementation of the common Learning Center as an outdoor camping theme
Oversaw the implementation of the Chavez gardens
Supported Heidi Jones, teacher in her grant work with the DNR and the fisheries in Kenosha
• 1999-2001 Assistant Principal - Kennedy Middle School, Rockford, IL
Oversaw the start of wildflower gardens
• 1991-1999 Staff Developer, Art Teacher - Machesney Park, IL
Worked with Project Wild Coordinator on art projects with the students
• 1980-1989 Art Teacher in various locations – Wyoming, IL; LaSalle-Peru, IL; Rockford, IL
Incorporated nature projects within the arts such as making clay pots and
starting seeds, leaf printing, drawing out in nature, photography of nature
• 1986-1998 Outdoor Educator Atwood Park, Rockford, IL
o Worked evenings as a night staff leading night hikes, doing group games and activities, led night hikes which focused on nocturnal animals and their tracks, night sky constellations throughout the seasons, storytelling, writing, and more
• 1985 -1989 Lifetouch Photographer
Education
• University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 6 hours towards Early Learning
• University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Wallace Fellowship –Educational Leadership
• National Louis University, 1989-1991 emphasis Educational Leadership
• University of Iowa, 1978 – 1980 emphasis Art Education, BA –K-12
• Illinois Wesleyan University, 1975-1978 emphasis BFA
Lisa L. KC
1755 Orchard Street
Racine, WI 53405
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At an early age, nature impacted me creating a spiritual reverence deep within my soul. My first Girl Scout badge- Birding. My third camping experience was going to the BWCA for 10 days with a youth group. My life is the out of doors.
Professional Profile
• May – October 2018 Campground Manager at Sandy Beach Lake in Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
• June 2017 Retired
• 2001 - 2017 Assistant Director Head Start- Kenosha Unified School District
Elementary Principal Grant Elementary
Trained with Chavez Preschool staff and their grant with Pringle Nature Center (Project Wild for Preschoolers)
Oversaw the implementation of the common Learning Center as an outdoor camping theme
Oversaw the implementation of the Chavez gardens
Supported Heidi Jones, teacher in her grant work with the DNR and the fisheries in Kenosha
• 1999-2001 Assistant Principal - Kennedy Middle School, Rockford, IL
Oversaw the start of wildflower gardens
• 1991-1999 Staff Developer, Art Teacher - Machesney Park, IL
Worked with Project Wild Coordinator on art projects with the students
• 1980-1989 Art Teacher in various locations – Wyoming, IL; LaSalle-Peru, IL; Rockford, IL
Incorporated nature projects within the arts such as making clay pots and
starting seeds, leaf printing, drawing out in nature, photography of nature
• 1986-1998 Outdoor Educator Atwood Park, Rockford, IL
o Worked evenings as a night staff leading night hikes, doing group games and activities, led night hikes which focused on nocturnal animals and their tracks, night sky constellations throughout the seasons, storytelling, writing, and more
• 1985 -1989 Lifetouch Photographer
Education
• University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 6 hours towards Early Learning
• University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2004 Wallace Fellowship –Educational Leadership
• National Louis University, 1989-1991 emphasis Educational Leadership
• University of Iowa, 1978 – 1980 emphasis Art Education, BA –K-12
• Illinois Wesleyan University, 1975-1978 emphasis BFA