About Creative Parent
Creative Parent is comprised of three phenomenal women who have a combined seventy plus years dedicated to enriching children's lives. Lucille, Donna, and Jeanne have each spent their adult lives perfecting their Creative Parenting techniques and philosophies to share with you. Get to know a bit about each of these women below.
Lucille Sheets
Lucille Sheets is a retired educator and a grandmother of three. Her thirty years in the classroom focused on her love of teaching drama and leading large scale field study trips. As a fifth, seventh, and eighth grade teacher she worked to foster the creative spirit and to develop "the whole child." During her career, she took her students to visit the mayors of the largest cities in the Northwest, and she worked with them to pass several bills of legislation. Among her professional accomplishments are inclusion in the Who’s Who of American Teachers, and recognition as a finalist in the US West Teacher of the Year, and the Neighborhood Association Citizen of the Year.
Outside the classroom, she has authored the book entitled, Location Learning: The Field Study Trip and spent many years teaching a Location Learning course at Portland State University. She has also coauthored several musicals that have been performed in various local productions.
She has guided her personal and professional life as a "creative parent"
by her philosophy that: "Where I have been you
go also... When it is your turn to choose the path I will follow."
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Donna Sheets-Mathew
Donna Sheets-Mathew is an English educator and a mother of a seven-year-old.
She holds a BA and an MA in English. She has spent time teaching in Kuwait,
where she learned that all children love to share their creative spirit. As
a teacher in Kuwait she not only taught English, but developed speech, geography,
and drama programs, as well as working with her students to publish a book
of Arabic folklore comprised of their own writings. She is currently teaching
seventh graders in the Portland area as well as a course through the Heritage
Institute that advocates and instructs on the power of field experiences.
As a creative parent and teacher, Donna has been inspired by the hope she
sees in young people to create a better world through the exchange of ideas
and vision.
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Jeanne Sheets-Sagoo
Jeanne Sheets-Sagoo is an English educator and a mother of a four-year-old
and a six-year-old. She holds a BA and an MA in English and teaches at a Portland
area high school. She also teaches a course through the Heritage Institute
which focuses on the place of field study experiences in the classroom. As
a teacher, Jeanne has enjoyed helping students find their creative spirit
through teaching creative writing, leading a writing club, and publishing
an annual literary magazine. She has also enjoyed traveling with students
on field experiences and working with them to create school festivals and
events. As a parent and a teacher, she feels inspired by the creative power
of young people and the many ways that they can use this power to touch the
world.
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