Creative Arts Team
J.Isaak Johnson is a 24 year old multi-talented creative influencer. A versatile hip-hop artist, writer, and producer. He was raised in a musical household and showed promise in the arts at an early age, playing the drums in church then later learning the keyboard. His baptist roots influenced his overall sound.
Though J.Isaak’s talent’s are not limited to his musical abilities. J.Isaak has received training as an actor and received tutelage at Juilliard, The American Musical & Dramatic Academy, NYU Tisch Future Theatre Artist Program, The School Of Creative And Performing Arts, and The Affordable Masterclass Program.
His purpose in life is to use his gifts & talents to positively influence his generation. He is more than an “entertainer,” because of his ability to communicate truth through various creative art forms he is a “edutainer.”
Charles Barbieri has been working for the past 28 years of creating joyful times of children in kindergarten afternoon programs and after school activities. He has a Masters in Environmental Education and Peace Education. His interest include; building a global holistic educational experience for children; introducing non violent compassionate communication techniques to children; doing mindful parenting workshops for the past 16 years and Nature awareness education. Last year for the celebration of MLK day he created 20 jump ropes with elementary school children and created artwork to send to schools around the world encouraging world peace via “jump roping” all over the globe. Charles will be involved in creative classroom curriculum development for the elementary students and a workshop for parents on mindful parenting.
Lisa Benson draws from a wealth of experience. She was a stockbroker on Wall Street from 1983 to 1988, both in institutional and retail sales. After her second son was born, she started teaching, and she successfully implemented a grammar curriculum into Chesapeake, Virginia middle schools. Moving to Fire Island, New York, she started a food co-op and wrote a manual for women’s gatherings. Later, she was the Managing Editor of the Fire Island Express, now the South Shore Monthly. Lisa is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and has been teaching this fountain of healing for over 20 years. This mother of two artistic, talented sons teaches mindfulness to teachers as well as students and is currently writing a book on mindfulness tips for teachers. Lisa currently teaches high school English on Long Island, teaches Yoga in Ocean Beach, Fire Island, and is an active member of the Ocean Beach Community Fund which raises funds for the communities of Fire Island.
Lisa will be assisting with editing the classroom curriculum and written materials. She will also be assisting in sub-committees on the creative end, as well as implementation in her own classrooms.