Jan Ellenstein

Lead Children’s Facilitator

Jan is the lead Children’s Teaching Artist at Open Studio Project and has been teaching children for over 30 years.  She designed the content of the lessons in the social-emotional learning art curriculum and leads our SEL training program.  She is known to be a dynamic, inspirational, and highly experienced educator with a wide range of developmental ages and abilities.  Jan has worked throughout the Evanston school district and with numerous youth service agencies.  She formerly taught at a children’s museum in Los Angeles.