Adult Mentor

 Sweety Saradha is an avid member of Greater Seattle area community and an inspiration for many. She is a business owner, an artist, an educator and an agent for public service. She is a certified Bob Rosses instructor and the founder of Sweety Saradha Arts. She specializes in portraits, landscapes, still-life, photorealistic, wildlife, floral, and abstract art forms. She loves colors and the happiness it brings to everyone’s life. She also loves working in the Indian art forms like Rajasthani and Tanjore Paintings. She teaches watercolor, acrylic, oils, brush pens, alcohol ink marker, color pencils, oil pastels, charcoal, resin, chalk pastels, etc.

She is a well-known art educator in the Greater Seattle Area and has taught over 20,000 students. She pushes each student’s creativity and encourages exploration within themselves and their art. She constantly reminds her students that “nothing is impossible.” Not only has she won several National and International Art contest such as Contemporary Art Gallery, Light Space & Time, Whitney Art LLC Art Contest, Singular Creations, etc. but her students have also become exceptional and have won several National and International awards themselves and their artwork have been exhibited in art galleries.

In addition to being an educator Sweety Saradha aims to provide every child an outlet for expression through art. She seeks to create a global platform that is easily accessible and encourages creativity. To pursue this, she started the Expressions Art program. 

 Mimi Uribe-Muñoz is a fifteenth-year-old teen who is dedicated to helping her community. She has done a lot of volunteering in her community through Centro Cultural Mexicano (non-profit), which helps Latinos and people from our community to have resources like food, school supplies, gifts for Christmas, rental help, and more.

She also is involved with a larger community through the Bill and Melinda Gates Youth Ambassador Program. She started her journey in the YAP program in September of 2022 and has become a great leader and advocate in her community. Furthermore, all of the kids in the program were able to organize and lead a Teen Action Fair, which helps spread knowledge about many different struggles with different global goals throught our state.

Currently, in the summer of 2023, she continues on helping the community by working with kids throughout the summer and helping gain life skills through teaching them sports. After only three years, Mimi is still continuing to help and support everyone in the community. 

Aishani Tyagi is a 15 year old high schooler, based in Washington, who loves to help her community. She was a part of NJHS throughout her 8th grade, and she also volunteers at numerous locations such as Expressions Arts. Some Aishani’s hobbies include art, which she has been pursuing for 2 years, and piano, which has been her passion for over 5 years. In 2023, she joined Expressions Arts Prep Academy, in hope to teach younger kids the importance of art. Through this experience, she can’t wait to expand her network and spread her message.

Prakhar is an upcoming sophomore at Redmond High School. He is super excited to teach the art of chess, a sport that teaches numerous disciplines, including cognitive skills, sportsmanship, strategic thinking and planning ahead.

She is a 9th grader who is passionate about art and biology.

 Sneha Shah loves painting. She has a passion for reading and love swimming of her school swim team. She loves teaching kids and have been a teacher for about four years. She loves seeing kids create amazing artwork. 

Shriyaditha Sridhar is a 6th grader who is 11 years old. One of her favorite hobbies is playing the piano. She have been playing the piano since she was a 5-year-old and always found it interesting. She also loves sharing her knowledge with others. Which is what gave her the idea of teaching how to play the piano to the kids at Sammamish Montessori.

Piano is a beautiful musical instrument to learn. With little effort and good guidance, little kids can explore the world of music. Music has a positive impact on everyone, especially little children. It helps in improving hand-eye coordination, self-esteem and confidence. Piano is a versatile instrument that can help children develop their creativity and self-expression. It also helps children by improving their concentration and focus.

She is excited about the opportunity to share the joy of music with the young learners at Sammamish Montessori School. She would like to create a fun and engaging learning environment that nurtures not only musical skills, but also personal development.