They also discussed the style and technique used to promote an idea. Helen Baller Elementary, Dorothy Fox Elementary, JDZ Elementary and Lacamas Elementary all took advantage of this program. Pat was responsible for ordering all supplies for the school volunteer heads, and implemented several art lesson plans to be used as a guide for grade school curriculum. During this time Pat also concepted and coordinated the "Tile Wall Project" (to right) at Helen Baller and taught a class with Keelin Flynn on art technique.

The "Readers Digest" version of this story might read; "What can one talented artist teach an elementary school of 500 kids to do with Art?"