Specialty Camps

Dr. Dakoli began her formative musical training at a young age in Durres, Albania and by the age of twelve she had performed her first solo recital and began performing concerts throughout Albania. At the age of 18, Dr. Dakoli was accepted into the University of Music, Tirana, Albania to study under Professor Anita Tartari and received her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. She has won many awards and has performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. In 2003, Dr. Dakoli left Albania to study at Baylor University in Waco. She graduated with a Master of Music in Piano Performance in 2005. In 2017, Dr. Dakoli earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance degree from Louisiana State University. She serves as music faculty at Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Dakoli also serves on the Lamplighter Parents’ Association and coordinates The Lamplighter School’s annual Media Center Open House Student Recital. Dr. Dakoli is a Mason & Hamlin Artist and serves as the face of and is a recording artist for PianoDisc.

Brannan received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Louisiana Tech University in Advertising and Graphic Design. After graduation Brannan opened her own graphic design firm in Dallas which she had for 25 years. Her client list included national and international accounts including Neiman Marcus, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Southwest Airlines, and Mobil Oil Corporation.

In 2009, Brannan closed the design firm and returned to painting. She started working with a client who was building a home in Highland Park and wanted a few commission pieces. For years, they would meet weekly discussing art, reviewing comps, and delivering the final pieces. Overall, she painted 27 pieces for that home.

While starting this new career as a fine artist, Brannan taught painting classes to adults and children. She discovered how much she loved to teach the techniques, the history of art and the Masters. Brannan stated, “Teaching has brought so much to my own paintings. When you are teaching a Matisse, van Gogh or Kandinsky, you need to know their story, brush strokes, techniques, and palettes…I will forever be a student of art.”

Coach Jarrett Moffitt is a native of Elmira, New York, and has lived in Dallas, Texas, for over six years. He excelled in football and lacrosse at Corning Painted Post West High School, earning All-State honors on the gridiron and All-American honors in lacrosse. He concluded his high school career as the all-time leader in goals and points for his school.

After graduation, Coach Moffitt attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where he played Division I lacrosse for two years until an injury curtailed his career. He then transferred to Alfred University, where he earned Empire 8 All-Conference honors as a senior, leading his team in goals and groundballs. Coach Moffitt graduated from Hobart and William Smith in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education and pursued a coaching career at the collegiate level. Over eight years, he coached goalies, face-off specialists, offense, and defense at both Alfred University and SUNY Alfred State College. In 2017, he was inducted into the Corning Sports Hall of Fame.

While in Dallas, Coach Moffitt coached at the youth and high school levels, leading the Prosper Youth program to two city championships and one runner-up finish in three years. As an assistant coach for Prosper’s varsity team, he helped secure the 2019 State Championship. That same summer, he achieved success with the 2024 Texas Mustangs, guiding them to a US Lacrosse National Championship.

Now entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team at Parish, Coach Moffitt has overseen the program’s growth from 35 boys in grades 7-12 to over 130 from K-12. He has led the varsity team to one Final Four appearance and coached six All-State players. In 2024 coach Moffitt was voted as the THSLL Class C Person of the Year by the Class C North District coaches.  In addition to lacrosse, he also serves as the head coach for middle school football.

Terri Braun is an athlete, leader, teacher, and mother of three. Her programs keep children moving and active. The magic of Kidokinetics is that they’ve made sure achieving goals is an exciting experience — one that is so much fun, kids aren’t even aware of the fact that they’re learning.

Founder, Adrian Sanchez, Jr., has been in the field of STEM Education for more than 12 years; he has worked with other companies and has seen what is possible when you open the door to the world of tech for students. He believes everyone should be able to have the experience of learning new skills and having fun at the same time!

Adrian works very closely with his brother and lead instructor, Tony Sanchez. Tony ensures the staff are properly trained to their high standards. The Sanchez brothers work diligently to keep each student engaged and will often team up to teach camps and classes. They also work very closely in developing new material and camps.

The final member of the team is Olivia Sanchez, Adrian’s wife. She works closely with the brothers to develop new curriculum as well as recruiting new partners, developing marketing materials, and working on anything 8Bit might need. 

Play-Well strives to build problem-solving skills, provide an opportunity for creative expression foster a greater appreciation of how things work and encourage the qualities of inquisitiveness, self reliance, and self confidence in children.