Dear Hearst Families,

Welcome to the Spring 2012 semester of the Hearst Enrichment Program! We are so excited to offer such an array of classes for the wonderful students of Hearst!  We are very confident that this experience will be worthwhile and rewarding and that your children will have a great time.

 

Registration

To register your child, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page, choosing your 1^st and 2^nd preferences for your child.  Classes will be on a first-come, first-served basis, available to those families who have paid their enrichment fee.  The deadline to sign up for classes is 2/1/2012. While all children will initially be placed in one class, if there are still spaces open by 2/5 your child may choose to participate in a second class.  Please place the form in the mailbox of Selena Smart, PTA Co-President, outside of the main office, or send back the filled-out form as a pdf in response to this email. Please don’t delay, as last time all classes were filled to capacity well before the start!

 

Arrival/Dismissal

This semester, Patricia Morales will be our program coordinator and will be present and available to make sure that all clubs run smoothly! All participating students (other than chess) will be picked up by Ms. Morales, our Club Coordinator, at the regular 3:15 dismissal area. At the end of each session, the students will be escorted by Ms. Morales to the 37^th Street door to await pickup. If you are picking up your child early, please go to the designated classroom. At the end of class, participating Aftercare students will be delivered to the designated Innis employee. 

 

Late Pick-Up Fee

It is critical that children be picked up on time.  Our Enrichment Program teachers have other commitments and responsibilities after their classes are over, and we must respect their time.  For this reason, a late fee of $1 per minute per child will be assessed for all parents who pick up their child(ren) late.  If you are more than fifteen (15) minutes late picking up your child on any occasion, or if you are late more than once, your child will no longer be able to participate in the class.

 

Discipline

As participating in the enrichment clubs is a voluntary activity, we ask that all students participate willingly in class, avoid causing disruption to others, and behave in a respectful manner to all!  In the event of a problem, a child may be pulled from the enrichment club by Ms. Morales and the child’s parent or guardian will receive a phone call.  In the event of a second occurrence requiring a student to be pulled from class, that student will no longer be able to participate. We hope to have a problem free program but also want to make our discipline policy clear for all!

 

Snack

If you would like for your child to have a snack, please make sure to include one in his or her backpack the day of the club. Water fountains will be available for students, but your child may bring his or her own water bottle.

 

Schedule	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Start/End Dates	Room
Spanish Club Crosby: pre-K to 1st	3:30-4:30					Mr. Williams’s room, 212
Chess Club Bennett: K to 5th				12-1 (lunchtime)		PE portable
Math Club Paulk: 2 to 5	3:30-4:30					Ms. Paulk’s room, 3-5 portable
Yoga Steinbarth: Pre-K-K			3:30-4:30			Ms. Morris’s room, 206
Art Lewis: 1 to 3			3:30-4:30			Ms. Anderson's room, 104
Writing Workshop Ahmad: 3 to 5			3:30-4:45			Ms. Walker's room, 200

 

Teacher Biographies

Dorcas Crosby, a District resident, retired from the District of Columbia Public Schools in June 2008 after 32 years of teaching.  Ms. Crosby's taught beginning and Level I Spanish at the former Jefferson Jr. High School, now Jefferson Middle School.  While at Jefferson, she was the chairperson of the Department of World Languages for several years.  Since the late 80's, Ms. Crosby served in various positions on the planning committee for the citywide World Language Festival which was sponsored by the Office of Academic Services.  She was the chairperson and hostess of the festival in 2003.  She has traveled in the Dominican Republic and Cuba.  Ms. Crosby is a member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Writing Workshop

After a career in architecture, Ahmin Ahmad, our creative writing instructor is now a full-time writer and freelance editor. His fiction and essays have been published in the The Harvard Review, The New England Review, Narrative Magazine, The Sun, Utne Reader, and The Good Men Project. He loves working with students to develop their appreciation of writing as a process and looks forward to working with all budding writers!

Vaughn Bennett, an acclaimed and committed chess instructor, began playing organized chess in 1987. Now, more than 21 years later, he has shared his love of chess with more than 5,000 children. He has positively impacted the lives of many underserved populations and has helped his students earn local, regional and national recognition. Most recently, in 2006 he coached the Washington International School (WIS) Chess Team at the National Elementary Chess Championships. The WIS team tied for 1st place in the country. Mr. Bennett also coached chess teams at Howard University from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Bennett was duly elected DC Delegate to the United States Chess Federation from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Bennett's work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Washington Informer, The Washington Times and on Voice of America.

 

Yoga

Hayley Ann Steinbarth is a 200hr RYT classically trained in the Ashtanga yoga style. Her interest in yoga began in 5th grade when she happened upon a book on Kundalini Yoga in her school library. She truly found her practice in 2009, when she managed a yoga retreat center in Punta Banco, Costa Rica. Seeing the positive impact her teaching had on her students, Hayley Ann knew she was following a fantastic, windy road leading her towards becoming a yoga teacher. After moving back to the states, she began teaching at The Catholic University of America, before beginning her travels around the world once again. She received her certification in Zollino, Italy during an intensive two month program. Hayley Ann currently teaches at Lil Omm. She also teaches preK-2nd grade at various schools, and volunteers her time teaching yoga to kids in Anacostia. When she is not teaching or practicing yoga, she is hard at play in the kitchen working as a personal chef, or hiking with her two pups. Hayley Ann loves to live her life to the fullest, treating everyday like a new adventure.  

 Art

Tanisha Lewis is the parent of Zoe (3^rd grade) and Sidney Lewis (1^st grade) and returns to the enrichment clubs this year to nourish our budding artists. Please stay tuned for more information about Tanisha!

 

Enrichment Club Coordinator

Patricia Morales is Hearst’s 3rd grade teaching assistant and Hearst alumna. A native Spanish speaker, she has been working with students at Hearst for 13 years. She will be coordinating our Enrichment programs this year and will be present during all Enrichment clubs to help things run smoothly.