from Harmony Public Charter School, 62 T St NE in Eckington: "don't miss the 03-02-2015 deadline to apply to Harmony DC"

I don't plan to post all of the newsletters from the new Harmony Public Charter School in Eckington at 62 T Street NE.

FYI.

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:16:30 -0500
From: mriner@harmonydc.org
Subject: Don't miss the March 2 deadline to apply to Harmony DC, a free K-5 public charter school

A new high-performing, nationally ranked STEM charter school offers hands-on learning in a nurturing environment, serving K-5 (opening a middle school in 2016) February 20, 2015 Harmony's Junior FIRST Lego League team takes a closer look at where and how learning happens every day Tinkering is important for children to learn. It helps them figure out how things work by giving them the time and space to explore and test their ideas. It shows them that you have to fail a lot in order to learn and that failure is at the heart of innovation and invention. Robotics is all about tinkering. Harmony's robotics club meets twice a week after school. FIRST Lego League for the big kids and Junior FIRST Lego League for the little ones. They couldn't be in better hands with Coach Tanju, Harmony's technology teacher. Mr. Tanju has a degree in instructional technology from one of the world's 100 top Engineering & Technology schools, Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey.  Next Saturday, at a Jr. FLL Expo in Baltimore, our 6-9 year olds will have the opportunity to present their findings to this year's challenge "taking a closer look at where and how learning happens every day." Building on this theme and the Jr. FLL core values of being "helpful, kind, and show[ing] respect when we work, play, and share," our students assembled a playground out of legos and powered a thermometer to measure the playground's temperature.    Apply to Harmony through MySchoolDC Harmony DC's Junior FIRST Lego League model Leadership Spotlight Fatih Oner, Principal Like all principals at Harmony's 44 schools, Mr. Oner started out at Harmony as a teacher -- in Mr. Oner's case, a math teacher in Dallas 10 years ago. After four years of teaching, he rose through the ranks to assistant principal, then principal, and last year he was superintendent of the Lubbock cluster. Mr. Oner's calm and peaceful management style sets the tone for the rest of the school. You will feel it when you walk into any classroom. He hires smart people because they take ownership of their work, are easy to adapt and are easy to work with. Come meet Mr. Oner at our last info session before the March 2 deadline.  Kylee and Symya throw rock, paper, scissors to decide who goes first. Cultivating a Sense of Wonder in an inviting, safe, and purposeful environment Ms. Lee is the iconic kindergarten teacher you remember from your childhood, forever patient, warm and nurturing, yet firm and challenging. She is a mother of three grown children so she gets it that every day you drop your child off at school, you are leaving your heart in her care. She creates an inviting, safe, and purposeful environment where students grow their sense of wonder working together in small groups to learn about the world around them. Ms. Lee was born and raised in DC and has more than 10 years of teaching experience under her belt. She is earning her master's degree in special education.  62 T St NE  | 202-607-2255  | mriner@harmonydc.org | harmonydc.org Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.