Houston Rockets, East West Bank Leave Their Mark at Harmony - Literally
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Issue 41 February 2015
Houston Rockets, East West Bank Leave Their Mark
at Harmony - Literally
Harmony
School of
Ingenuity
in Houston
had some
very
special
visitors
recently
who lent
the school
a helping
hand,
literally.
Steve
Laredo of
East West
Bank,
former
Houston
Rocket and Hall of Famer, Clyde Drexler, along with Rocket Guard Corey Brewer, stopped in to visit
the school during a very special ceremony hosted by the Rockets and East West Bank. East West
teamed up with the Rockets to provide a covered walkway for students. Harmony values every
opportunity to work together with our community. To commemorate the occasion, the players and
East West Bank staff left their handprints in a section of the concrete pavement. Read more...
Harmony Student Featured in El Paso Times
Alfredo R.,
a 7'2"
junior and remarkable basketball player from HSA El Paso was featured for his skills on the basketball court in the El Paso Times. Alfredo stated he owes his success to hard work and hours at the gym. Alfredo states "I just want to help my team be successful and I want to work as hard as I can. Read the entire article... Harmony Students at World Affairs Council HSA San Antonio students had a once in a lifetime opportunity to volunteer for community service hours at a World Affairs Council Distinguished Speaker event. Roger Noriega, former United States Ambassador spoke of the rigorous, but rewarding work it takes to become a United States Ambassador. Volunteering correlates with Harmony's core value of character matters. Read more...
Harmony Prepares for Release of STEM Book
Dr. Sahin, of Harmony's research department has
announced the release of a new book
focused on Harmony's approach to STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics) education.
The book is titled STEM Students on the Stage and it is
set to be released April 2015.
The STEM S.O.S. model is a rigorous interdisciplinary
STEM teaching approach that is teacher facilitated,
student-centered and directed through sequenced set of
student projects. The book, expected to be released in
April of 2015, provides insight into Harmony's practices.
It will also share data with the education community on
how this approach has impacted students.
Consul General of Ireland Visits Harmony
Harmony
School of
Political
Science in
Austin, as
an
extension of
their
participation
with the
World
Affairs
Council,
welcomed a
very special visitor, all the way from Ireland. Harmony School of Political Science is excited to
participate in the World Affairs Council of Austin programs. Read more...
Harmony Students Reignite Their Learning
Harmony School of Innovation - Euless launched a "Refurbished Learning" program to engage
students in learning with an added layer of technology in the classroom. Over the past several
months, HSI Euless has collected smartphones, iPods, and tablets from the community as part of
their Smart Device Drive. Now, after weeks of preparation, the devices are in the hands of HSI's
Gifted and Talented classes! HSI Euless hopes to integrate the program throughout the entire school
in an on-going effort to provide STEM for all, a core value of Harmony Public Schools.
Kudos to Dedicated Staff Members in Houston
Ms. Bhaskaran of Discovery accompanied by Ms. Yasmin of Central Office presented at the 13th
Annual University of Texas Medical Branch Regional STEM Conference in Galveston. Ms. Yasmin,
Biology Curriculum Director & Ms. Bhaskaran, Biology Teacher & STEM Coordinator, promoted
Harmony's STEM on the Stage (SOS) Model which allows students to enhance their learning through
project based learning techniques.Thank you both for your continued dedication to our students and
their learning!
International Sustainable World Energy Engineering
Environment Project (ISWEEEP)Publication Released
The first publication focused on I-SWEEEP has been released for review. The
publication shares information on how students who participate in the I-
SWEEEP Olympiad increase their 21st century skills.
Other findings from the publication show that female students are low
represented in the engineering category of the competition. This is parallel
with national data findings as well. There is also information on how
environmental factors affect students' selection of STEM as a major
Click here to read the entire publication
Harmony Happenings
"Linking" you to Harmony campuses across the state
LUBBOCK
A senior in Lubbock named National Achievement Scholarship Finalist
LAREDO
Harmony Science Academy Laredo is holding a clothing drive to collect jeans to be donated to a local
homeless shelter
WACO
Harmony Science Academy Waco hosts nationally sanctioned Texas Qualifying Match for FIRST Lego League
HOUSTON SOUTH
Houston held a School Choice Week Pep Rally at Harmony's Central Office to celebrate our great schools,
students, parents and teachers
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Faces of Harmony Staff
Grace Cruz, ESL Cluster Coordinator
San Antonio
My Favorite Thing About Harmony
I began my work with Harmony in 2006 when the first campus
was created in San Antonio. I went to my interview with Mr.
Ekren at an old Wal-Mart building while construction was
being done to transformer the place into a school. I am sure
you have heard it said many times, but there is truth in the
saying Harmony is very dynamic...I have learned so much and
have had the opportunity to work with so many amazing
people, educators, students, and professionals in all areas of
our system. I have been able to see first-hand how much work goes into each process and detail to
ensure our students are successful. I have seen areas of deficit turn into areas of great achievement
and have come to realize it definitely takes a village to create success. My Favorite Teacher Memory Mrs. Trimball, Algebra 1 and 2 teacher at Judson High School. She never gave up on me. She was always willing to help me, at lunch, afterschool, during study hall. It didn't always make sense, but she always encouraged me and during my college experience it all just clicked. Fun Fact About Me I really like the Just Dance video games for the Wii and the X-Box 1. My daughter and I can dance for hours. My Favorite Food & Place to Travel My favorite food is Fried Rice with Chicken no Egg from my favorite restaurant Golden Wok in San Antonio. It is amazing and needs nothing but a spoon. I don't like to drop any rice so forks and chops stick don't work for me. My favorite place to travel is anywhere with my family. We haven't been too many places outside of Texas, but whenever my husband and kids load up in the car, I know I am about to laugh so hard I will cry, and that I will come home more in love with my husband and kids than when I left. Sometimes you have to get away to remember the great things about the ones closest to you. My Favorite Quote "The arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and arithmetic...music, dance, painting, and theater are all keys that unlock profound human understanding and accomplishment." -William Bennett, Former US Secretary of Education To read the entire interview, please click here! Faces of Harmony Alumni Charlie Lincoln, Class of 2010 Harvard University, A.L.B. in Government Currently Enrolled: Texas A&M University School of Law When did you attend Harmony Public Schools? I attended Harmony in Austin for six years from grade 6 until I graduated high school in 2010. What was something that stood out to you about Harmony? Harmony was really diverse, both in student and teacher population, which is one of the best things about the schools. Many people think Harmony focuses only on math and science, they are shocked to hear that we had a lot of good teachers in all subjects. Besides curriculum, I went on 3 European trips with Harmony. We went to Holland, Belgium, France, and Turkey. You hear of other schools perhaps going on a trip to one country, but not four. Who was your favorite teacher? I had a lot of favorite teachers. Mr. Beyhan, Mr. Duman, Mr. Iskandar, Mr. Kaya, Mr. Foster, Ms. Clifford, Mr. Camuz, Mr. Toycu, Mr. Erdogdu, Mr. Avsar, just to name a few. I don't want to leave anyone out, or have them think I forgot about them. They were all so great.
Mr. Camuz met me in Istanbul when I was there for a school trip in 2004, he's a great guy. Mr. Iskandar visited me twice in undergrad and told me he was going to visit me in law school, too. Mr. Duman and several other teachers used to come visit us at our home. Of course, in the classroom they had to lay down the law, but I consider them my friends now. Any advice for current/future Harmony Students? Work hard, be inquisitive, and learn as much as you can. Be trustworthy and kind to other people. People can be really helpful, but don't help them just to get something in return. Just be as nice as you can to other people. It is the right thing to do. Featuring an interesting historical event in science February 2 In 1995, news of research linking brain structure and artistic talent was released by Dr. Gottfried Schaug at a press conference in Washington. Dr Gottfried Schlaug announced the work of his team of researchers at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Mass. Persons with perfect pitch were found to have a region in the left hemisphere of the brain, the plenum temporale, to be enlarged. However, it was also necessary that to have perfect pitch, a person must be exposed to music before the age of 10. Without that, having an enlarged plenum temporale does not of itself normally coincide with having perfect pitch later. To learn more about science history events in the month of February click here. Harmony School Grand Opening in Austin
Harmony School of Innovation - Austin Grand Opening Upcoming Events & Important Dates February 1 - 28 Heart Disease Awareness Month National Cancer Prevention Month Black History Month February 2, 2015 Groundhog Day February 3, 2015 National Girls & Women in Sports Day
February 5, 2015
National Wear Red Day (Women's Heart Disease Awareness)
February 15-21
Random Acts of Kindness Week
February 1, 2015
New enrollment application deadline
February 16, 2015
Presidents Day
March 1-31
Music in Our Schools Month
National Nutrition Month
National Women's History Month
Red Cross Month
Irish American Month
March 6, 2015
Employee Appreciation Day
March 8, 2015
International Women's Day
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Brain Teaser Each month we ask a brain teaser question. The first 3 to
respond with the correct answer will win a small prize.
of the Month
How many students?
If a kindergarten teacher places 4 students on each
table, there will be 3 students who will not have a
place to sit. However, if 5 students are placed on each
table, there will be 2 empty seats. What is the smallest
number of children the class could have?
(Please show your work!!)Send your answers to leksili@harmonytx.org
Last month's answer: 7
Last month's winners: Ebru Akyildiz, Lauren Sanabria,
Shamrock Holak
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