The following is an online scrapbook of some of our favorite photos from our program.       

Isabel outlines Heart House laws

Learning about food astronauts eat in space

We learned about different businesses and landmarks in our neighborhood during the "Our Community" theme

Safe routes from school to Heart House; strategies for avoiding bullies.

Bulletin board decorators

Homework support with volunteer Mr. Denné



James in the Reading Center

Below: “Titanic Challenge", a teambuilding game this month—2 pictures

Symone updates the Word Wall

Rosa and Michelle

Heart House South students plan a special “Kits for Kids” project in anticipation of Earth Day 2009

Desire, Terran and Thomas plan for Earth Day

Armando practices spelling using the Word Wall

Angel, Zach and Marissa use the Word Wall to plan their Earth Day project

Older girls hanging out!

Green thumbs abounded at the spring planting on April 15th at Heart House North.  The Heart House Garden Club, with the help of our partners, Green Corn Project, planted cherry tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, green beans, basil, cilantro, and oregano. 

   

Heart House and Hart InterCivic teamed up to celebrate Earth Day the last week in April.  Volunteers from Hart InterCivic worked with our elementary school students to make small differences for the community that supports them. 

    

Photo credit: Kaylie Terry, Volunteer Program Intern

Nick Boeglin visited Heart House North recently to help facilitate a Fun Friday called “In the Newsroom”. Both he and our Program Leader, Ms. Emily, dressed up to get the kids excited about feeling like real journalists, working on various news stories.




Destinie introduces Camp Heart House to Heart House visitors.

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We are thrilled that so many people stopped by for our open house on October 16th!

 Exploring the five senses

The children learn about how all animals and environment are connected as we begin our new theme

Kids make snowflakes and enjoy hot chocolate for one of their student-made holidays called “Snow Day” 

       

Building a “Junk Creature” from recyclable materials at Heart House

Heart House friends decorate the bulletin board for “Myth Busters” 

Above and left:  Kids and teachers challenge each other to a dance off as part of a student-made holiday called “Teachers vs. Kids Day”

  

Heart House children line up to elect their new student council.

Heart House Student Council Campaign Posters

   

Gregg Burt, CEO of Hart InterCivic, assists Heart House children to elect 
their student council on the Hart InterCivic voting machines.

Destanie stacks chairs as part of clean-up time at the end of the day

Partners during clean-up time

Eshmell takes break to smile at the camera while working on a writing assignment

Parastoo, a shining star 
from Ms. Emily’s group

2nd and 3rd graders practicing their scripts for Reader’s Theatre

K-1st practicing to perform their story for Reader’s Theatre

Jasmine and Sera read together after finishing their homework

Ms. Shauna helps two of her students out during homework time

Jamar working hard during homework time

 

Above and below: Notre Dame Alumni Group hosts special day with activities like Bean Bag Toss, Boosical Chairs & Mad Libs

Ninjas on Halloween Fun Friday

Anna and Pia- Guests from Sweden

Dell volunteers “hang” on a Fun Friday

One of our new volunteers works with Rosa in “Study Hall”, an extra hour of homework support offered to Heart House North kids

       

Parastoo enjoys a special treat from the Notre Dame group

Emily, North Program Leader tells spooky stories on Halloween Fun Friday  

Janelle, one of our super volunteers, enjoys dressing up with the kids

Kids Learn “Bjorn” (Bear) song and dance from Sweden

Lanterns for Lights On Open House

Checking in for another day at Heart House

Miss Paloma presents an award at the Red-Carpet Roll-Out 

Mr. Derek presents award

Celebrity staff!

Dance Party Room!

Miss Monica & Miss Meredith are Director Divas!

Heart House Idol Contestant Winners—it’s a tie! 
Soulja Boys and Nene

Making Musical Instruments Room


   

Our friends from Rackspace judge the
Heart House Idol final round!

   

Sheela & Sonie, “Amazing Anatomy” Activity Leaders

Alexa, “EnviroKids”, Activity Leader


Clay, “Self-Defense”, Activity Leader

Katherine, “Health Rocks!”, Activity Leader

Yuri, “Japanese Culture”, Activity Leader

Janelle- “Mad Science”, Activity Leader

Volunteers play an important role in helping kids with their reading and writing skills

Art Activity!

Setting up the recycling center that EnviroKids created!

Ms. Yuri explains origami in Japanese class!                              

Mr. Bill helps kids storyboard for their music and dance video!             

 

Lunchtime!

Cheerleading Club!

Nene helps “The 5 Bratz” choreograph their Heart House Idol performance!

Working in the Heart House garden

Miss Monica can’t contain her urge to sing some Alicia Keys to the kids at the Red Carpet Rollout

Heart House South makes edible maps to learn geography!

Posing with her map before she eats it up!

Awesome 1st grader at Heart House South shows off her writing!

Some of Ms. Sharon's Kinder and first grade superstars!

Lanny

Got Exercise?   (Part of "Get Fit" ad campaign)

Delta Phi Omega hosts a Literacy Day for our North center!

Haley is March's Student Spotlight AND a fruit lover!

Ms. Kadi’s first graders welcome a new student!

Taking a break from reading

Reading on her spare time

Another rad reader

Cessie, a regular volunteer at Heart House

Working hard during homework hour

Caught eating healthy food!

Happy not to have homework today!
   

Alexis and Arianna

Keep Austin Beautiful does water pollution demonstration

Heart House staff and students learn how to rebalance their mind doing “crazy eights”

Abel and friends in the Heart House garden

Lidely's pepper earrings

     

Lisa and Maggie

Scarlet and her mom decorate cookies together
during a Fun Friday

Trying to win a prize by landing on the right number    

Kids make blankets for Project Linus, a nonprofit for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans.

Isabel shows off games donated by Dell volunteers.

Destanie takes a break from Chutes and Ladders -- 
being a kid is rough!

Dell volunteer plays Bingo with kids on Fun Friday

Samuel helps lead others in learning moves taught by Steel Dance Co.

Steel Dance Co. performs a jazz piece.

Diana in the "Rad Readers" program

 Noelle and NeNe

Travonna learns capeiora move

Guests teach staff and children stress mgmt techniques

Family potluck hosted at Heart House March 30th 

Family Spotlight: Marina and Una

Jose, Max, and Malik at the Paramount Theatre’s
“Scottish Christmas”

Above and below: Students perform movement pieces
from “Believe in Me” classes


The boys posing...

...and the girls posing.

Thanksgiving Bingo
  

Lidely shows off her puppet she made during Fun Friday in November.

Christopher and Sean learn some dance moves during the Steel Dance Co. visit.

Loving the spring weather!

Staff members Monica and Shana come up for air during a Friday Dell party.

Mr. Dan gets wrapped in "mummy paper" by Jaela. It looks like she is proud of her work!

Clockwise from above:

A neighborhood officer from the Austin Police Dept. shows the older students of Heart House a video about how to avoid dangers while being home alone.

Another friend from the Austin Police Dept. discusses the importance of home alone safety and being aware of strangers, in this month's safety lesson.  

A volunteer helps with Enereida with her challenging math homework.

 

 

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