Pta Programs and clubs
Art ProgramThe Art Workshop

Hosted by The Art Workshop, an award-winning comprehensive fine-art program, each session focuses on the fundamental skills of drawing, painting and sculpture through age appropriate instruction in multiple mediums. The program stresses the concepts of fine art and provides children with the tools to help them succeed in various art projects.
Contact Lori Ruml at 972-527-3837 or 
artist @ The-Art-Experience.com  for more
information.



ChessHedgcoxe Chess

Chess is an excellent tool to encourage children to explore art, number sense, spatial visualization, geometry, logic and much more. Chess is also great for self esteem as the play is socially enhancing and provides the improving child a feeling of accomplishment. Academic Benefits: Focusing, Visualizing, Thinking Ahead,  Weighing Options, Analyzing Concretely,Thinking Abstractly, Planning, and Juggling Multiple Considerations Simultaneously.
Contact Kathie Lance at 972-517-0771 at CUgrad86 @ Verizon.net for more information.

                                                

Environmental clubKids for saving the earth (KSE)

We believe that teaching our children the importance of good stewardship of our planet is invaluable. We offer after-school events to teach students various forms of recycling with the main message of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse. We reinforce this message with classroom presentations, an interactive butterfly garden, by organically recycling in the cafeteria, and by hosting a Clean Hedgcoxe event—where our families help to clean the school grounds and surrounding areas. Contact Debbie Laude at 469-752-1781 or Deborah.Laude @ PISD.edu for more information.




RecycleRecycle Program
This program helps send the message of recycling home with the students. Through education and promotional events, we share the message of recycling with our students and encourage them to implement these practices at home. Through our efforts, and the support of our Hedgcoxe families, we were able to increase our volume of residential recycling last year by 10%. Last year, this program helped our community and raised $1000 for Hedgcoxe! Contact Debbie Laude at 469-752-1781 or Deborah.Laude @ PISD.edu for more information.





SAGE SAGE—Special and Gifted Education
If you love a child who participates in special education, the gifted and talented programs, or struggles with learning differences, here is your chance to join together with other Hedgcoxe families to share resources and build friendships. Plans for this school year include the creation of Hedgcoxe support groups for different learning differences such as ADHD, PACE, autism, dyslexia, and more. It’s a fact: Happy children with high self-esteem learn better!
The SAGE Committee:
  • Ensures inclusion of special and gifted children in all PTA-sponsored activities
  • Serves as a resource for the PTA Board
  • Greets and reaches out to new families of special and gifted children
  • Advocates for diverse learners
Contact Dyan Hershman at Dyan.Hershman @ Verizon.net for more information or check out the PISD site at www.PPTASage.com.



ScienceThe Science Workshop

Science Adventures is an educational program that believes that learning science is an active process. This program provides “hands-on” projects while learning exciting science concepts.
Contact Kat Levy at 972-527-8469 or LevyFamily4 @ Verizon.net for more  information.


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