Parson Hills Elementary

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almost 5 years ago, Springdale School District

Mrs. Hardin was born and raised in Little Rock, AR. She graduated from Little Rock Central High, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Arkansas and Master of Art in Teaching at the University of Central Arkansas. She married her husband in 2014. They have one daughter and one son. She has experience teaching in a variety of places, including Honduras! She teaches art at Parson Hills on Fridays. The rest of the week, you can find her teaching art at Shaw Elementary.

almost 5 years ago, Parson Hills Elementary

My name is Jena Anderson and I am the Professional School Counselor at Parson Hills. I received my Masters of Science in School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Arkansas in 2015. I worked as a high school counselor before joining the team at Parson Hills. Before my career in counseling, I was the Creative Director for Celebrate Arkansas Magazine. I graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors of Journalism in 2009. I feel very lucky to have found a profession I love and am grateful to serve the students at Parson Hills. Each day I strive to make sure the students I encounter feel respected, heard, valued and part of the school family. My primary role is to help students develop their social emotional skills through classroom lessons, small groups and individual counseling. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

almost 5 years ago, Parson Hills Elementary

Students from the Parson Hills EAST program spent Thursday afternoon working with multiple elementary EAST programs as well as students from the School of Innovation. Schools discussed the importance of mentoring and involving more female students in STEAM activities. Students participated by teaching each other basic coding skills to program robots as well as drones. The goal of the meeting was to create interest in becoming a mentor for female students throughout Springdale elementary schools. "Girls Can (T)oo", our program to create mentors, will begin here at Parson Hills in just a couple of weeks with approximately 10 fourth and fifth grade female students taking charge.

almost 5 years ago, Parson Hills Elementary

My name is Wade Ward and I am the EAST Facilitator here at Parson Hills. This is my first year at Parson Hills, but I have worked with the Panthers on numerous occasions while at JO Kelly and Sonora Middle Schools. It is amazing how many of my former students I see picking up their younger brothers and sisters! I would consider myself a lifelong learner with multiple college degrees including a Masters in Business Administration as well as a Masters in Educational Leadership. I am also a commercially licensed drone pilot and love things related to flight. I have been married for 12 years and have an 8 year old daughter who loves to play basketball and mountain climb. My goal is to help students learn how to learn, to take control of their own learning and dive deep into areas of interest to them. By working with incredible business and educational partners, EAST students have the opportunity to not only step outside the box of traditional learning, but also to take that box and turn it into something much more usable and helpful to our community. I am so excited to be here at Parson Hills, working with amazing students and teachers to create something incredible!

almost 5 years ago, Parson Hills Elementary

Hello! My name is Tina Bowen and I am the library assistant at Parson Hills Elementary. What I Love? God above all! I teach Sunday school for 3 to 5 year olds. My family! My husband is my junior high/high school sweetheart and we have been married for 31 years. We have two children - Our son is 28, married, has a 3 year old daughter and they are expecting another child due in June. Our daughter is 24 and married. My school family! Love to come to work each day to my Parson Hills Family! Truly blessed!