Our Jubilee Enrichment Programs staff members are experienced, hardworking, and dedicated in teaching. They use positive reinforcement to help their students grow as an individual. They allow their students to ask questions, give them opportunities to explore and make their own evaluations and decisions. They understand the needs of the students and parents and work in hand with them. Their lesson plans are creative, interactive, innovating, and fresh. Some credentials of our teachers are listed below.

Pianist J.P.
Minister of music, choir director and organist at North Yonkers Church. Music Headstart and Drama teacher. Soprano in Russian Chamber Chorus, music director at Christ Lutheran Church. Training at Teaching Artist Fellowship at Lincoln Center Institute, and M.M. and B.M. in piano at NCSA. Solo performances at Lincoln Center, Tour in Wilmington, and NCSA Summer Festival at Manteo.

Pianist E.B.
Master and Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano at North Carolina School of the Arts. Study of piano and theory. Diplome Superieur D’Execution at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot (France). William R. Kenan, Jr. fellowship at Lincoln Center Instiute for the Arts in Education. Taught at Manhattan School for Children, Hunter College, and played at Saint Luke’s Hospital, and Mark Morris Dance Group. Performances at Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, Clark Studio Theatre at Lincoln Center, Watson and Crawford Hall, Cite Internationale des Arts, and Heritage Chamber Orchestra.

Pianist Y.C.C.
Doctor of Musical Arts at CUNY. Master of Music at Manhattan School of Music. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music at National Institute of the Arts in Taipei. Clarinet Faculty in Brooklyn Conservatory. Taught at Jhongli Senior High School, Aaron Copland School at Queens College, and An-Keng Music School. Performances at New Music Collective Concert at Brooklyn Conservatory Concert Hall, Good Shepard-Faith Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn Music House, St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Church, Elebash Hall, and Horace Mann Theatre of Columbia University. Publication: A Rhythmic Study of Trios for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano: Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat Suite (1919).

Pianist V.Y.
Master of Arts at New York University. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Bachelor of Music Degree at Humber College with honors. Berklee College Summer Program. Composer, musical director at Means of Production. Adjunct faculty at New York University. Freelance performer, keyboard player, piano and theory teacher. Finalist in Toronto Jazz Orchestra Young Composers Competition and British Columbia Arts Council Award.

Pianist J.R.
Master’s Degree in Music Education at Copenhagen University. Master’s Degree in Music at New York University. Taught in afterschool programs in Copenhagen, Florentine Music School, and private lessons. Director of the American Composers Alliance Jazz. Produced five Festivals of American Music in New York City. Music administration at Lucy Moses School for Music. Concert producer for Ensemble Pi, a new music group.

Grades Pre-K – 5 Art
Bachelor of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University. Bachelor of Fine Arts at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Bachelor of Arts at Dalhousie University. International School of Geneva baccalaureate at La Chataigneraie. Taught in private and group classes in home studio, Bay Ridge preparatory high school, afterschool programs, and Delta International School of Canada at Hong Kong. Teaching art since 1998.

Grade K
Childhood Education major at Queens College. State of New York Teaching License Certificate. Bachelors of Arts in Sociology . Dean’s List. Taught at P.S. 49, P.S. 11, and P.S. 76.

Grade 1
Masters of Science in Education at Mercy College. Bachelors of Arts in English Language Arts at Hunter College. Teacher for eleven years. Taught in Charter and catholic schools.

Grades 2/3
Masters of Childhood Education at Metropolitan College of New York. Dean’s List. Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at Temple University. CPR/AED First Aid certified. Tutor, substitute teacher in private and charter schools. Taught at P.S. 20, and P.S. 361. Certification in Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education (CRETE). Certification in Project Save.

Grade 3
Masters of Science in Childhood Education at Hunter College. Specialty in Math and Science. Bachelors of Science in Education at College of Geneseo. New York State Initial Certification. Taught at P.S./ I.S. 111 and Title I schools.

Grade 4/ Grades K-4 Spanish
M.S. in Childhood Education at Walden University. B.S. in Childhood Education at College of Geneseo. New York State Professional Certification in Childhood Education. Taught in Christian schools, ESL Spanish classes, afterschool programs and summer camps. Volunteers as a tutor, mentor and Sunday school teacher.

Grades 5-8 Mathematics/ Spanish
Masters of Arts at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. In Math for America Fellowship. Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Spanish at University at Pittsburgh. Intensive summer program at Universidad de Alcala. New York State Initial Certification in Mathematics. Taught at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, and MS 223. Honors: National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Phi Eta Sigma National Honorary Fraternity.

Grades K-8 Chinese
Bilingual Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. Russian Language and Literature at Shanghai International Studies University. Taught at Columbia University, York Preparatory, Cam Land, Polytechnic Preparatory, and private schools.
Grades K-8 Cooking –
Masters of Arts at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University. Berlin Consortium for German Studies. New York State Certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Taught at P.S. 1, P.S. 69 and high schools.

Grades K-8 Art
Graduate student, School of Education, certification in Art Education at Brooklyn College. M.F.A. in studio art and sculpture at Hunter College. B.F.A. honors in visual art and photography at University of Victoria. Adjunct assistant professor at Touro College. Teacher assistant at Hunter College. Curator at New Museum of Contemporary Art and Hunter College. Publications at New York Times, London Free Press, and LOLA. Many solo and group exhibitions at New York University, Islip Art Museum, White Columns, and Bronx Museum of the Arts. Taught in elementary and high schools.

Teacher’s Assistant
Bachelor of Arts at Hunter College. CPR/ First Aid Certified. Volunteer coordinator. Taught at True Light Lutheran Church. Volunteer at school, health and charity fairs/events.

Office Staff
Bachelors of Art in English Language Arts/Education at Hunter College. Dean’s List. Department of Education Substitute Teacher certificate. CPR/AED First Aid certificate. Department of Mental Health and Hygiene certificate. Taught at P.S. 124, P.S. 2, P.S. 130, P.S. 42, P.S. 20, summer camps, afterschool programs. Private one-on-one tutor.

Hospitality management at Baruch College. Syracuse University intensive summer program. Intern at Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). High School tutor at Math center. Co vice-president and active participant in high school chess club. Mentor at Cardinal Mentor Program. Volunteer at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

Criminal Justice at John Jay College. CPR/AED First Aid certified. Chinese Christian Fellowship member at John Jay College. Participates at Church of the Holy Spirit flea markets and Sunday schools. Teacher assistant since 2007. NYPD Auxiliary training.

Studies at Saint Vincent Ferrer High School. Honor student. Volunteer at Jubilee since 2007. Volunteer at Saint Joseph School since 2006. Peer tutor. Multilingual language in Mandarin, Cantonese and Fujianese. Varsity softball player and violinist.