Achieve Success Together (AST)
This program is run by High School students (Tutors) with adults’ supervision. Tutors are responsible for curriculum development, class arrangement, teaching and tutoring, and communicating with parents and students. Students are elementary and middle school children who are interested in improving their knowledge and skills in the areas of English writing, public speaking and math. The High School students not only teach specific subjects and skills but also set up a role model for the younger students. Comparing to adult teachers, the younger students feel more connected to the older ones therefore are more engaged to learn with fun activities. At the same time, the tutors have developed leadership and entrepreneurship by taking initiatives and ownership of the program. This program piloted in the summer of 2016 and opened to more tutors and students in the fall of 2016 and spring of 2017.
In addition, AST has collaborated with Peiying Chinese School and New West Learning Center in the summer of 2017 by providing tutors and camp counselors.
Furthermore, AST is granted a county fund to provide free tutoring service to the low-income students in the school year of 2017-2018.
Executive Team – Audrey Lin, Tess Yu, Judy Zhou
Adult Supervisors – Jean Xu, Hailing Zhang
Seminars
September, 2016 IvyLead Unlocking Leadership Potential
organized by Jean Xu
November, 2016 Gun Safety
organized by Linfeng Chen and Lingyu Chen
December, 2016 廖冰亲子关系讲座
organized by Sherry Chen and Jean Xu
January, 2017 Former BOE student member Rachel Ling
organized by Jean Xu
February, 2017 two safety seminar by Howard County Police Department at
Peiying and HCCS because of burglaries
organized by Chao Wu
March, 2017 Here I come, Middle School – panel discussion led by MS students organized by Lan Deng
March, 2017 Boys and Girls’ Soccer in Howard Country – Information Session
organized by Hailing Zhang
June, 2017 Incoming K Parents Panel Discussion
organized by Hongling Zhou
Committee Representation by CAPA members (past, present and future years):
PTAC (PTA Council) – Xuhui Zhao, Emily Yuan, Rang Wang, Hongling Zhou
CAC (Community Advisory Council) – Jean Xu, Tony Du, Donald Mu
GTAC (GT Advisory Committee) – Jean Xu, Hailing Zhang
CDI (Committee for Diversity and Inclusion) – Jean Xu
CPAEC (Culture Proficiency and Equity Committee) – Jean Xu
Operating Budget Review – Chao Wu, Jian Ni, Xinning Yang
School Academic Calendar Committee – Linfeng Chen, Hongling Zhou, Jian Ni, Xueqing Wang
School Attendance Area – Jinjuan Feng
#OneHoward – Chao Wu
Design Advisory Committee – Weiwei Jia
Ethics Commission – Jean Xu
Community Meetings/Events
August 2016 Interview with BOE candidates
October 2016 BOE candidate forum
May 2017 Community Celebration of Duanwu Festival at Centennial Park
June 2017 Invite Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano to speak at
the annual CAPA general meeting
Advocacy
1. Enhance Language Program at HCPSS
Led by Chao Wu
2. HCPSS School Day-off on Lunar New Year
Led by Linfeng Chen, Hongling Zhou, Jian Ni, Xueqing Wang
3. HCPSS School Start Time
Led by Chao Wu and Hongling Zhou
4. HCPSS School Redistricting
Led by Hongling Zhou and Chao Wu
Community Outreach
1. Celebrated Chinese New Year with Peiying Chinese School in Jan. 2017
Led by Chao Wu and Jean Xu
2. Keep the community informed about the sanctuary Howard bill
Led by Jean Xu, Chao Wu and Hongling Zhou
3. Signed joint statement on Justice for Mr. Jiansheng Chen
Led by Tony Du
4. Signed joint statement to support South Asian Americans’ call for full investigation on
possible hate crimes committed in Olathe, KS and Kent, WA.
Led by Jean Xu
5. Donate $150 to the Yu family in California whose son was institutionally bullied by the
school authorities.
Led by Jean Xu
https://www.gofundme.com/end-institutional-bullying?from=groupmessage
6. Parent Survey of Acts of Intolerance in HCPSS
Led by Jean Xu
Asian, Muslim, African American, Jewish communities, along with other religious and
ethnic groups, has been asked by the Howard County Education Association (HCEA)
leadership to provide documentation identifying the schools, the acts of intolerance
experienced and/or witnessed by our children, and teacher or administrative response to the
incident, if any. CAPA-HC has been working together with all communities to facilitate this
survey
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5sjSAGJGq9jI2mtos5Hzfm_hX_UvxNTjayCVlRKNDNHHN5A/viewform
