Meet The Staff!
Teachers in the Child Development Center
The primary teachers in the Child Development Center are juniors and seniors that are in their second year of study in the Early Childhood Education department.
The introductory student-teachers are chosen from a large pool of applicants from the previous spring. The accepted applicants will complete a full year of education and training before deciding to intern the next year in the preschool. The introductory classes include Human Growth and Development, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, and Health, Safety, & Nutrition for the Young Child. Some decide that teaching is harder than they imagined and drop out; others have stronger priorities that prevent them from continuing the year; and still a few others are removed based on the criteria and standards set for the program. The teachers pictured here are the staff that held a strong committment to the children, the program, and a job well-done!
Meet the DirectorLandis Hicks
Mrs. Hicks has taught Early Childhood Education through the Family and Consumer Sciences department at Habersham Central for 10 years. Her vision of an on-site child development center became a reality when space allowed the establishment in 2006.
Mrs. Hicks is married with 3 children, ages 7, 6, & 3, and a 12 year old step-daughter.
Habersham Central High School Teacher of the Year 2007-2008Education:
Bachelors degree - FCS Education, Minor - Child Development, Berry College
Masters degree - Occupational Studies, University of Georgia
Masters add-on - Administration and Educational Leadership, State Univ. of West GA
Specialist degree - Early Childhood Education, Brenau University
Certified Trainer - Better Brains for Babies, Brain Development
EdD candidate - Teacher Leadership, Walden University
Meet the Assistant Director
Jenna Hinkel
Mrs.Hinkel began working part-time in the Child Development Center upon its opening in the Spring of 2006. The following year she was brought into the department full-time and continues in this position. Mrs. Hinkel is a vital part of the supervisory process for the center to meet its goals for the interns and the preschool children.
Mrs. Hinkel is married with one child, age 7.Education:
Bachelors degree- Psychology, North Georgia College
Masters Candidate - Early Childhood Education, Piedmont College
Certified Trainer - Better Brains for Babies, Brain Development
Course Information in the Early Childhood Education Pathway:
Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education 20.52510
Human Growth & Development for Early Childhood 20.42320
Health, Safety, & Nutrition for the Young Child 20.52610
Early Childhood Education Internship
Additional Course Offerings:
Examining the Teaching Profession 10.01100
Contemporary Issues in Education 10.01200
Teaching as a Profession Internship