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Spring 2025

A teacher in a pink dress reads to a group of young students sitting on the floor in a classroom decorated with nautical themes.
A teacher leads a group of young children in a music class, with colorful instruments and xylophones visible in the background.
A teacher gestures to four young students seated around a round table in a classroom, with a large screen and shelves of supplies in the background.
Four young students are drawing at a round table in the foreground, while a teacher stands at a whiteboard in the classroom background.
A teacher in a pink dress addresses a group of children sitting on the floor in front of blue-covered tables set with teacups, while nautical-themed decorations adorn the classroom walls in the background.
In the foreground, students are seated at desks facing a projector screen, while in the background, two teachers stand near the screen displaying an animated heart diagram in a classroom.
Three young girls are seated at desks in a classroom, writing on paper, with shelves of supplies visible in the background.
In the foreground, students sit at desks in a classroom, while in the background, three individuals present to the class in front of a projector screen displaying %22The Urbanization Game.%22
A teacher assists young students at desks in a brightly decorated classroom filled with books and educational posters.
Children in a classroom are practicing a dance routine with colorful spots on the floor, while a teacher stands in the background near a whiteboard.
Students sit at desks in a classroom, facing a projector screen displaying Chinese characters, while a teacher stands near the screen.
In the foreground, students sit at desks facing a projector screen displaying Chinese characters, while in the background, a teacher stands near the screen in a brightly lit classroom.
A teacher stands behind two young girls sitting at desks in a classroom, with a whiteboard and colorful decorations in the background.
A teacher writes on a projector screen while children sit on a rug in the foreground, with a classroom environment visible in the background.
In the foreground, young students sit at desks facing a colorful rug with smiley faces, while in the background, a teacher points to a projected image of the human circulatory system.
A young person in a tactical vest stands next to a police officer in front of a whiteboard with %22Learning Targets%22 written on it.
A police officer in uniform helps a young boy put on a tactical vest in a classroom with colorful learning targets on the wall.
A man gestures while speaking to students seated at desks with laptops in a brightly lit classroom with bookshelves in the background.
A police officer helps a child put on a tactical vest in a classroom with learning targets displayed on the whiteboard.
In the foreground, several packages of art supplies and a blue box are laid out on a blue counter, while the background shows a gray wall with a printer, filing cabinet, and telephone.
A group of children and police officers stand together in a classroom with whiteboards and desks in the background.
A smiling boy in a gray t-shirt sits at a table with papers in front of him, while other children are visible in the blurred background of a classroom.
A teacher sits on the floor with young students in a classroom, while a projector displays a lesson on a screen in the background.
Two smiling women in the foreground hold colorful signs, while a line of other women stands behind them in a room with a blue and green wall.
A group of young children sit on bleachers in a gymnasium, with a banner reading %22Pensadores Thinkers%22 hanging in the background.
Two young boys, one in a camouflage hoodie and the other in a white t-shirt, interact in the foreground, while a folded table and blurred figures are visible in the background.
Children sit at desks in a classroom, facing a large screen where a man is presenting, with bright windows and shelves visible in the background.
A yoga instructor leads a group of young girls in a classroom with colorful mats in the foreground and bookshelves and a mural in the background.
A police officer stands beside a young boy dressed in a police vest, with a whiteboard displaying educational terms in the background.
Children sit attentively at desks in the foreground, while adults observe from the background in a classroom setting.
In the foreground, a young boy in a red shirt swings a baseball bat, while in the background, a gymnasium with blue walls and a high ceiling hosts several people playing a game.
In the foreground, children and adults are gathered around sewing machines, while the background shows a classroom with windows and shelves filled with supplies.
Children in a gym practice martial arts stances in front of bleachers.
Two children sit at a desk in a classroom with books and papers spread out, while in the background, more desks and shelves are visible.
A teacher demonstrates a camera to a group of young students in a classroom with colorful artwork on the walls.
Four children smile at the camera in a classroom with a large white bucket and art projects in the foreground, and bookshelves and windows in the background.
A teacher in a hijab gestures towards a projection of the Arabic word for %22five%22 on a whiteboard, while a student in a green shirt watches from a desk in the foreground.
A teacher guides three young students reading a book on a colorful rug in a classroom.
A young girl in a pink hoodie is weaving on a loom in the foreground, while another girl works on a similar craft in the background, with classroom shelves visible behind them.
Children and an adult sit on a colorful rug in the foreground, while a classroom with educational posters and desks is visible in the background.
Two adults assist four children with a craft project at a table in a classroom decorated with student artwork.
Children play chess at desks in a classroom with charts on the wall and a projector screen in the background.
Two young boys, one in a red shirt and the other in a blue shirt with a cast on his arm, play chess at desks in a classroom with shelves and supplies in the background.
In the foreground, a group of students watches as an instructor demonstrates hair braiding on a mannequin, while the background features a whiteboard with notes on hair color levels and cosmetology terms.
In the foreground, a group of students watches as an instructor demonstrates hair coloring techniques on a mannequin, while the background features a whiteboard with handwritten notes and educational posters.

The following information includes the TMS-E partnership classes that were available for students to choose from during the Spring of 2025. The information also includes each of the cooperating teachers and/or community members involved in facilitating the class. TMS-E is incredibly grateful for the hard work of each of the community members involved in furthering our student's knowledge of the world around us in order to become more internationally minded and knowledgeable.

Partnership Class

 Cooperating Partner Teacher/Community Volunteer Member

Arabic

Manal Falah

Art History

Katie Dennis & Jennifer Polstra

Ballet

Erin England - Druid City School of Ballet

Book Club

Tuscaloosa City Schools Literacy Engagement

Chess

University of Alabama Honor’s College - Dr. Bryan & Students

Chinese Language

Lina Zhao

Cosmetology

Erica Grant

Garden

Tuscaloosa/Northport Garden Club & Ceres Garden Club

Geography

Chloe Prickett

Friendship 101

Dorie Edwards

Human Body

University of Alabama Kinesiology Club

Junior Achievement

Mallory Cantrell

Math Explorers

Simon Bortz

Math Explorers Jr

Thomas Polstra

Photography

Allison Grant

Quilting

West Alabama Quilters Guild

Media and Advert

Dave Crutchfield

Softball

Katie Bell

Tiger Rock Martial Arts

Brett Bailey

Tour of South America

Carmen Galarraga

UAPD Police Academy 

University of Alabama Police Dept

Weaving

Joyce Huizinga

Yoga

Clarissa Boggess