Background
Hsieh, Hazel Tseng was born on November 4, 1934 in Beijing. Daughter of Hung-tu and Man-lone (Huang) Tseng. came to the United States, 1947. Naturalized, 1968.
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Hazel Tseng Hsieh
Edit ProfileElementary and secondary educator
Education
Student, Adelphi U., 1954-1956; Bachelor of Science, Tufts U., 1958; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1959; postgraduate, U. Hartford, 1962-1964; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1977.
Career
Teacher, assistant director, Parents Nursery School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957;
teacher, School for Young Children, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1958-1963;
director, Center Nursery School, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1967-1968;
teacher, Yorktown Control Schools, Yorktown Heights, 1968-1997;
retired, 1997. Substitute Virginia Day Nursery, New York City, summer 1953-1957. Co-chair advising committee Lakeland-Yorktown Boards of Cooperative Educational Services Mass Comm.
Project, Yorktown Heights, 1982-1987. Member International Faculty, Challenger Center Space Science Education, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Past member Yorktown Schools District Mission State Committee. Member District Academy Studies Committee, 1994-1997, District Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education, 1995-1997, Mohansic Shared Decision Making Council, Yorktown Heights, 1992-1997, Mohansic Literacy Committee 1992-1996, Technology Science Coms., 1992-1997, Wee Deliver Committee, 1993-1994, Democratic Party. Curriculum coordinator Church Good Shepherd, Granite Springs, New York, 1967-1969.
Organizer Parent Organisation for Arlington Symphony Orchestra, 1982-1984, Mohansic Space Day, 1993, 97. Teacher representative Parent-Teachers Association, 1977-1978. Founder International Young Astronaut Chapter 27796, 1990, leader, 1990-1997.
Coordinator project Marsville, Hudson Valley, since 1992. Volunteer crafts, space science workshops, since 1990. Member American Federation Teachers, Yorktown Congress Teachers (senior building representative 1977-1978), Union Concerned Scientists, Save the Redwoods League, Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, Pi Lambda Theta (chair curriculum innovation award committee Westchester Area chapter 1985-1993, chapter president 1991-1995, 1st vice president 1989-1991, 2d vice president 1987-1989, correspondent secretary 1983-1987, advisor since 1995, region 1 secretary and Executive Board 1996-1998, member region 1 awards committee 1992-1998, chair 1994-1996, region 1 committee chair since 1998, Westchester area chapter comm.chair since 1998, grantee 1991, Outstanding Chapter 1991-1992).
Interests
Connections
Married Hsueh Ying Hsieh, July 1, 1961. Children: Durwynne, Timothy.
