J. Haynes

I graduated from NYU’s Educational Theatre program in 2016. Since then, I’ve been working to bring theater, entertainment and storytelling skills and opportunities to the MS 118 community.

It’s the highlight of my year is when I’m able to direct our school plays! We’ve done one per year. They include 12 Angry Men, Hyper Focus and two originals called Twisted Tales and Listen.

Part of my mission is to train and enable students seeking to attend performing arts high schools, such as my alma mater, LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts.

As a theater teacher I try to bring a sense of fun and cooperative learning opportunities that enhance student cognition, problem solving, confidence and self-expression (to name a few).