Round Edges

Back by popular demand, today's Round Edges workshop is sure to be a welcomed treat! Chef Nina has been building with Round Edges and the youth of Covenant House for some years now and every time she imparts information that both teaches and heals.

Today, Chef Nina will facilitate a workshop on healthy food choices and provide an interactive food prep demo.

Chef Nina B received her training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she was trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods.

Chef Nina says, " I truly believe that everyone wants to be healthy. I also believe that people are scared, mis-educated, confused, intimidated, and overwhelmed by all the information and health claims floating around these days. Together we can create a happier, healthier, more beautiful world starting with YOU!!!

Monday = Round Edges Workshops!!!

Today, the youth will participate in a fitness workshop where they will learn healthy living techniques to design their bodies and become more health conscious.

Facilitating this workshop is Certified Sports Performance Coach, Zahra Williams. She has been training clients for over 10 years and her clients range from a variety of athletic backgrounds. She has her own fitness business that she has been running for 10 plus years. Zahra has worked as a Sports and Conditioning Intern for the Howard University Athletic Department, a Strength and Conditioning intern Coach for the Catholic University Football team as well as the Women's Basketball team, in Washington DC, a Strength Conditioning intern coach for George Washington University 2012- 2013. She was also the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Montgomery Junior College in Maryland 2002- 2003.

Zahra Williams attended Providence College on a full basketball scholarship, competing in the high level, division one, Big East Conference. She also played professional basketball overseas in Portugal, Ecuador as well as semi-professional basketball for the WABA and WNBL leagues. Ms. Williams has a passion for working with athletes and developing challenging and productive workouts for dedicated and ambitious athletes. Being a former athlete on the professional level, she knows what it takes to get you to the top of your game.

It's Monday and time for another Round Edges workshop! Today, David Oliver is giving the second installment of his acting class.

David Oliver is an actor and writer from Washington DC who has had much success in television and film. Along with his extensive acting resume, David also has consulting and instructional experience which allows him to coordinate stunt and fight scenes and provide choreographic direction during scene production.

Today, David will conduct an introductory Acting Class where the youth will learn key acting terms and techniques, skills on cultivating their talents and business basics of acting .

Stay tuned for updates and pictures from the workshop!

It's Monday and time for another Round Edges workshop!

David Oliver is an actor and writer from Washington DC who has had much success in television and film. Along with his extensive acting resume, David also has consulting and instructional experience which allows him to coordinate stunt and fight scenes and provide choreographic direction during scene production.

Today, David will conduct an introductory Acting Class where the youth will learn key acting terms and techniques, skills on cultivating their talents and business basics of acting .

Stay tuned for updates and pictures from the workshop!

Today, Xavier Brown facilitated the Worm Composting workshop with the youth at Covenant House Washington. Worm composting is using worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into a valuable soil amendment called vermicompost, or worm compost. Worms eat food scraps, which become compost as they pass through the worm's body. Compost exits the worm through its' tail end. This compost can then be used to grow plants. To understand why vermicompost is good for plants, remember that the worms are eating nutrient-rich fruit and vegetable scraps, and turning them into nutrient-rich compost.

Xavier Brown is a DC Master Gardener and The Green Scheme's Director of Urban Agriculture. He received his B.A. degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He is a Master Watershed Steward, Lead Citizen Forster with Casey Trees and on the Executive Committee of DC State Fair and was the 2013 Environmental Leadership Program fellow.

**Photo credit: The kids took all these pics!

Worm Composting with Xavier Brown.