Instructors

 

	Sa Buhm Power President / Chief Instructor Sa Buhm Power has always wanted to open a private school where you could learn TaeKwonDo as a core subject as well as get your schooling.  He was discussing this with a friend when jokingly suggested to "pick up his kids and try it out" although not a private school yet, the after school program was born in 2003.  Starting out with only 5 kids and one staff member Sa Buhm Power had  a vision and acted on it.  Now having a full program with pickup directly from school, TaeKwonDo classes, homework study time, arts and crafts, and then pickup by the parents the program has now really grown.  Grasshoppers After School Program now has 40 students, 5 full time staff and 3 part time staff. Sa Buhm Power is the Chief Instructor and teaches the After School program with the same passion he teaches the night time TaeKwonDo program.  (for more info visit the Martial Arts Home page)
	Patrick Maloney Lead Staff Patrick is new to the team this year coming from Newfoundland.  Patrick has his bachelors of education and is a certified teacher.  Although Patrick was working in NFLD he is only substituting here in HRM until a full time position opens up.  Patrick has been a great addition to the team bringing classroom activities twice a week to the program as well as a 2nd male influence.  Patrick has the ability to diffuse a situation and get to the root of the problem.
	Suzana Pazmino Staff Mrs. P as she is known to the children is in her 2nd year with Grasshoppers and has become the "grandmother" to many children.  Mrs. P was in the childcare industry for over 20 years before retiring and wanting to still be working with children and applying to Grasshoppers Mrs. P has a knack for arts and crafts and is in charge of the creative time in our program, she loves spending time with all of the after school kids.
	Crystal Cook Staff Crystal has been working for Grasshoppers for five years, last year she was a full time staff member of the After school Program and did most of the driving.  This year Crystal is no longer driving but being involved full time with the program.  Crystal is in charge of overseeing the Martial Arts component of the Program.
	Mali Heroux-Rhymes French Tutor Mali is a french student at Ecole Carrefour and is new to Grasshoppers as her sister was a staff member in this role for the past three years with Grasshoppers After School.  Mali is fully bilingual and helps out all of our students with the homework / study time.
	Kelsey Hodder-Power Instructor Kelsey, who is Mr. Power's daughter, is a 1st Degree Junior Black Belt. (the requirements for her belt are the same as a senior black belt,)  Kelsey has been training since she was 5 years old (she is now 14) and is the longest active Junior Black Belt with Grasshoppers. Kelsey has grown tremendously as an instructor and has moved up the instructor ranks in the after school program now holding the lead instructor position on Monday and Thursdays.
	Dylan Potter Junior Instructor Bio coming soon!
	Isa Rossi Junior Instructor Bio coming soon!
	Gia Rossi Junior Instructor Bio coming soon!
	Teaching Assistants Alexs Burchill Davide Gillis