FBISD Extended Learning Department

Is your home overflowing with your child’s creative masterpieces? It’s time to take their artistic talent to the next level with Young Rembrandts! Marvel as their pencils fly across the page, bringing to life everything. We’re adding a sprinkle of Van Gogh’s magic too, with vibrant sunflower sketches that burst off the page. Dive into an art-filled journey where colors pop and imaginations soar. Enroll your budding artist today and watch their creativity blossom into stunning works of art! Young Rembrandts instructors are all college educated in the arts, psychology, or related field.

Get ready for a delicious adventure with our Cake Decorating course designed just for young bakers! Over eight fun-filled weeks, they'll learn to whip up American Buttercream and get hands-on experience with piping bags. From creating eye-catching cake borders to crafting beautiful flowers, each session is packed with simple techniques that lead to stunning results. By the end, your little baker will be ready to wow friends and family with their impressive new skills! Week Skill Lesson/Activity 1 Class Introduction and basic food safety Food safety, set expectations, discuss schedule 2 Making American Buttercream, piping stars and shells Measure ingredients to make buttercream. Learn how to prep, fill, and hold piping bags. Pipe stars and shells. 3 Piping dots, dot borders, rosettes, and leaves Learn how to pip dots, dot borders, and rosettes. 4 Decorate a cake – seasonal theme Learn how to ice a cake, decorate cake with techniques learned. 5 Zig zag and hydrangea Practice on fake cupcakes 6 Using flower nails to create flowers and seasonal characters. Teach students how to properly use flower nails and how to pipe sunflowers using the flower nail and creating seasonal designs. 7 Braided and rose boarder Students will learn how to pipe different borders. 8 Decorate Final Cupcakes Students will decorate cupcakes using skills learned and take them home.

Leap into ballet with Launch Dance Works. This class introduces dancers to real ballet steps and terminology while building grace, confidence and a love of dance. Dancers will leave this class knowing a minimum of 10 ballet terms. To learn more about the class, visit us at https://youtu.be/svZz5PLPlxs. Week Lesson/Skills 1 Positions of feet (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th), Demi pliés at ballet barre, skips/polka step from sides, parachute fun. Term of the week: plié (to bend) 2 Barre work of pliés, relevés and tendus, grand jeté leaps from sides, hula hoop fun. Terms of the week: relevé (to rise), tendu (to stretch) 3 Continuing with barre work & adding rond de jambe, passé skips from sides, rainbow streamer fun. Term of the week: port de bras (carriage of arms) 4 Continuing with barre work & adding relevé balance and boureé steps from side, balancing pods & turning board fun. Term of the week: cambré (to arch) 5 Continuing with barre work & adding grand battement, chassés from sides, jumps in center, scarf dancing fun. Term of the week: sauté (to jump) 6 Adding coupé & passé balance to barre work, grand jeté leaps from sides, parachute fun. Terms of the week: coupé and passé (bent knee on side of leg) 7 Adding degagé to barre work & eschappe sauté in center, balancing pod fun. Term of the week: dégagé (foot brushes from floor) 8 Review of steps & terms learned, work on performance for showcase. 9 Review of steps & terms learned, work on performance for showcase. 10 Showcase performance.

The world of music is a beautiful place. In Piano students will learn how to play the keyboard while having fun. All equipment will be provided during class. Beginner Level Intermediate Level Beginner piano students will learn: Proper sitting posture Proper hand posture Piano Chord Progressions Finger Speed Exercises Ear Training Counting whole notes Counting quarter notes Counting half notes Music Theory Parents will be invited to the last week for a recital. Intermediate piano students will learn: Legato and Staccato Octaves Technical exercises How to successfully practice slowly The basics of pedaling Advanced piano pedaling techniques Forearm rotation Polyrhythms Repeated notes Correct way to use the metronome Useful exercises for the weaker fingers Fingering for scales, arpeggios, chords and more Parents will be invited to the last week for a recital.

In this course, students will discover how businesses work by planting, investing, and earning in the game Grow a Garden, making big ideas easy to understand. Through gameplay, students experience concepts like profit, reinvestment, supply and demand, and diversification in action. Each week ties gameplay back to real-life entrepreneurship, teaching students how business lessons apply outside the game. Week Skill Lesson/Activity 1 What is a business? Students learn what a business is and start a garden in the game. 2 Investment and startups Students explore how much it costs to start their own business and how to track expenses. 3 Profit and reinvestment Students calculate profits and practice reinvesting in new seeds. 4 Supply and demand Students see how crop value changes with demand. 5 Diversification Students discuss the importance of not relying on a singular source for income. 6 Marketing and branding Students create a logo and slogan for their business. 7 Risk and reward Students face “what-if” scenarios and practice making business decisions. 8 Scaling up Students plan how to grow their farm even bigger. 9 Business fair practice Students create presentations and begin presenting to get feedback from peers. 10 Final showcase: Garden Market Students do their final pitch in a fun business fair

Mad Science brings science to life with hands-on experiments that let children see, touch, and experience STEM concepts. Each class features 4–8 mind-blowing experiments exploring ideas from multiple angles, making complex concepts easier to understand. With rotating lessons in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and technology, our programs connect STEM to real life and foster First Principles Thinking. By nurturing curiosity, we help children develop a lifelong habit of exploration—fueling discovery and a love of learning. Our TEKS-aligned programs support STAAR readiness, and every class includes a themed take-home project to reinforce the day’s topic. Students also become Junior Mad Scientists, learning to share their ideas through mini science shows. To learn more about Mad Science visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnQbRvwwkwA Week Theme Lesson/Activity 1 Che-mystery Children discover the mysterious wonders of chemical science. They learn the difference between physical and chemical changes through exciting, hands-on experiments. 2 Current Events Children investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity. They connect with circuits and discover the wonders of technology! 3 Fun-damental Forces Kids find out about forces by doing experiments on gravity, centripetal force, and inertia. They check out a gyroscope, make cars fly down a track and do a few balancing tricks to discover how forces affect motion. 4 Science of Magic Children discover the magic of science and learn the science behind some well-known magic tricks! They untangle Houdini's chains and learn how mirrors and optics can make things disappear. 5 Fantastic Fliers Children discover how the four forces of flight help things soar into the sky. They build all kinds of paper aircraft to help them understand in a tangible, hands-on way! 6 Super Structures Kids test out the basics of architectural design and structural engineering in this hands-on class about structures. They explore how triangles, arches, and bridges give strength to structures. 7 Under Pressure Kids discover how Bernoulli's principle can keep things in the air and how air pressure can be used to move things. 8 Wacky Water Children explore the amazing properties of water – density, solvency and surface tension – in this hands-on look at how water works. 9 Cell-ebrate Children build models of something they could otherwise not see. This modeling method helps students visualize the tiny factory parts that make up a working cell. 10 Ecosystems Students investigate the nature of ecosystems and cycles. These abstract concepts are made more accessible by role-playing food webs and modeling energy sources. The class learns about human impacts on the ecosystem and how field journals work to track the changes.

The Knight School is the chess party for the well-rounded kids of America from brand-new beginners to highly advanced chess players. Unlike your typical chess program, our primary focuses are good sportsmanship and fun. That being the case, our students continue to win state championships year after year. Join The Knight School chess party and give your child the gift of undeniable academic confidence, amazing chess friends, a self-identity as a smart kid, and a weekly dose of childhood joy that is the highlight of their week! Click the link to view the intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XrRhGFNNE Week Lesson and Band Color Lesson 1 Welcome to TKS and Identifying (rainbow/white) Chess Basics: moves, values and names 2 Backrowing (olive) Smother-mate uses their pieces! 3 Sacrificing (turquoise) Make them chess the “Bunny!” 4 Deflecting (blue) Simply remove the defender! 5 Trapping (plum) Cut off their escape! 6 Discovering (violet) Uncover a surprise attack today! 7 Double Checkmating (brown) Two separate checks, please! 8 Bughouse (sky) Partner chess 9 Promoting (purple) One kid plays many kids at once! 10 Parent showcase for 10-week classes Parents for 10-week classes will be welcome to join the last class to watch or jump in and join on the bead-tourney Bonus City-Wide TournaParty! Off-site opportunity to join students from 100 schools across the Greater Houston area for fun and chess! This year-end event is free, included, and exclusive to The Knight School’s chess students!

Does your child LOVE to cook? Do you have a picky eater? This introductory level food literacy program teaches simple cooking techniques, food origins, seasonal recipes, and kitchen safety while having hands-on fun! Students gain self- confidence and priceless life skills while reinforcing core academics. Each session brings a different themed syllabus. This class can accommodate nut allergies. Instructors are professionally trained classroom educators, chefs, or nutritionists. We will accommodate nut allergies only. To learn more about the program, click on the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XPx_jXM8ZjQ Week Recipe Lesson/Skills 1 Herby Green Smash Dip Knife safety skills, mashing 2 S’Mores Cookies Scoop and level, creaming 3 Green Spanakopita Triangles Mixing, shaping 4 Carrot Cake Muffins w/ Cream Cheese Glaze Scoop and level 5 Garden Frittata Egg cracking, skillet safety 6 Mixed Berry Lemon Bars Folding, scoop and level 7 Sushi Rolls w/ Zesty Edamame Knife skills 8 Student’s Choice/Showcase Presentation, serving