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  • Chess with The Knight School

    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!
  • Slimetopia

    The world is being taken over by slime! Students will ooze with excitement as they create a magical unicorn mac and cheese slime to using chemical reactions to make a ring of fire slime. This squishy, squashy, sensational slime adventure is sure to sell out in a flash, so enroll today! Week Challenge name Description 1 Hot Dog Slime Inspired by the Dog Man book, students will create Evil Hog Dog Slime. Mini challenge: Vending machine - Design a unique snack that can be dispensed from a vending machine. 2 Italian Flag Ice Slime This icy slime recipe features the colors of the Italian flag. Mini challenge - Leaning Tower - Create a tower that leans against the wall. 3 Queen of Hearts Slime Create a shiny and sparkly red slime using Queen of Hearts cards. Mini challenge - Flying feather - Build the tallest structure by placing a feather on top and see how far you can blow it. 4 Bento Box Slime Make the slime based on the popular Japanese bento box slime. Mini challenge- Famous Landmark challenge-use the materials to design and build a famous landmark of your team's choice. 5 Blueberry Bubblegum Slime Make a tasty, but non-edible blueberry bubblegum slime. Try to blow the biggest bubble you can. Mini challenge - Structure strategy - Design 6 different structures that meet the specific criteria given to each team. 6 Magnetic Troll Bogey Slime Learn why boogers (gross) are important for human survival and how magnetic science tricks are added into slime. Mini challenge: design a drawbridge that a tennis ball can roll across. 7 Canada Maple Syrup Slime. Learn how maple syrup is native to Canada and how the indigenous people there discovered a way to make delicious maple syrup. Mini challenge: Roller Coaster challenge-build a coaster with at least four turns that can transport a ping pong ball from start to finish. 8 Fluffycino Coffee Slime Learn about entrepreneurs who started Starbucks coffee shops and transformed Starbucks into a global brand. Then, make a delicious fluffycinco slime. 9 Sahara Sand Slime Learn about the Sahara Desert and how it is the largest desert on Earth! Then, try making some sandy slime. Mini challenge-Marshmallow catapult: Build a catapult that can launch a marshmallow to knock down cups. 10 Banana Split Slime The best way to finish our semester is with a delicious-looking banana split sundae slime!
  • Building Brains LEGO Engineering

    In this LEGO Engineering class, students will use LEGO technic kits to build working machines and motorize them. Curriculum is written by an engineer and teaches the TEKS for both math and science. Lego I: PreK-Kinder; Lego II: 1st-3rd; Lego III: 4th-5th Week Build Lesson/Skill/Activity 1 Lego I: The Retractable Clamp Lego II: The Air Rescue Lego III: The Intelligent Car Lego I: Connecting rods and pins Lego II: Electricity and motor, vertical gear drive motor Lego III: Programming and scripts 2 Lego I: The Funny Seesaw Lego II: My Little Car Lego III: The Racing Car Lego I: Connecting beams, principal of leverage Lego II: Gear transmission and friction Lego III: Forward/backward scripts, lights, sound effects 3 Lego I: The Funny Tumbler Lego II: The Crawling Worm Lego III: The Obedient Car Lego I: Center of gravity, source of tumbler Lego II: Walking pattern of the looper Lego III: Loop, microphone, lighting scripts 4 Lego I: The Swing Lego II: The Farm Defense Lego III: The Detecting Car Lego I: Application of triangle structure Lego II: Belt drive, crank slider transmission Lego III: If/then scripts, programming modules 5 Lego I: The Lantern Lego II: The Harvest Season Lego III: The Tyrannosaurus Lego I: Gear transmission Lego II: Belt drive, cam drive Lego III: Loop and sensor scripts 6 Lego I: The Hand Fan Lego II: The Little Tortoise Lego III: The Smart Mouse Lego I: Gear acceleration and hamburger structure Lego II: Idler wheels Lego III: Differential turning, ratchet pawl and belt drive 7 Lego I: The Crazy Gyros Lego II: My Architect Lego III: The Shooting Master Lego I: Rack drive, center of gravity Lego II: Connecting rod transmission Lego III: Using variables to achieve scoring 8 Lego I: The Little Car Lego II: The Planets Lego III: The Fierce Crocodile Lego I: Elastic potential energy and kinetic energy Lego II: Belt and vertical drive, revolution and rotation Lego III: Motor forward and reverse scripts 9 Lego I: The Eggbeater Lego II: The Sewing Machine Lego III: The Sorting Machine Lego I: Coaxial gear transmission Lego II: Slider mechanism, gear transmission Lego III: Waiting and sensor scripts 10 Lego I: The Safety Barrier Lego II: The Street Sweeper Lego III: The Mine Clearance Lego I: Worm gear drive, quadrilateral structure Lego II: Vertical gear transmission Lego III: Crank rocker structure, sensor, lights, motor scripts Parents will be invited to the last class.
  • Tennis with TGA Premier Sports

    Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA’s curriculum includes games, drills and physical fitness activities that improve motor skills, agility, and hand-eye coordination. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts, the rules and etiquette of tennis and skill development. Our goal is to not only develop our student’s tennis skills, but to give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life. All equipment will be provided. Week Skill Lesson/Activity 1 Basic Tennis Concepts, Forehand Review class rules, basic tennis concepts, warm up exercises and learn how to hit forehand 2 Foot Work Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, continue practicing forehand 3 Foot Work (continuation) Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, continue practicing forehand 4 Backhand and Racket Control Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, racket control exercises, continue practicing forehand and start on how to hit backhand 5 Backhand and Racket Control (continuation) Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, racket control exercises, continue practicing forehand and start on how to hit backhand 6 Foot Work and Speed, Hand-eye Coordination Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand and backhand 7 Hand-eye Coordination, Hitting volley Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand and backhand, start learning how to hit volley 8 How to Serve Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand, backhand and volleys, start on how to serve 9 How to Serve (continuation) Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand, backhand and volleys, how to serve 10 Parent Showcase Parents will be invited to see all the skills that students learned during class.
  • Cooking & Baking 101

    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