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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 Semester at a Glance 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 7 Double Checkmating (brown) Two separate checks please 8 Showcase (gray) Parents will be welcome to join the last class to watch or jump in and join on the bead-tourney
  • Soccer Stars

    Backed by 20 years of experience, Soccer Stars offers a unique, age-specific curriculum that is crafted to improve soccer skills, build self-confidence, and develop socialization skills. Semester at a Glance Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Dribbling Develop dribbling skills with close control when having your head up. 2 Turning Develop turning skills in order to change directions. 3 Dribbling 1v1 Develop dribbling skills with speed to beat a defender. 4 Ball Control Develop close ball control with all parts of the body. 5 Short Passing Develop short passing skills along the ground with accuracy. 6 Pass and Move Develop passing and movement off the ball (support play). 7 Shooting Develop shooting skills with the laces. 8 Receiving the Ball on the Ground Develop close control (1st touch) with both feet under pressure.
  • Game Development

    In iCode's Game Development course, students will gain hands-on insight into iCode’s project-based STEM curriculum, learning foundational concepts in game development, programming, and Construct 3. Additionally, they will gain exposure to critical soft skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills needed to thrive in school and in the workplace. Semester at a Glance Week Skill Lesson/Activity 1 Introduction to Game Development Students learn about game development and the roles of game players and game developers. They explore game development as a potential career path. 2 Game Elements and Aesthetics Students learn about the four elements of a game and explore aesthetics and narratives in games. 3 Construct 3 User Interface Students get familiar with Construct 3's interface, practicing navigation and exploring its tools and features. 4 Sprite Integration Students learn about sprites, design their main character, and incorporate it into their game. They also create asteroid sprites. 5 Event Sheet Programming Students work on the event sheet to program their game's conditions. They refine their main character and program its movement and interactions with asteroids. 6 Advance Sprite Design and Programming Students enhance sprite designs and programming, refining asteroid sprites and interactions with the main character. They independently create additional asteroid variations and refine programming for more complex interactions. 7 Playtesting and Iteration Students learn the importance of playtesting and iteration in game development. 8 Final Presentation Students showcase their games to their parents.
  • Mad Science

    Put on your lab coats and get ready to STEM with Mad Science. Our goal is to make science fun, relatable and easy to learn! Every week we will explore a different science topic with experiments and exciting discussions that will be guided by a specially trained Mad Scientist. Semester at a Glance Week Theme Lesson/Activity 1 Dry Ice Capades Students manipulate matter in all of its three states! They melt metal in boiling water and freeze water with just a breath of dry ice! They watch metal become liquid, and see water become a solid as dry ice sublimates - going straight from a solid to a gas! 2 Slime Time Kids ooze into a gooey hour of sliming around! They create slime using the Mad Science recipe and then enter the Slime Olympics! They get to take home their own concoction of Mad Science Slime! 3 Glow Show Students discover amazing things that glow bright in the dark! They probe the properties of light and explore some unusual applications of glow-in-the-dark technology! They learn to make secret messages that only they can see! 4 Detective Science Kids play detective and help crack a case! They inspect fingerprints, mystery powders, ink samples, and teeth impressions. Then, they create a composite from memory. 5 Science of Toys What makes toys work? Kids learn about motorized toys and take a spin with kinetic tops. They balance a bird to reveal its center of gravity. 6 Bugs! Kids engross themselves in entomology! They inspect authentic insect specimens. They update their insect anatomy know-how and match up insects with their habitats. 7 Earthworks Kids dig into Earth Science! They uncover rock samples and discover how they formed. They inspect fluorescing minerals, model the moving plates that cause bends and breaks, and learn how sediment stacks. 8 Lab Works Kids experience what it’s like to be real Mad Scientists in this whirlwind class on how a lab works! They learn to manipulate laboratory equipment and experiment at their personal lab bench.
  • Building Brains

    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. Semester at a Glance Week Build Lesson/Skill/Activity 1 Lego I: Pinwheel Lego II: Sweeper Lego I: Wind Energy, friction Lego II: Friction, bevel gears, measuring 2 Lego I: Spinning Top Lego II: Fishing Rod Lego I: Gearing up, measuring Lego II: Pulleys, levers 3 Lego I: Seesaw Lego II: Free Wheeling Lego I: Levers, balance, pivot point Lego II: Wheels and axles, kinetic energy 4 Lego I: Raft Lego II: The Hammer Lego I: Wind power, buoyancy, float Lego II: Levers, cams, inclined planes 5 Lego I: Car Launcher Lego II: Trundle Wheel Lego I: Wheels and axles, measuring Lego II: Gears ratios, gearing down 6 Lego I: Measuring Car Lego II: Letter Balance Lego I: Gears, wheels, measuring, accuracy Lego II: Levers, gears, measuring 7 Lego I: Ice Hockey Player Lego II: Click Clock Lego I: Gears, motion Lego II: Gears, measuring, time 8 Lego I: Sam’s New Dog Lego II: Windmill Parent Showcase Lego I: Pulleys, belt, and wheel Lego II: Gearing up and down, renewable energy Parents will be invited to the last class.
  • Basketball with Little Ballerz

    Little Ballerz Basketball is an educational services after-school program aimed at teaching young people important life skills and key fundamentals for basketball. Semester at a Glance Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Awareness Discuss class expectations, discuss rules of the game, calisthenics, dribbling 2 Awareness Discuss rules of the game: what is basketball and purpose, calisthenics, dribbling, lay ups 3 Awareness Discuss rules of the game: what are the levels to basketball, calisthenics, passing, defensive stance and hand placement 4 Self-Management Discuss rules of the game: what is traveling, calisthenics, passing, defensive stance and hand placement 5 Self-Management Discuss rules of the game: what is double dribbling, calisthenics, dribbling and jump shots, defensive expectations 6 Self-Management Discuss rules of the game: what is a foul, dribbling and jump shots, defensive expectations 7 Responsible Decision-Making Discuss rules of the game: what is a charge, dribbling and jump shots, defensive expectations 8 Skills Challenge Parent Showcase Develop appreciation for team and opponent. Parents will be invited to attend the last class to see all the skills that the students learned.