FBISD Extended Learning Department

Get ready to explore the creative world of cake decorating! In this hands-on 8-week class, students will learn how to make American buttercream, properly prepare and hold a piping bag, and create a variety of decorating techniques including stars, shells, rosettes, flowers, leaves, braided borders, and more. Each week, students will build upon previously learned skills while practicing with decorating tools and completing fun projects such as cupcakes and seasonal designs. Students will also strengthen confidence, creativity, fine motor skills, and proper kitchen habits along the way. The semester will conclude with a special Parent Showcase where students can demonstrate their new decorating skills and create alongside their families. Week Lesson 1 Introduction to the class 2 Make buttercream. Learn to prep, fill, and hold piping bag. Pipe stars and shells. 3 Pipe dots and rosettes. Decorate 6 cupcakes to take home. 4 Pipe drop flowers with leaves. Decorate a cake. 5 Learn zig zag and hydrangea design. 6 Learn sunflower design. 7 Pipe braided boarder and rope boarder. 8 Decorate cupcakes with parents.

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 & Band Color Description 1 Welcome to TKS and Identifying (rainbow/white) Chess Basics: moves, values and names 2 Checkmating (yellow) Check vs. Checkmate and The Law of the Splatter 3 Scholar’s Mate (tan) The Four-Move Checkmate 4 Forking (magenta) Attacking 2+ pieces with one move 5 Developing (orange) Follow the Golden Rule of Chess – Develop your Piece 6 Pinning (tangerine) First pin a piece, then exploit the fun 7 X-Raying (red) Line up their pieces and attack their king 8 Splattermating (lime) Checkmating using the Golden Rule 9 Ladder-Mating (green) Compress ‘em against the wall 10 Parent Showcase Parents for 10-week classes will join our 2026 brand-new special FBISD-exclusive, interactive family activity. 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!

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 students’ tennis skills, but to give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life. All equipment will be provided. Each student will receive a cap and T-shirt. 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.

Robo Mania introduces young students to the exciting world of robotics and engineering through hands-on building challenges. Students will explore gears, wheels, axles, levers, balance, motion, and simple coding concepts while working together in small teams. Each week includes a fun build, a challenge, and a chance to explain how their robot or machine works. Week Theme Activity 1 What is a robot? Build a simple moving creature or silly robot 2 Wheels and axles Build a simple car or rolling robot 3 Gears make things move Build a spinning machine or gear-powered robot part 4 Building strong robots Build a robot base or tower structure 5 Levers and movement Build a robot arm or gripping fingers 6 Robots inspired by animals Build a walking, crawling, or flapping animal robot 7 Speedy bots Build a race car or speedy robot 8 Coding colors with Indi Create a path using color tiles 9 Robot rescue mission Build a robot or machine that can move, push, carry, or rescue 10 Robo Mania Showcase Favorite build challenge or mini robot showcase

Students step into the role of contemporary ceramic artists as they explore how modern sculptors use clay to experiment with form, color, scale, pattern, and storytelling. Inspired by artists such as Magdalene Odundo, Grayson Perry, Viola Frey, and Jun Kaneko, students create original vessels, figures, and sculptural forms while hand-building and surface-design skills. Week Lesson Title Lesson Description & Objectives 1 Contemporary Clay Challenge Students complete short buildings and join challenges and learn how moisture, thickness, balance, and strong connections affect the durability of a sculpture. 2 Odundo-Inspired Vessel Students combine pinch and coil techniques to construct a small vessel inspired by Magdalene Odundo and learn how silhouette, proportion, and negative space shape a three-dimensional form. 3 Perry-Inspired Story Plaque Students create a layered clay plaque inspired by Grayson Perry and learn how carved symbols, low-relief images, borders, and repeated patterns communicate a story. 4 Painting Form and Story Students paint their vessels and story plaques and learn how limited color palettes, contrast, line, and repeated motifs can strengthen the meaning and visual unity of an artwork. 5 Frey-Inspired Character Bust Students sculpt a stable character bust inspired by Viola Fray and learn how expression, clothing, texture, scale, and exaggerated proportions can communicate personality. 6 Woodman-Inspired Sculptural Vase Students create a compact vase-inspired sculpture using slabs, curved pieces, and low-profile attachments and learn how artists can transform a familiar functional form into abstract art. 7 Painting Expression and Abstraction Students paint their character busts and sculptural vases and learn how color, pattern, emphasis, and unexpected combinations can change the mood and meaning of a sculpture 8 Kaneko-Inspired Dango Sculpture Students build an oval sculpture inspired by Jun Kaneko and learn how balance, smooth surfaces, repetition, and bold pattern planning can make a simple form visually powerful. 9 Contemporary Clay Mash-up Students create an original sculpture that combines at least two artists, techniques, or design ideas and learn how artists transform inspiration into a new concept. 10 Painting Personal Style and Exhibition Students paint their Dango sculptures and original mash-up projects, arrange their finished work, and create short artist statements. They learn how color, pattern, technique, and presentation help artists develop and communicate a personal style.

The Global Leadership & Culture Track prepares elementary students to become globally minded leaders through Spanish language instruction, cultural exploration, geography, and project-based learning. Students build communication skills while exploring the diversity of Spanish-speaking countries and learning how young people can positively impact their communities and the world. Throughout the semester, students develop the ACTFL communication skills of Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Communication while strengthening the 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning—Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity. Students also explore age-appropriate concepts from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through engaging projects that encourage empathy, leadership, and global citizenship. Week Theme Spanish Language Focus 1 What Is a Global Citizen? Greetings, introductions, countries, maps 2 Our Global Planet Continents, oceans, maps, cardinal directions 3 Communities Around the World Community places, helpers, transportation 4 Healthy Communities Food, exercise, emotions, healthy habits 5 Protecting Our Planet Animals, habitats, recycling, nature 6 Celebrating Cultures Traditions, music, holidays, celebrations 7 Kids Helping Kids Feelings, kindness, helping verbs 8 Young Problem Solvers Opinions, preferences, simple persuasive language 9 Leadership Through Communication Presentations, questions, descriptive language 10 Global Leadership Showcase Review and celebration

Let your child’s creativity bloom with another element of artistic fun. In this exciting weekly class, Young Rembrandts’ Watercolor, kids will explore the magic of watercolor painting. They will learn how to make colors glow through transparency and luminosity. From playful characters to beautiful seasonal scenes, each week brings a new chance to grow in creativity and confidence. The staff at Young Rembrandts is ready to guide little artists through marrying technique to expression. Week Lesson Drawing/Activity Description 1 K-Pop Drawing 1 K-Pop characters possess anime-inspired hair and facial features 2 Anime Drawing 1 Anime Animals: Lunar Wolf 3 K-Pop Drawing 2 K-Pop, Pop Star – focus on fashion, design, and hair 4 Anime Drawing 2 Anime Character: Imagination Faces 5 K-Pop Drawing 3 Karaoke Restaurant items – focus on shape management, strengthening compositional skills 6 Anime Drawing 3 Anime Character: Basketballer – focus on hand placement/overlap 7 K-Pop Drawing 4 Concert Scene – focus on creating a contrast of fashion set on a music-inspired background 8 Anime Drawing 4 Anime Character: Mermaid or Mer-man 9 K-Pop Drawing 5 Magazine Cover - create wraparound cover to "YR-POP" magazine using a panel-divided layout 10 Anime Drawing 5 Anime Character: Morphing Truck Robot – focus on angles

Our soccer class is designed for students interested in learning the foundational skills and concepts of the game in a supportive and energetic environment. Instruction will focus on essential techniques such as proper footwork, passing, trapping, scoring, and basic defensive and offensive movement. Students will participate in age-appropriate drills and guided game-like activities that promote coordination, spatial awareness, quick thinking, and confidence in the field. Throughout the program, players will practice teamwork, communication, and fair play while developing a strong understanding of how the game works. Each student will receive a T-shirt. Week Theme Skill Focus 1 Soccer Stars Kick Off Soccer basics, ball familiarity, dribbling introduction 2 Dribbling Dynamos Dribbling with control using different parts of the foot 3 Ball Control Champions Stopping, trapping, and changing direction 4 Passing Pros Inside-foot passing and receiving 5 Shooting Superstars Shooting technique and accuracy 6 Defensive Defenders Defensive stance, positioning, and stealing the ball 7 Goalkeeper & Rebounding Heroes Goalkeeping basics and second-chance opportunities 8 Teamwork Tactics Moving without the ball, spacing, and communication 9 Game Day Ready Soccer rules, positions, and game strategy 10 Soccer Showcase Full game play, tournament, skills celebration