Auxiliary

K.I.N.G. Chess (Knowledge Influencing the Next Generation) is dedicated to providing a healthy, encouraging and interesting learning environment while developing and enhancing creative and critical thinking amongst today’s youth. During each session participants learn the game’s history, pieces, values, proper movements, strategies, and a general level of mastery. Our aim is not only to develop a skilled chess player, but more importantly to create cognitive exercises and activities that will enhance critical thinking skills.

Calling all future Ballerinas and Tap stars! Dance for Kidz will be offering Ballet and Tap classes for all PK3 and PK4 students. The mission is to instill a love for dance, build self-confidence, help children develop strong technique, and to make it fun! Class instruction is centered on teaching the basic fundamentals of ballet and tap dance in creative ways. In the Fall, each class will have two parties, a costume dance party in October and a Christmas Dance party in December. We encourage dancers of every level and strive to bring out the best in each student with caring instruction, hoping to imprint a love of dancing in your child’s heart.

The Glassell Junior School is an art school, devoted to nurturing creativity and fostering an appreciation of the arts and an awareness of the world in young people. Students who enroll in this course will gain experience using a variety of media such as clay, tempera, watercolor, oil, and chalk pastels.

Our Gymnastics classes are structured as such that children will get a great introduction and continuation of classes. Classes begin with warm up and work on big motor skill development. Each class will have a skill focus and stations that will help to develop each skill taught at the child's progression level.

Allow your child to create imaginary places, dramatic scenarios and endless fun in this child-directed and open-ended play space. The blocks are deliberately oversized, so students will be more likely to help each other with them. The simple act of matching and contrasting blocks according to their attributes can help younger students learn geometric shapes and patterns.  Students can learn to apply lessons on basic engineering, architecture, and physics. Children will participate in a healthy social, emotional and intellectually developed atmosphere in a fun and mobile class. Imagination Playground block- play is larger-than-life encouraging kids to play together in groups and have fun! 

Lacrosse if the fastest growing game in America. It’s fun, fast and a great way for young players to learn motor skills. Students will learn fundamentals of the game, physical development and confidence-building characteristics.

LEGO II Engineering: STEM enrichment class where students build a different simple machine each class and conduct an experiment to see how they can improve on its performance. Gears, Levers, Pulleys, and motors

This class is for beginners. No prior knowledge of Mandarin is required. In a weekly 60-minute lesson, students will be able to have an authentic Chinese language and culture experience. During the lesson, they will learn basic communication and strategies to master the language, which will prepare them as potential bilinguals to cope with future challenges and develop a solid personal growth. It’s a lot of fun!

Little Birdies Golf Academy (LBGA) is an innovative new series of mobile classes/lessons targeted at introducing and teaching youth the life-long game of Golf.  Lessons teach the intricacies of the whole game of golf, from the history of the game, to scoring, to full-swing, putting, chipping, and bunker-play all while incorporating key character traits in every lesson needed for golf as well as life.  Discipline, Integrity, Focus, Perseverance, Goal-Setting, Humility, and Respect are character traits that LBGA believes are universal in the lives of successful individuals; our staff of golf instructors instill these traits in our Little Birdies throughout the academy.

Do you want to learn a lot of impressive hula hoop tricks? Do you want to perform a halftime show for ‘The Houston Dynamo’?! Then Mad About Hoops is the class for you! Hula Hooping is a great way to improve balance and coordination while burning up to 400 calories per hour. Fitness has never been so much fun! Each class will have age appropriate stretching combined with hula hoop fitness and games for boys and girls of all levels.

Calling all Jr. Mad Scientists! Put on your goggles and dust off those lab coats, it is time for some crazy fun SCIENCE. We will also cover an array of science themes such as sea life, robotics, technology, energy and much more. Classes will be interactive and hands-on. There is a take-home in every class so students will continue to learn at home.

In a weekly 30 minute private music lesson, students will receive one-on-one instruction in playing techniques, repertoire, musicality, sight-reading and music theory.  Students will be introduced to music of various styles and historical periods and learn to perform them on the piano in a progressive manner.

Soccer Shots is a uniquely designed program that will introduce soccer to your child in a fun, safe, and controlled environment. Each week, our classes will offer basic soccer skills, fun games, competitions, and prizes to your child. The program also emphasizes character-forming lessons such as respect, honesty, sharing, teamwork, patience, and encouragement. 

Allow your child to take part in the fun, fitness and techniques of Tae Kwon Do! This is a fun way to boost your child’s confidence, improve self-discipline and achieve their goals.