Primary Education

Girls Who Code

  • Begins in the fall for 3rd and 5th-grade students
  • Features a 10 week coding club for girls who have a passion for technology & computer science

PACE

See the slides and videos below for information on how parents can get involved with their schools, class teachers and how to read report cards/progress reports.

PACE Session in English (Slides)

https://akebsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Strengthening-the-Family-School-Relationship-4.pdf

PACE Session in Urdu

PACE Session in Farsi

Resources

Homework Help Available for Grades 1-12

EdNavigator

EdNavigator is a not for profit organization whose aim is to empower families with expert educational support. They have created this Busy Family’s Guide to School, where parents can filter by age range to get tips and suggestions across academic, extra curricular, and other areas.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers.

Primary Newsletter

Sign up for a periodic newsletter with resources for primary students. 

Local Libraries

Public libraries provide centers for learning for childrens of all ages and is a very valuable resource. Libraries are a rich learning environment for children and families. Reading can assist with improving literacy skills and enhance communication.  Local libraries often have free events for families/children to attend including but not limited to story time, summer reading programs, and book clubs. We encourage you to take your children to the library this summer! Below are a list of some local libraries.

Academic Summer Camps

HMNS Camps:

What is this? HMNS offers summer science educational adventures for children ages 6 – 12 at their Sugar Land and Museum District locations. There are virtual options available as well. Weekly camps ranging between June – early August. Registration is required! There is a cost associated with the camps. Please take a look at below link for the Catalog. 

https://www.hmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-HMNS-Summer-Programs-Catalog.pdf

Sugar Land Summer Camps

Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
Location: 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land, Texas 77479
Phone Number: (281) 313-2277

HMNS Hermann Park

Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
Location: 5555 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, Texas 77030
Phone Number: (713) 639-4629

Camp Tech Revolution at Rice 

Location: Rice University, 6310 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005
Phone Number: (713) 730-4990

What is this? You can choose from 60+ camps taking place between June 5th – August 4th for ages 6-16. You can enroll for 1 or more weeks! Registration is required! There is a cost associated with the camps. Visit the below link for more information.

https://www.lavnercampsandprograms.com/location/houston-tx-summer-camps-tech-camps-rice-university/: Primary Education

Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French & English Immersion Camps

Location: Multiple Locations including Stafford!
Phone Number: (281) 565-1388

What is this? Preschool and school aged kids provided with language immersion camps. Teaching languages to children in fun and innovative ways. Registration opens on January 13th for Summer Camp.  Registration is required! There is a cost associated with the camps. Visit the below link for more information.

Cost: Starting at $275/week

https://languagekids.com/camps/in-person-camps/

Kids Robotic Academy Summer Camps

Location: 4007 Bellaire Blvd. Suite KK, Houston TX 77025
Phone Number: (713) 454-7004

What is this? Robotics camps available for kids 3+ where students are exposed to science, arts, math skills. Registration is required! There is a cost associated with the camps. Visit the link below for more information.

https://www.kidsroboticacademy.com/academy/schedule?ScheduleSearch[type]=camp&ScheduleSearch[camp_id]=2

C.H.A.T.

https://chattx.org/whatwedo/

Connect YMCA

Connect YMCA offers summer camps: https://ymcahouston.org/program-registration/connect-ymca

University of Houston Summer Camps

UH Summer Camps for Kids https://uh.edu/about/community/summer-camps/

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