Posted on Jul 23, 2010 | Tagged in: Kingwood , events , education , community
With intellectual activities including creating robots and controlling and managing a micro-world via an avatar, Kingwood's famous Camp Invention has many activities designed to encourage kids to become interested in science, technology, engineering and math – also known as STEM.
Held annually since 2004 at the First Presbyterian Church of Kingwood, Camp Invention offers kids the chance to try their hand at inventing a variety of things focused on their lessons of the day.
The 2010 Camp Invention will be held Aug. 2-6 and is called Innovate. It will include the STEM curriculum as well as the I Can Invent III module that allows younger children to take apart discarded household appliances and create fantasy inventions, while older children use the pieces and parts to build Rube Goldberg machines.
Posted on Jun 7, 2010 | Tagged in: New Caney ISD , education
The New Caney Independent School District reports that it is projected to retain its Texas Education Agency “Recognized” status for 2010, according to preliminary data recently released by the Texas Education Agency. The data also suggests the District will pick up more exemplary campuses.
All of the schools serving children living in Oakhurst at Kingwood continue to show outstanding results and are projected to show even more improvement when official reports are released.
Bens Branch Elementary, which earned a Recognized Rating from the TEA is projected to earn an Exemplary rating for the 2009-2010 school year. The New Caney Sixth Grade campus is projected to maintain its Exemplary status and White Oak Middle School will most likely advance its rating to Recognized.
Posted on Mar 9, 2010 | Tagged in: New Caney ISD , education
Oakhurst at Kingwood parents of elementary-school aged children should take note of New Caney I.S.D.’s Second Annual Dyslexia Interactive Parent Night on Tuesday, March 9th. This workshop is intended to include parents in participative hands-on activities to assist their children with dyslexia, a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
Posted on Jan 25, 2010 | Tagged in: Humble ISD , education
January was declared National Mentoring Month by President George W. Bush in 2002 as part of a high profile campaign to draw attention to the ever-growing need for more volunteer mentors to aid America's youth in achieving their fullest potential. In 2009, over 375,000 Americans sought out information on local mentoring programs as a response to the need.
Humble I.S.D., the educational district for Royal Shores at Kingwood, is in need of volunteer mentors for students, especially at Humble Middle School and Timberwood Middle Schools. Mentoring has been shown to aid in reducing youth drug abuse, violence and pregnancy, as well as encouraging healthy and productive lifestyles.
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 | Tagged in: education
Doing good business and saving customers money can be challenging, especially during times of economic hardship, but when it comes to getting a great education Lone Star College System will be able to save taxpayers millions of dollars and provide updated facilities to its students. This is in part due to the AAA rating that LSCS received from Standard & Poor’s on its latest issue of notes, and the Aa2 and Aa3 ratings they received from Moody’s Investor Services on their bonds. These ratings indicate that LSCS has “strong financial performance, low direct debt, and a sizable and expanding tax base.”
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 | Tagged in: education
Each year the Kingwood Art Society hosts two special meetings - a potluck in December and a tasting party in April – at which scholarships are awarded to Kingwood College Students. It was at the December 2009 Potluck Meeting that Christina Taylor, a first year student at Lone Star College-Kingwood, was awarded with the Paul McCarty Art Award Scholarship and commended for her work.
“We were impressed with Christina for several reasons,” said Sheila Bridges, one of the KAS scholarship judges. “She had an extensive display with different art styles and mediums for us to see. The work was strong and she was already showing evidence of her own emerging art style. We felt that she shows real promise to be a success.” Other KAS scholarship judges were Pat Conroy and Linda Hamilton.
Posted on Nov 18, 2009 | Tagged in: healthcare , education
In September the LSC-Kingwood campus conducted its own survey to find out how students and employees felt about second-hand smoke. The results were clear, “83% of the respondents indicated that second-hand smoke was a concern for them with 73% of the respondents concerned about long-term health effects. While the respondents preferred smoking policy is to ban smoking everywhere on the LSC-Kingwood campus, more indicated that the best policy is to allow smoking only in shelters built for that purpose.” New smoking restrictions, which were a compromise from a total ban, have been discussed and will be implemented across campus beginning January 1, 2010.
Before the restrictions go into place, the college will be doing its part to help educate Kingwood residents and students about the harmful effects of smoking. Students in the LSC-Kingwood Respiratory Care program will be creating presentations and exhibits to be on display throughout the day of November 19 – the Great American Smoke Out – to create awareness on the harmful effects of cigarette smoke. The college will continue to get information to the community about smoking and about the new smoking restrictions.
Posted on Aug 24, 2009 | Tagged in: education
Residents of Oakhurt at Kingwood who missed the deadline to register for fall college classes are in luck. Lonestar College - Kingwood may be ending their traditional 16 week signup on August 22nd, but they are offering second-start classes beginning September 7th.
The second-start courses range from eight to 14 weeks, and students can register all the way up to the first day of class. Some classes end as early as the first week of December. The classes cover a variety of subjects, and are geared towards earning associates degrees, University transfer and a variety of certification. Class formats range from traditional classroom, video, Internet, television, and independant study.
Posted on Aug 21, 2009 | Tagged in: New Caney ISD , healthcare , education
Texas kids are getting ready to go back to schools, and for many children, preparation includes getting a few more immunizations. This year, big changes have been made in immunization requirements which will impact incoming kindergarten and seventh grade students.
The changes to the requirements were made to bring Texas into line more closely with what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory committee on Immunization Practices recommend. These changes started on August 01 and include:
- Hepatitis A Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten will be required to have two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.
- Measles, Mumps, Rubelle (MMR) Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten will be required to have two doses of the MMR vaccine.
- Varicella (chickenpox) Vaccine: All students entering kindergarten and 7th grade will be required to have two doses of the Varicella vaccine. However, a written statement from the parent/guardian, school nurse or physician attesting to the child already having had chickenpox may replace the vaccine.
- Tetanus, Diptheria and acellular pertussis-containing Vaccine (Tdap): All students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of Tdap vaccine. Students in the 7th grade are required to have a booster shot of Tdap only if it has been five years since their last dose. Students in grades 8-12 are required to have a booster shot of Tdap if it has been ten years or more since their previous dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine.
- Meningococcal Vaccine: All students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
For more information on immunization requirements for Texas kids:
Posted on Aug 4, 2009 | Tagged in: education
Northeast Christian Academy is to be featured alongside 2 other Houston-area private schools in the U.S. News and World Report 2010 edition of "American's Best Colleges" in an article entitles, "Preparing for College".
The Northeast Christian Academy provides education from pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade for students from a Christian worldview. The highly educated instructors employed by the school average 15 years of experience, with many possessing Master's degrees and some even doctorates.
The ultimate aim at Northeast Christian Academy is to insure that "graduates are well-equipped to go on to the best colleges and universities in the county," claimed Brad Baggett, Head of School. "We want them to not only think critically at the highest academic levels, but also to effectively engage the great issues of our day in a manner that is informed, articulate and biblical."
