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Frisco Chess Club Thursday Swiss Tournament Good news for parents with chess champs in the family who want to compete in USCF tournaments in Frisco! SMARTS Club an award winning learning center and after school and enrichment program is proud to announce Chess tournaments starting this Fall. Please review the tournament information below and contact […]
More than 100 young artists visited 6 art stations sponsored by SMARTS Club at Ashley Elementary Art Night sponsored by PTA on Oct. 10, 2013. SMARTS Club sponsored art stations with different mediums of art. The kids learned about the six elements of art and various styles of painting like Impressionism. Kids enjoyed creating tye n dye […]
Chess develops your child’s reading and math ability, critical and analytical thinking skills and builds character and self-esteem. Many research papers have shown that there are benefits of learning chess and also how learning chess could enhance a student’s ability in solving math problems. Chess is an excellent conduit to encourage children to explore art, number […]
Revisiting STAAR The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, has increased rigor and critical thinking standards that won’t leave much room for being bored in the classroom. Cognitive Complexity The cognitive complexity of the assessment is raised higher. Students are expected to demonstrate “college readiness” skills in all grade levels. The test includes a higher […]
Goals for Afterschool Learning Ensuring the best use of the afterschool hours for increasing your kid’s desire to learn We have done the research for you and developed a premier afterschool program to optimize the use of available time to include academic as well as extra-curricular activities. SMARTS Club programs include thoughtful, fun, accessible and structured activities that […]
Research has shown that sustained Frisco summer camp learning opportunities lead to higher graduation rates, better preparation for college, and positive effects on children’s self-esteem, confidence, and motivation. The research is clear that children who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative, […]
Summer Camp by SMARTS Club@ Indoor Safari Park Best Camp in Town @ Great Value For 10 weeks, we are going to develop fine motor skills, learn math and science basics, improve language skills and sharpen social and leadership skills through imaginative play. Or if […]
Our Camp Creates Great Memories For Kids Fun Camp for young explorers to create, imagine, pretend, learn and play in a wild safari theme park which is a perfect environmentt to learn and explore. This unique camp would include a variety of creative activities including art, origami, science, cooking, critical thinking, games, music, dramatics and more! Your child will love the […]
We have decoded the language of Texas Education Agency’s rhetoric regarding the impact of STAAR on your kid’s assessment. We received several inquiries as to how STAAR is different than TAKS. So we did the research for you and here is the scoop. The main emphasis of testing now is on high level of thinking, problem-solving, complex […]