After School Academy

Sponsor/Advisor: Papayta & Cintosun

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 5th-7th grade

Purpose:   HPS-wide/ Regional Competition - Presented in partnership with FTW Robotics and Rice University, HPS Drone Race is the perfect event offering elementary, middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!

Sponsor/Advisor: Mahapatro & Pritu

Meetings:  Thursdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 1st-2nd grade

Purpose:   FIRST LEGO League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together.

Our three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics

Sponsor/Advisor: Juquiana

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 5th Grade

Purpose:     There will be engaging team and individual tournaments. 

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings:  TBD

Grade Level: 6th-7th Grade

Purpose:     The competition is divided into four stages: school, chapter, state, and national. The problems increase in difficulty between levels—perfect scores are relatively common at the school-level, while winners of the written round at the national-level do not often achieve a perfect score. Each school is allowed to register ten students, including a group of four designated as the school team.

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings:  Mondays: 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 1st-3rd grade

Purpose:     Perhaps you have heard of the annual mathematical competition Math Kangaroo USA. You probably know that it takes place every year on the third Thursday in March, in several places throughout the US, and that students all from grades 1 to 12 are invited participate.

Sponsor/Advisor: Headley & Ormillon

Meetings:  Mondays: 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 4th-7th grade

Purpose:   A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words as written in dictionaries, and recite them accordingly.

Sponsor/Advisor: Papayta & Cintosun

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 3rd-5th grade

Purpose:     VEX Robotics is a robotics program for elementary through university students, and a subset of Innovation First International. The VEX Robotics competitions and programs are managed by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC).[1] In April 2018, VEX Robotics Competition was named the largest robotics competition in the world by Guinness World Records

Sponsor/Advisor: Brown

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: PK-1st Grade

Purpose:     Students learn about different animals each week. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Mahapatro

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:50pm

Grade Level: PK-2nd grade

Purpose:     Students learn different modes of art and discover new ways to express themselves as artists. This club is a platform to develop aesthetic values and enhance the creative skills and artistic talents of students.

Sponsor/Advisor: Mahapatro

Meetings:  Mondays, Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: PK-2nd grade 

Purpose:     The club offers students the opportunity to expand their strategic knowledge and critical thinking skills by providing a safe, fun and friendly location and atomsphere to gather and play various board games. Playing a variety of board games will help students develop their ability to solve problems, their sense of self, and their sense of sportsmanship.

Sponsor/Advisor: Pritu

Meetings:  Tuesdays 4:50PM

Grade Level: Kinder-3rd Grade

Purpose:     Book discussion club, a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read. Literature circle, a group of students who meet in a classroom to discuss a book or books that they have read.

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings:  Thursdays 3:30-4:50PM

Grade Level: 4th-7th grade

Purpose:     Students will prepare for our middle school cheerleading. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Owens

Meetings:  Thursdays 3:30-4:00PM

Grade Level: Kinder-2nd Grade

Purpose:     Students will learn the game of Chess and practice with each other.

Sponsor/Advisor: Gundogyvvea

Meetings:   Thursdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: Kinder-2nd Grade

Purpose:     Students will learn how to code. 

Sponsor/Advisor:  Belardinelli & Soto

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:500pm

Grade Level: Kinder-4th Grade

Purpose:     This club gives students the opportunity to improve their overall health and wellness by participating in fitness/yoga games, strength training and cardiovascular activities.. Students will learn a variety of ways to reach individual wellness goals.

Sponsor/Advisor: Sabanci

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 1st-3rd Grade

Purpose:     Students will use different materials to create jewelry. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Headley

Meetings:  Thursdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 5th-7th grade

Purpose:     Students will dive into their creative writing side.

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings:  TBD

Grade Level: 6th-7th grade

Purpose:     Gaming club is an opportunity for students to socialize and have fun together based on their hobby of playing video games. Students will have an opportunity to play multi and single player games, and spend time discussing gaming strategies and preferences.

Sponsor/Advisor: Sabanci

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: 4th-7th grade

Purpose:   Students will learn different folk dances.  

Sponsor/Advisor: Moro

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: Kinder- 1st grade

Purpose:     Students will work on their handwriting skills. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Haynes

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: PK-2nd grade

Purpose:     LEGO club encourages children to learn while having fun! Creativity, problem solving, and teamwork are some of the skills that "playing" with LEGOS can teach children.

Sponsor/Advisor: Juquiana

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:50pm

Grade Level: 3rd-6th grade

Purpose:     Math Club provides an opportunity for students to challenge themselves in the area of mathematics. Students will experience fun and challenging math problems that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Sponsor/Advisor:  Mbanwei

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:50pm

Grade Level: Kinder

Purpose:     Students will focus on their phonics skills so their reading with improve. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Mbanwei

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: PK-2nd Grade

Purpose:     Students enjoy some creativity time. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Belardinelli & Soto

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: Kinder-4th Grade

Purpose:  Students will learn to make different forms of slime. 

Sponsor/Advisor: Brown

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:00pm

Grade Level: PK-1st Grade

Purpose:     A spelling bee is a popular spelling competition that you can hold with your students in primary school. A spelling bee is a contest / game to put spelling skills to the test. When hosting a spelling bee, students are given words that they must attempt to spell correctly out loud.

Sponsor/Advisor: 

Meetings:  Mondays 3:30-4:50pm

Grade Level: 4th-5th grade

Purpose:    
This club is a group of students formed for the purpose of playing non-competitive sports including volleyball and basketball at campus level.

Sponsor/Advisor: Nelson & Estrella

Meetings:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:50pm

Grade Level: 3rd-7th grade

Purpose:     STEM Clubs are a great way to support the curriculum and provide opportunities for young people to have fun, be creative and expand subject knowledge and awareness of the role these subjects have in the world around them

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings: TBD

Grade Level: 6th-7th Grade

Purpose:    The mission of this program is to provide academic and social opportunities to prepare students in quest of higher education. With this program they can develop team work skills which is important to real world experiences that they will face outside of high-school.

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings: TBD

Grade Level: 1st-5th Grade

Purpose:    The National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) was established in 2008 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). NEHS recognizes students in both public and nonpublic elementary schools for their outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated personal responsibility. Through NEHS, students provide meaningful service to the school and community and develop essential leadership skills. NEHS supports these purposes by strengthening the lives of our nation’s elementary students and the schools in which they are enrolled.

Sponsor/Advisor: TBD

Meetings: TBD

Grade Level: 4th-7th grade

Purpose:   The purpose of the organization is to create a greater sense of responsibility within the student body; to strive for better student/faculty relationship; to promote unification of the student body and better representation of its ideas to the faculty and administration; to promote a positive attitude in the advancement of leadership and loyalty; to promote spirit in the school activities; as well as to uphold traditions and to set standards for generations of Harmony students to come. The objective of Student Council is to provide a service organization doing various activities within the community throughout the year, while developing student leaders. Membership dues are Priority.