MORNING ADVANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

 Academics in the morning prepare students to achieve excellence in the coming school year and build a solid foundation for students who plan on taking the gifted and talented program tests (PACE/GT). 

 Daily stories that illustrate good character teach students integrety, compassion and respect among many others. This practice encourages and builds good character for students’ long term success and sets a positive stage for them to excel. 

Our academic curriculum provides a condensed version of a full year’s academic courses during the summer.

New Star’s outstanding summer programs have helped students pass accelerated programs to skip kindergarten, pass GT/PACE tests in September, and achieve top scores in diagnostic tests when they go back to school.

This curriculum is designed to expand students’ knowledge in geography, history, and social studies.

Students will also study different types of literature and present their weekly project to their class on Fridays.

  New Star summer afternoon activities are highlights that students to look forward to each week. Parents often have a hard time to take their children home at the end of each day! 

• New Star’s science curriculum makes learning fun by tapping into students’ sense of curiosity and awakens an enthusiasm for discovery and learning.
• Student participate in hands-on projects in chemistry, physics, and more
• Included in weekly tuition.

• LEGO smart creativity lessons foster an understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math concepts by DOING.
• These lessons use LEGO elements without robotics or motors and are included in the weekly summer tuition. Tue. or Wed.
• For Grade K-7 students students who want to learn LEGO technologies through robotics, New Star offers an optional LEGO Robotic camp - see details under summer optional classes (additional fees apply).

• Students learn and take turns practicing public speaking and leadership skills.
• New Star students have won top speech contests in the DFW and North Texas area.
  • In the 2009 North Texas Youth speech tournament, New Star students won 10 out of 45 prizes, including first place in almost every group level out of 200 contestants.
• FREE to enrolled students

• Chinese classes teach students Chinese language skills and culture. This will reinforce what students have learned during the school year.
• Students will learn Chinese speaking through weekly Chinese oral presentations. 
• FREE of charge to enrolled students.

 New Star's fun field trips are carefully selected to help expand the knowledge about our environment and community. Past field trips have included:

•  Sci-Tech Discovery Center, Lego Land , bowling, Roller Skate, movie or other community education trips