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ahra Kamdar was skeptical of chiropractors until her 70 year old Dad was referred to one by his neurosurgeon. “Dad had major wear on his body,” says Zahra. “Last year we were traveling and he went numb and lost all feeling in one leg. A neurosurgeon said we could operate, but Dad likely wouldn’t survive the procedure. So he referred Dad to Dr. Steve Harris, the chiropractor at Sugar Land Health Center. Dad was dependent on others for driving and other self-functions, and as a result he was suffering emotionally. Dr. Harris said there were three findings on the MRI that only surgery could change but five findings that his treatment could improve. So Dr. Harris put together an aggressive plan of action for Dad, and it has made a world of difference. Dad is independent again. He can drive and walk. We continue to be completely satisfied with Dad’s results.” This past September, Zahra found herself in need of chiropractic care. “I was t-boned in the driver’s side by a car running a red light. My lawyer referred me to a chiropractor immediately. Things were moving fast, and I went to the chiropractor recommended by the lawyer. But after 19 treatments, I wasn’t getting any better. I had multiple back spasms throughout the day, I couldn’t drive, and I was exhausted. I thought I would never be without pain again. The chiropractor recommended pain medication. But I don’t believe in meds until all other options are exhausted. Dad had great chiropractic results, and yet after 19 treatments I had seen no difference.” “Finally I scheduled a consult with Dr. Harris. He reviewed my MRIs and did x-rays. He was shocked by the damage from the car accident—four herniated discs in my neck and two in my back. He put together an aggressive plan of action and I stuck to it. After a week I noticed a drastic difference...I could lift more, had more energy, I was sleeping better, and I didn’t need the pain meds. I’m now in the last week of my treatment and I am perfect—better than I was before actually. I can lift heavier weights than I ever have in my life. I’m just amazed by the difference!” Dr. Harris says, “Pain and numbing is the body’s way of saying ‘something is not right.’ Surgery was not an option for Zahra’s Dad, and Zahra is far too young to be dependent on pain medication to feel normal. Her spine was injured in the accident and needed to be treated. Both Zahra and her Dad chose a safe and natural way to relieve and treat their symptoms. Call today and let me design a treatment plan just for you!”
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10 Gymnastics Company Offers Athletes More than Just a Place to Practice 16 Saving the Least Among Us 21 Typhoon Texas Storms the Katy Area with Faith and Fun 26 Child Evangelism Fellowship®: Sharing God’s Burden 30 Pastor Ronnie Norman: Missionally-minded Pastor Brings Hope to Community, Overseas 33 Buzz About Fort Bend 36 2016 Christian Summer Camp Guide 40 Cracking the Teenager Code
Isn’t it nice that for the first time I can recall, our votes for the presidential primaries actually meant something? In Texas for instance, our magazines’ endorsed candidate, Ted Cruz, won by a landslide. Overall, many of the candidates that we endorsed won, some lost, and a few others are in the run-offs that will be held in late May. In Harris County we are strongly backing Paul Simpson for Harris County Republican Chair, Lori Bartley for Congress, District 18, and Gary Gates for Railroad Commissioner. In Fort Bend County we love Ron Cohen for County Court at Law Number 5, Mike Beard for Constable Precinct 1, and Gary Gates for Railroad Commissioner. Additionally, our magazine endorsed Wayne Thompson for Fort Bend Constable, Precinct 3 in the primaries. However, since then I have gotten to know Rob Cook. I find him to be an outstanding person; a man of integrity and character, who has done a great job defending Fort Bend County. While we don’t pull our endorsement of Wayne, either man would do a wonderful job protecting the citizens of Fort Bend County. For far too long, Christians have been told they shouldn’t be involved in politics. Due to this, many have turned a blind eye to this essential establishment, refraining from voting or running for office as proud servants of God. As a result, we have filled our offices with corrupt rulers who view Christianity with contempt and suspicion, while praising the secular and ungodly. If we are to save our great nation, we must stand for what’s right. If the righteous won’t speak out for truth and justice, then who will?
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Gymnastics Company Offers Athletes More than Just a Place to Practice By Jessa McClure A group of young athletes and their parents gather together in the corner of the gym. Their coaches and the gym’s owners are somber as they come into the circle. “Allison’s mom is really sick,” says Iron Cross Gymnastics co-owner, Jeremy Alspaugh. “But no matter what the doctor’s say, God can say something else.” Alspaugh asks for everyone to bow their heads, and he leads the group in prayer. Not only are the people surrounding the owner, friends and teammates, but they have become a family. They celebrate each other’s victories, and hold each other up when times get tough. Creating an environment where gymnasts and their families can be lifted up and encouraged, even in the most difficult of circumstances, was a big part of Alspaugh’s goal when he and his business partner, Grant Qualls, set out to open a gym. “We believe that building relationships is the key to building everything else,” Alspaugh said. “We practice that in the way we
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“I just fell in love with coaching,” he said. “I realized later that one of the biggest reasons I loved it so much was because of the relationships I made.” The gym’s family atmosphere has been so impactful that more than 90 percent of the staff have been coached by Alspaugh or his partner. “As much as I’m passionate about gymnastics, I’m even more passionate about impacting people in a positive way, and adding value to their lives,” he said. “That’s why I’m so excited to be adding dance and other services because it’s another platform to reach more people.” Since Iron Cross Gymnastics opened in 2007, the business has grown to include not only gymnastics, but a Mother’s Day Out program, open gym times, and CPR and first aid classes. The gym has also recently added 10,000 square feet to their preschool gym, and opened two dance studios to offer ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary dance classes.
“Basically, when we started the business, gymnastics was the first tool that we used for our greater ministry of love,” Alspaugh said. “We’re here to love these kids, help develop their skills, and inspire them to do their best. We create a positive, loving and encouraging place for kids.” The owners’ desire is to meet the needs of the families they encounter, to not only make an impact on their community as a whole, but also to make an impact for the Kingdom of God. And athough Alspaugh and his staff don’t talk about their faith in detail to those they interact with at the gym, they let their actions, and their logo speak for itself. “When we were creating the logo, we wanted something that would implement the cross that played into our identity of what we offer as a company, what we’re about, and how faith plays a part in
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Saving the Least Among Us By Dr. Rebecca Deurlein Recently, I had an experience I just haven’t been able to shake. I accompanied a group of 52 students from Fort Bend Christian Academy on their annual trip to Costa Rica. In years past, we spent our mission time working in a fairly nice area where we painted, made repairs, and helped out wherever needed in the community. This year, however, was different. From our comfortable hotel in San Jose we boarded a bus that took us to what appeared to be a town of devastation. Our mission work for the day was at Centro Lacitos de Amor (Bows of Love), a day care center in what is considered to be the poorest town in Costa Rica, Los Guidos, on the outskirts of San Jose. Over 35,000 people – many refugees from surrounding Central American countries – live in the marginal community of Los Guidos. Their houses are put together with scrap wood and corrugated metal, and toilets sit out in the open behind steel bars that line the street but offer little protec-
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community or the life that entraps them. They will only be schooled through 8th grade, and that’s only if anyone cares enough to oversee their education. But that statistic is minor compared to this one: 80% of the children we worked with, ages baby to 5 years old, will be sold into sex trafficking, probably before they reach the age of 12. Just let that settle in your brain and heart for a minute. Of the 40 or so kids that were there that day, two had already been sexually abused, one at age 5, the other at age 2. Meet those kids, play soccer with them, and tuck babies into their cribs, knowing all the time exactly what’s going to happen to them, and then try coming home unchanged. Human trafficking is much easier to hide in a country such as Costa Rica, which has legalized prostitution. One in three children are sexually abused and there are few resources available to the victims. Who perpetrates these crimes? Appallingly, American tourists are the biggest offenders, as sex tourism has become a hugely profitable business in Costa Rica. They couldn’t do what they do if Americans were unwilling to shell out money to have sex with children. I can’t think of anything more disturbing – more sickening – than that. Generally, the same groups involved in sex
trafficking are also involved in drugs and arms trafficking, so the victims are limitless. As I looked around the concrete structure that houses these kids for the day, I felt the unrelenting heat, smelled the stench of acrid water and sewage, and batted away flies. I took in each young face and wished with all my heart that I could take them home, save their lives, and rescue them from a certain future of misery. I came home feeling helpless, incapable of making a difference. As a Christian, I struggled with the unfairness of it all, the fact that my children were born in America with every privilege and these children were born into poverty in a country that won’t protect them. In fact, the government will look the other way while lining its pockets off these poor children’s bodies. I shared this story with a group that makes reaching out to help others the main tenant of its existence – Sugar Land Rotary. My fellow Rotarians cringed at the suffering of this community as I asked for prayers for the children of Costa Rica. And that’s when guest speaker Mustafa Tameez, Founder and Managing Director of Outreach Strategists, shared that we don’t have to go to Costa Rica to see this horrible crime playing out. We’ve got it right here in Houston, the number one city in the U.S. for human traffick-
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The Lazy-T – this lazy river stretches across the entire park and is the length of five football fields. Its design is meant to give park patrons the feel of floating down the Guadalupe River in the heart of hill country. “Some of the owners like to vacation in the Hill Country, so they really wanted to have that hill country feel, especially when you’re going down the lazy river,” Chew said. This Texas river feel also comes through in the park’s landscaping. “[We] have put a lot of time and money into the landscape,” Chew said. “It’s not like the typical waterpark where you go in and it’s a lot of concrete. You’re going to see a lot of plants and greenery
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Child Evangelism Fellowship®: Sharing God’s Burden By Lydia Hardesty For 79 years Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®) has been used of the Lord to bring children to Himself. Founder Jesse Irving Overholtzer had a deep burden to reach children across the globe with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He said, “I’m very burdened that people evangelize the children, not because we say so, but because it is commanded in the Word of God.” This same burden has been passed down from generation to generation of CEF workers and volunteers who continue the work of bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to “Every Child, Every Nation, Every Day.” In the past few years, CEF has seen record-breaking growth. In 2014, 19.9 million children around the world heard a face-to-face presentation of the Gospel from a trained CEF worker or volunteer. That’s a phenomenal 28 percent growth from 2013! But behind all these numbers and statistics are real-life children whose lives are being transformed by
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Even when schools let out for the summer, CEF ministry continues. There are many programs CEF provides in the summer months, but the primary summertime activity is 5-Day Club®. These summer Bible clubs have been described as “VBS on-the-road.” They are taught anywhere convenient for children —backyards, parks, community centers, apartment complexes and the list goes on. One a week for six consecutive weeks, children gather to hear Bible lessons and a missionary story taught by screened and trained CEF workers and volunteers, many of whom are older teenagers, who serve as mentors and examples to the younger children. The kids enjoy exciting games and high-energy activities, but most importantly, they hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ each day. Every summer tens of thousands of children worldwide hear the Gospel because of the ministry of 5-Day Club. In an effort to provide an alternative to the increasingly commercialized and materialistic nature of Christmas, CEF launched a brand new program in 2015 called Christmas Across America.TM The holiday season commenced very early for CEF local directors and teacher trainers, as they worked to facilitate training sessions for the many volunteers who gave their time to tell children the true meaning of Christmas. In November and December, children all around the country were invited to attend “Ultimate Christmas Parties.” They played games, made crafts, ate snacks and heard the true meaning of Christmas. Ultimate Christmas Parties were held in all kinds of locations—daycares, women’s shelters, restaurants, hospitals, ice cream parlors and even a carwash! Andrew Murray, a full-time CEF worker in Colorado said, “One of our church partners here in Greater Denver had a testimony from
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their Christmas Across America party: 105 children in attendance, 6 babies, 48 parents and other adult guests, and 41 church volunteers—in all, 200 people at the party! There were two new decisions made to believe in Christ. The pastor said, ‘This was the best Wednesday night in my 20-some year history with the church!’” Because of Christmas Across America, over 64,000 children in the United States were reached with the Gospel this Christmas season. Hundreds of thousands more were reached worldwide
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Pastor Ronnie Norman: Missionally-minded Pastor Brings Hope to Community, Overseas By Jessa McClure As children gather to hear stories and play with church volunteers, Pastor Ronnie Norman of First Colony Church of Christ Sugar Land, talks with a group of men and women, getting to know them and inquiring about how the church can meet their needs. This ministry, which focuses on the Four Corners community in Fort Bend County, is just one of the ways Pastor Norman leads his church to make a difference in the world. He takes the Lord seriously when he says in Matthew 28:19, “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.” The pastor encourages all of his nearly 2000 parishioners to be “on mission” in their daily lives, and enlists their help to provide prayer, donations and man power to bring hope to those who are less fortunate in the community and abroad. “We have a strong missions presence in Honduras, Haiti and
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“We aim to gather in larger groups for praise and in smaller groups to connect. We aim to grow as lifelong, enthusiastic disciples of Jesus Christ through bible knowledge, prayer and generosity,” he said. “We also aim to go, making a difference for Jesus Christ at home, in the church, in our community and beyond.” Norman has built his church from the ground up, and has relied heavily on his Christian upbringing in Columbia, TN and his experiences ministering to people in Lakeland, FL area from 1981 to 1985. “I love my church family at the First Colony Church of Christ and would attend there even if I were not on staff,” he said. Norman and the rest of his church are working to add to the family with the addition of three multi-site campuses in the next 36 months. “We just launched our first multi-site campus in Richmond on September 13 and that is going beautifully,” Norman said. When the pastor isn’t launching new church sites or helping to administer school supplies to children in under-served areas of the community, he enjoys spending time with his wife Martha of 35 years, their two children and five grandchildren.
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Officials from Fort Bend County, the City of Meadows Place and TXDOT gathered to celebrate the grand re-opening of West Airport Blvd in Meadows Place. This project replaced the existing pavement, upgraded the traffic signal and added additional turn lanes at the intersection on West Airport Boulevard.
Irene Farris, Luella Palmer, and Arsh Ali were the winners at the annual Bluebonnet Competition for elementary students at Calvary Episcopal Preparatory. Competitors squared off to see who knew the Bluebonnet books best. All of the finalists in the competition showed that they are competitive and dedicated readers, and we applaud their achievements!
Luke Ponder grabs 1 of 6,000 Easter Eggs found during the Providence Christian Church annual Easter Egg Hunt. Hundreds of people gathered to experience bounce houses, cotton candy, games, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and a massive egg hunt.
Calvary Episcopal Preparatory’ High School students hosted their annual Father Daughter Dance. Crusader girls enjoyed dancing the night away with their fathers! In addition, there was also ball-toss game, hula hoop competition, freeze dance, photo booth, and crafts.
Calvary thespian and their teacher, Paula – “Ms. Cookie” – Smith, traveled to Dallas for One Act Play Competition. Calvary students did an amazing job at their first One-Act competition with their performance of “This is a Test.” In addition, 8th grade student Sydney Smith was named All Star Cast and 8th grader Leo Wall received an honorable mention in the All Star Cast.
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The Central Fort Bend Chamber was excited to welcome Sherwin-Williams Grand Parkway at a ribbon cutting ceremony on February 10, 2016. Dozens of business owners and community leaders filled the newest store located at 7850 West Grand Parkway South, Suite 300 in Richmond, to show their support and greet the managers of the new business.
On Feb. 10, Calvary Episcopal Preparatory high school students had the opportunity to visit Judge Kristin Guiney’s 179th Harris County Criminal Courtroom and learn about the criminal court system. The Houston Bar Association sponsored the event and appointed two volunteer attorneys to conduct the voir dire, or jury selection process, with CEP students being the “jury pool.”
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The Central Fort Bend Chamber’s Young Professionals Committee hosted a Golf Talk event on March 31 at the Fort Bend Country Club in Richmond. Participants received hands-on instruction from Board Chairman Jeff Haley and Board Member John Kennedy. After an optional short game clinic, guests moved inside for a cocktail reception and golf talk, where Mr. Haley and Mr. Kennedy coached everyone on how to survive the Fort Bend Scramble season.
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Fort Bend County Judge Robert Hebert told more than 500 attendees the county’s future is bright, and growth will continue at a phenomenal rate. The State of the County was presented by Johnson Development Corporation and Dannenbaum Engineering and was held at Safari Texas Ranch in Richmond Friday, March 4, 2016.
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402 Eldridge Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281) 634-8926 After School Care (281) 634-8925 Sports and Recreation www.theparc.org The PARC offers an outstanding Summer Day Camp. Camp Yahweh has been serving the communities of Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Stafford, Missouri City and Houston for over 12 years. The first day of camp is on June 6, 2016 and ends on August 19, 2016. Hours of operation are 7:00am – 6:30pm. We provide care for children ages 5 years of age through children that have completed 5th grade.
Students will follow a faith based curriculum as well a specialty camps such as, but not limited to, cooking, sports, arts and crafts, science exploration, video games, model building and more. They will also take a field trip every week and will swim once a week. Field trips include but are not limited to: Splashway Water Park, Museums, Benihana’s, Ceramics shops, Laser Zone, Ice Skating, Skating, bowling, rock climbing, Another Time Soda Fountain and more. We have a large indoor gym, kitchen, game room and lots of room for the children to play.
Club SciKidz
2726 Bissonnet #240-176 Houston TX 77005 (713) 589‑8958 houston.clubscikidz.com Club SciKidz Houston (CSKH) is Sugar Land’s premiere summer day camp. Boasting over 30 weeklong offerings from June 13 – July 29, CSKH can provide your child with loads of engagement, fun, and hands-on science (S), technology (T), engineering (E), art (A) and mathematics (M) opportunities. Club SciKidz Houston has two components, camps for ages 4 – 11 and 12 – 15 year olds. The camps for ages 12 – 15 are titled Tech Scientific and emphasize such 21stCentury Skills as collaboration, technology integration, communication, presentation, and problem solving. The camps for ages 4 – 11 offer similar skill building opportunities, but in an introductory manner. Omah Williams-Duncan, Ph.D. and Herbert Duncan own Club SciKidz Houston. Omah is a
Texas certified middle school science educator while Herbert is a web-developer. They both have a passion for engineering and science education and are proud alumnae of University of Houston. When Omah and Herbert are not operating CSKH, they are spending time with their young son, who loves all things LEGO, cars, and nature. Club SciKidz Houston is an independently owned franchise of Club SciKidz Atlanta. It is the first Houston location, joining the family of other CSK franchisees in Dallas, Maryland, and Virginia. Although the curriculum is from Atlanta, it is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. Along with summer camps, CSKH offers in-school field trips and semester long after-school programs. Wanting more information about Club SciKidz Houston? Email omah@clubscikidz.com or navigate to the website: http://houston.clubscikidz. com.
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Why not take the plunge and become part of the Fort Bend Music Center family this summer? Our popular summer music camp is a great place to start. Campers ages 7 through teens get the first five lessons in piano, guitar, brass, percussion, and voice. Over the two and one half hours per day , they’ll move
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from station to station. Essentially, each camp is like getting the first month of lessons in five different instruments. What about the younger crowd? Kids ages 18 months through 6 enjoy five days of one hour music camp madness. Campers will learn piano, singing, and rhythm…while developing their love of music. Kids get so fired up by summer music camps, that the new beginner group classes fill up fast. Music camp is a great foundation…and a wonderful way for kids to experiment with something new. So, don’t wait…register for music camp today!
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The ‘UK Classic Camp’ program is a truly rewarding and fun experience for players who would love to play soccer. The ‘Classic’ camp curriculum is designed for players of all ages and sessions enable skill learning, focusing on all aspects of individual technical and tactical development. About the Camps U.K. International provides the most unique soccer experience and fun for any kid who loves soccer! All the Coaches are from the United Kingdom (UK), which gives the program a unique experience. Each coach is certified, screened, and background checked to ensure a safe environment for the kids. There is a limited camper to coach ratio to ensure maximum attention to each camper. UK International offers the following sessions: Mini-Camp for 4 and 5 year olds – 1 1/2 hour sessions Half-Day Camp for 6 to 16 year olds – 3 hour sessions Full-Day Camp for 6 to 16 year olds – 2, 3 hour sessions* The Full Day Camp is (2) Half-Day camps (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Note: Both Half-Day sessions should be chosen within the same week. Register between April 1 – April 30 and receive a FREE special edition Euro dri-fit UK soccer shirt (valued at $25)(*). Register between May and May 31 and receive a FREE Soccer Nations Game And FREE Soccer Back Sac (valued at $20). All Campers receive a FREE UK T-Shirt and FREE UK Soccer Ball at the camp site on the first day.
Lone Star Karate 222 FM 359 Richmond, TX, 77406 (281) 513-5566 lonestarkarate.com
Come join the fun at Richmond’s #1 summer sports camp! Our kids camp includes jedi sword fighting, dodge ball, noodle tag, obstacle courses, basketball, air hockey, ping pong, movie times, and arts and crafts. Our 2016 camp runs daily from June 16th to August 12th from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Before and after
school care is also available, if needed. Cost is $30 per day, or $25 per day if registered before May 1. A 5% discount is available for sibling enrollment.
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2407 Market Street Baytown, TX 77521 (281) 422-1150 baytown.org/piratesbay Pirates Bay, located in Baytown, Texas, features attractions for everyone! From zero beach entries, a large active and colorful Pirate themed water play center complete with a large dumping bucket, a 671 foot long lazy river, large slide towers, the Flowrider surfing machine, and a wave pool that brings tons of enjoyment for all the family!! The park also features a climbing wall, crossing challenge, and a small rectangular pool for lap swimming and programs such as swim lessons, and water volleyball. Two concession stands offer a variety of meals and snacks that can be enjoyed in inviting covered picnic areas. Pirates Bay is a popular location for parties, family reunions and company outings. We also offer an air-conditioned meeting room (available year-round), party tents, and large pavilions available for rent for your birthday parties or family get-togethers. Pirates Bay provides FREE tubes, FREE parking and coolers are welcome (just no glass bottles or alcoholic beverages please). Come JUMP IN to Pirates Bay! Special events and activities include: bonus hours, dive-in movies, toddler hours, and swimming or surfing lessons. Beat this summer’s’ heat, See you soon!!!
Sugar Land Art Center Summer Art Camp 104 Industrial Blvd., Ste Q Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281) 565-0957 sugarlandartcenter.org
Sugar Land Art Center offers Summer Art Camp for children ages 5-14. Morning camps (9 a.m. noon) and afternoon camps (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.) are offered Monday through Friday. Each week brings a new theme to life with lessons focused on the Fine Arts using a variety of mediums such as Acrylics, Watercolor, Clay, and Oil Pastels to create works in Sketch, Painting, Sculpture, and Collage. Camp class size is limited to 12 students and all of our teachers hold degrees in the Arts! The cost is $139 per camp, plus a $15 supply fee. Discounts available for multiple camps or sibling enrollment.
Typhoon Texas
555 Katy Fort Bend Road Katy, TX 77494 (832) 426-7071 typhoontexas.com Join Typhoon Texas for weekly summer day camps. Camps are open to kids ages 6-12 and run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m from June 13th to August 5th. Each week starts off with a swim lesson, followed by a wide range of games and activities which allow campers to experience all that
Typhoon Texas has to offer. Our safe, fun program will have kids begging to come back for more! The cost is $325 per week and includes daily admission to the park, qualified and experienced counselors with a ratio not to exceed 1:8, swim test, daily lunch, more and afternoon snacks, and a tshirt. Early drop-off and late pick-up are also available. For more information, visit typhoontexas.com/camps. php.
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Fort Bend Family YMCA - Missouri City 4433 Cartwright Rd. Missouri City, TX 77459 (281) 499-9622 ymcahouston.org T.W. David Family YMCA - Richmond 911 Thompson Rd. Richmond, TX 77469 (281) 341-0791 ymcahouston.org Summertime at the YMCA is a time for sun and fun. Overnight, day or specialty camps at the Y share one thing: they’re all about discovery. Kids have the opportunity to explore nature, find new talents, try new activities, gain independence, and make lasting friendships and memories. At the Y, there’s a camp for everyone. Y day camps help kids grow and have fun through exploring the outdoors, building self-confidence and independence, learning core values, developing life skills and - most importantly - being active. Each week, imaginative themes and activities such as swimming, field trips, arts & crafts, group games, sports and recreation provide an engaging atmosphere for hands-on learning and exploration. Two day camp locations are offered in the Fort Bend area: Fort Bend Family YMCA Day Camp and T.W. Davis Family YMCA Day Camp at Jones Creek Park, a 112-acre ranch located in Richmond, Texas. At YMCA Specialty Camps, your child can choose from several activities. Themes include, but aren’t limited to, sports, gymnastics, martial arts, cheerleading, cooking and science camp. Specialty camps are offered at the Fort Bend Family YMCA in Missouri City and the T.W. Davis Family YMCA in Richmond. Another great option for the kids during summer is the YMCA Camp Cullen. Nestled among the tall pines on 530 acres along the shores of Lake Livingston, as the Y’s official overnight summer camp, YMCA Camp Cullen offers boys and girls ages 7-17 the experience of a lifetime. Campers take part in a wide range of activities including water sports, horseback riding, a ropes course, nature exploration, drama and much more. In addition to the many fun activities available, the campers also gather as a cabin group each day where they play, learn and bond together while participating in fun activities like campfires and scavenger hunts. To learn more about Y summer camps and to register, visit ymcahouston.org or contact the Fort Bend Family YMCA at 281-499-9622 or the T.W. Davis Family YMCA at 281-341-0791.
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interest in their kids’ studies, it positively impacts kids. 7. Make sure your children are well fed on testing days. Protein, grapes, blueberries, and other “brain foods” really do impact students’ abilities to focus and maintain energy. Breakfast IS important! 8. Reward your kids when they do well or after they have completed a tough study or testing session. It doesn’t have to be monetary; it can just be time to sit and watch their favorite TV program or eat their favorite dinner. 9. Stress mind over matter. Remind your kids that when they have prepared as best as they can, they should take a deep breath and go into their tests with confidence. Mind over matter is significant in determining testing outcomes, so it’s important that they maintain a can-do attitude. 10. Always encourage balance. Studies show that taking work breaks rejuvenates the mind and helps us to work better and more efficiently. Make sure your kids are getting exercise and fresh air and socializing with friends and family. These pursuits are arguably crucial to overall well-being. Dr. Rebecca Deurlein is the author of Teenagers 101: What a top teacher wishes you knew about helping your kid succeed (Amazon, Barnes & Noble). She is a mom of two who has a doctorate in education and 20 years’ experience as a teacher of thousands of teens. Rebecca lives in Sugar Land, TX, and works at Fort Bend Christian Academy. She has her own freelance writing business, and her blog, A Teacher’s Guide to Understanding Teenagers, can be found at rebeccadeurlein. wordpress.com. You can also follow her on Facebook and Twitter. For public speaking events or more information, go to rebeccadeurlein.com.
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