TKD Winners!

Congratulations to EE’s competitors (Peoples TKD Program): Ethan Bauder, Jack Alderson, Claire Alderson, Caden Alderson, Cruz Suarez, Grant Cox. Students brought home a combined 10 medals won in their respective age and belt divisions in Sparring and Forms. Mr. Peoples is proud of all his team!

Awards:
Ethan Bauder (green belt)- 3rd in Forms; Jack Alderson (Green Stripe) - 1st in Sparring and 3rd in Forms; Claire Alderson (Green Stripe) - 2nd in Sparring and 3rd in Forms; Caden Alderson (Green Stripe) - 1st in Sparring and 3rd in Forms; Cruz Suarez (Yellow Belt)- tied for 3rd in Forms and ultimately received a competitor’s medal; Grant Cox (Yellow Belt) placed 3rd in both Forms and Sparring. 

BEST Robotics Winners

Congratulation to the Extraordinary Innovation Labs BEST Robotics Team on their performance at the North Houston BEST Hub Competition on October 18th-19th. The team took home the prestigious Founder's Award for Creative Design as well as the 1st Place Engineering Notebook Award. The team's robot was in the top 10 at the end of the seeding rounds, but lost out in the Wildcard Match. They also scored well in the Marketing Presentation and Marketing Booth. Be sure to congratulate these students when you see them!

Robotics Team Heading to Contest

Extraordinary Innovation Labs Robotics Team members showed off their skills at the BEST Robotics Demo Day on Saturday, October 12 at The Woodlands Mall. 

The North Houston BEST Robotics Hub Competition takes place this Saturday, October 19, at Woodlands College Park High School from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. 


Come out and support our EE homeschool team!

Art Contest Winner!

Congratulations to EE art student Abby Yeager for her outstanding showing at the Tomball Art League Art Show & Sale held at LSC Tomball on October 11-12, 2019. Abby took home THREE awards including 2nd Place and 3rd Place in her age group as well as Best of Show for all students grades K-12th. The show included entries by students from Tomball, Magnolia, Klein and Waller. Abby is a student of our amazing EE art teacher, Linda Marie.

EE is closed today 9/19/19

With Conroe ISD closed today due to power outages and road closures, EE will also close today 9/19/19. Please stay safe everyone!

Explorers Unite!

Are you/your family interested in traveling to Portugal, Scandinavia, Russia, The Grand Canyon, Santa Fe and more?  Get an overview of these three 2020 trips by attending the "Explorers Unite!"  travel meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 4:30 - 5:30 in the Passion Vine room at EE!

Earn early bird enrollment discounts by signing up for the Portugal trip (Spring Break 2020) or the Scandinavia/Russia trip (May/June 2020) before September 13th! Learn about these discounts, vote on dates for the Grand Canyon trip and more at the meeting or by emailing Renee Vermaelen-Campbell at rcampbell@extraed.org with your questions.

EE students and families have traveled to Italy, Spain, Greece, Coasta Rica and a "European Mosaic" in the past few years. Come join our next adventure!

Thanks, and happy travels!

BEST Robotics Season Kicks Off

It's time for the new BEST Robotics season!

Does your child enjoy... Tinkering? Creating? Talking? Computers? Art? Learning new things? Making new friends? Then your child will love being part of BEST Robotics! There's something for every interest from power tools, engineering and CAD to speech, art and programming.

You can learn more in this BEST Robotics Overview: https://youtu.be/QKgIeyyAKAk (Our team is featured in several shots!)
You can learn about this year's game in the 2019 Game Teaser: https://youtu.be/kcaoyXWEDCU

Extraordinary Innovation Labs BEST Robotics Team invites team members and prospective team members to join us for our first meeting of the season on THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2019. The North Houston BEST Robotics Hub Kick Off Day will be held on SATURDAY, September 7th, and it's time to get started on this year's competition!

EIL BEST TEAM - INFORMATION & ORGANIZATION MEETING
WHEN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00pm 
WHERE: Extraordinary Education Center, 9522 Carraway Lane, 77354
- "Dewberry" Room (middle portable building)
WHO: All current, previous and prospective team members ages 6th-12th grade

Students and parents will learn about BEST robotics and what being part of the team is all about. With Contest Day exactly 6 weeks from Kick Off Day, we have to get organized and ready to go ASAP.

REGISTER: If you are interested in being part of the team this year, PLEASE REGISTER by completing the INTEREST FORM at the link below. Many important team dates, times, locations and team details are also noted on the INTEREST FORM.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO3E-93KKIqxUTketp3_qm2ouc3zdaAwLeTtnMykAbZur7fQ/viewform

With the establishment of the MakerBarn at EE we have a great opportunity for our students to learn many skills and receive coaching from some amazing engineers and "makers" of all kinds. This Woodlands area homeschool team has a long award-winning history in the BEST contest and have been competiting since the year 2001. We hope your family will join us for this exciting year of robotics!

Learn more about BEST at the links below:
BEST of Texas Robotics: http://www.bestoftexasrobotics.org/
North Houston Best HUB: http://www.northhoustonbest.org/
EIL Robotics Team Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/eilrobotics/​
EIL Robotics Team Website: http://www.eilrobotics.com
Note: This was the team website for a prior year’s competition. Information is out of date and not all features are functional at this point in time. Team members will be updating the site as part of this year's contest.

Learn more about Extraordinary Education:
http://www.extraed.org

Elise Eaton
Team Sponsor

Meet the Teachers Thursday, August 15th

You are invited to come out and meet our extraordinary teachers this Thursday, August 15th from 6:30-8:30 pm. 
Learn about classes you might be interested in and meet your child's teachers if you have already registered. This is your last chance to meet our teachers before classes begin on Monday, August 19th.
We'll be meeting in the "portables" and some teachers may be set up in their classrooms. Maps will be available in the Library.
We are looking forward to meeting your family. Invite a friend!

Meet the Teachers & Class Info Night

Come join us at Extraordinary Education on TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, from 6:30-8:30 PM to meet our teachers and learn about all the exciting core and enrichment classes and teams being offered this fall.

You can preview our class listings at this link  https://www.extraordinaryeducation.org/searchforclasses  or learn more about the registration process here https://www.extraordinaryeducation.org/registration .

Meet the Teachers & Class Info NightTuesday, August 6, 2019
6:30-8:30 PM
Extraordinary Education Center
9522 Carraway Lane, Magnolia, TX 77354
https://www.extraordinaryeducation.org/

Annual EE Art Show - May 2nd

Calling all Art enthusiasts! Please join us for our Annual EE Art Show on Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30-8:30 pm!

EARLY Robotics Team Earns Awards

Congratulations to our Extraordinary Innovation Lab EARLY Robotics students on their outstanding performance at the EARLY Robotics contest in Huntsville on Saturday, April 27th. The team placed 1st in the Game Competition, 1st in Robot Design and 2nd in the Team Challenge. They also scored the high score of the day!

Team members (left-right): Elise Eaton (coach), Reagan Miler, Gabriel Turner, Mary Picard, Gabriella Underwood, Logan Moebius, Rodrigo Fernandez, Ty Long

Not pictured: Jackson Denny, Julieta Fernandez

Meet the Teachers on May 2nd

Be sure to join us for our final Meet the Teacher event of the semester on Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30-8:30 pm. An introductory New Family Meeting will also be offered earlier that same day from 11:00-12:30. RSVP for the New Family Meeting by clicking here.

Lone Star Flight Museum Field Trip

Students can explore a 130,000 square foot STEM learning facility including two 30,000 square foot aircraft hangars with more than 20 airworthy aircraft; flight academy with 26 hands-on activities; two virtual hang gliders, paper airplane station and science exploration. Students will be exposed to historical research of Texas aviators and their important achievements.

Where: Lone Star Flight Museum
             1551 Aerospace Ave.
             Houston, TX 77035
When:  Friday, April 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages:   11 and up, although younger siblings are welcome

Students will learn about:

• The Science of Flight
• Technological Advancements in Aviation
• Aviation Engineering and Flight Dynamics
• Texas Aviation History
• Careers + Mentorship in Aviation and Aerospace
• Phonetic Alphabet Intro
• Mathematical Principles

Students will participate in in-depth hands-on activities exploring how science, technology, engineering and mathematics relate in real world scenarios. They will be exposed to various careers in the aviation and aerospace industry, and they will work with others to communicate effectively and utilize critical thinking skills.

Sign up by: March 26 (this is a hard deadline)
Cost: $11.45 per person
         Leave RSVP information and money with the House Manager.
         Pay by cash or check (payable to Lisa Chamberlain)

Living History School Day Field Trip

Living History Class

Learn about military history from World War I to the present. The museum has the largest collection of restored, functioning historic military vehicles in Texas, an extensive collection of historic uniforms, various equipment demonstrations and interactive living history displays.
 
Where: Museum of the American GI
            19124 Highway 6 South
            College Station, TX
When: Friday, March 22
            9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Ages: 10 years and up
Cost: $5 per person
RSVP:  with the House Manager no later than February 28. Checks should be made out to Lisa Chamberlain. Lisa will send one check to pay for the group.

EARLY Robotics Team - Calling all young engineers!

EE is looking to form an EARLY Robotics team to compete in this year's
EARLY Robotics competition. We have two contest dates to choose from - April 27th in Huntsville or May 11th in Houston. If we have enough interest, we can even compete in both tournaments.

• Team members need to be ages 8-12 years.
• Team meetings will be Wednesdays from 2:00-3:30. 
• The cost to be on the team is a discounted rate of $40/month for February-May with a Supply Fee of $20.
• Team members must commit to attend at least one contest date (4/27 and/or 5/11) before joining the team. 
• For questions about the team, please contact coach Elise Eaton at eeaton@extraed.org

About EARLY Robotics

Engineering And Robotics Learned Young (EARLY) is a robotics program that immerses elementary and middle school students in the engineering process. EARLY provides elementary and middle school students the opportunity to design and build robots along with participating in robotics competitions. Each season, EARLY teams are given a new mission that they complete by building a robot from LEGO Simple & Powered Machines Sets.

EARLY team members have a bright future with the opportunity to participate in various robotics competitions as they get older such as the BEST Robotics Competition. For those students that choose to participate on the EARLY team, they will be introduced to hands-on engineering and gain an appreciation for the challenges and goals that the EARLY team will face.

For more information please see the EARLY Robotics website:
http://new.earlyrobotics.org/

View the current mission here:
http://new.earlyrobotics.org/missions/galacticville/

Fall 2019 Class & Club Survey

You are invited to take our Fall 2019 Class & Club Survey to help provide feedback about our Fall Class schedule. We hope to have the Fall schedule planned and online by the time of the annual Homeschool Family Expo on March 9th. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

Take the Fall 2019 Class & Club Survey now!

https://goo.gl/forms/FIrdjTEQev7Cw3kl1

"Adventure in Costa Rica" June 2019

"Adventure in Costa Rica" student and/or family trip is an all-inclusive educational adventure!!!

June 3 - 11, 2019

Final deadline to sign up for the trip is February 13, 2019!

Earn high school or college history, science or language credit if desired -- or just revel in experiencing a landscape and animals uniquely different from our own!  Monkeys, sloths, pineapple plantations, geothermal hot springs, green sea turtle nesting grounds, ziplining, kayaking, rainforest excursions and more await you and your family! 

For more information on this exciting trip or to enroll, please log on to www.eftours.com/2038709YJ or email Ms. Campbell at rcampbell@extraed.org.  We'd love to have you join us!

Trip chaperones provided for students ages 16 & up traveling without their parents and for students ages 14 - 15 with permission from Mrs. Campbell. Ages 12 and up may travel with their parents or an adult chaperone.

All questions  should be directed to Renee Campbell, EE's Educational Travel Coordinator at rcampbell@extraed.org, please.