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Kids and Schools – WHY College Station?
Children love the feeling of running home to mom and dad with a report card they are proud of. Mom congratulates and dad passes out the high-fives. If the kid is really lucky, he may even get an ice cream sundae out of the deal. Good grades are something that every parent wants for his or her child. Parents long to see their child succeed out in the real world without mom and dad there to guide their every step. To achieve this, it is important to equip our children with the best education possible. With the value of education constantly rising, more and more emphasis is placed on the schools a child attends.
Money magazine named College Station, TX the most educated city in the state. This is largely due to the fact that Texas A&M University is located in College Station, and attracts many extremely educated professors and students. The city is a center of research, and intelligent individuals are constantly streaming through the city. Texas A&M has an accredited educational program and student teachers often infiltrate the Bryan, College Station schools. Students graduating from A&M often seek teaching positions in the Bryan, College Station area to stay in town. These well educated teachers can then put their time and effort into educating kids in the Bryan College Station area, benefitting the kids who are gaining access to very educated and ambitious new teachers.
In Bryan, College Station, the school a child attends is determined based on the zone his or her family lives in. There are many kids in the twin cities, and the schools in the area have achieved a high level of success. College Station Independent School District has produced 36 National Merit Semifinalists in the past three years. The district has also produced numerous national champions in software engineering and French symposium winners as well as other various awards.
Not only do students in the district score very highly on their TAKS tests and other tests, but the district website boasts that over one fourth of all students are in Advanced Placement (AP) classes which allow them to test at the end of the year to attempt and get college credit for classes. From the advanced placement classes, 87% of students test high enough to receive the college credit. There is no penalty for scoring too low on these incredibly challenging tests, but there is certainly a big payoff for passing them. AP tests allow students to transfer these credits to the college they choose to attend and allow kids the opportunity to graduate a semester or two early from college. This not only saves money financially for the parents or students who are paying for their education, but it also allows the student to get out into the workforce faster.
After school programs are at their peak in the Bryan and College Station area schools. With around 50,000 college students to choose from, after school programs select the cream of the crop and have organized a systematic hierarchy to govern and entertain children of all ages after school at the elementary and intermediate schools. The after school program in College Station is called The Kids Klub and emphasizes enrichment and recreation for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade. With childhood obesity increasingly becoming a nationwide problem, this after school program focuses on encouraging children to get out and play physically in order to promote a healthy lifestyle from a young age. Kids Klub lasts from the minute school is out until 6 p.m., giving parents time to pick their kids up after work ends. Kids Klub offers a fun environment for children to further their educational experience even more and to develop their social skills. Children are in a prime position to learn social cues in elementary school and pick up social skills quickly when given the chance.
Kids Klub partners with College Station Parks and Recreation and College Station Independent School District Community Education. The following schools participate and partner with Kids Klub, offering it to students: College Hills Elementary, Creek View Elementary, Cypress Grove Intermediate, Forest Ridge Elementary, Greens Prairie Elementary, Oakwood Intermediate, Pebble Creek Elementary, Rock Prairie Elementary, South Knoll Elementary, and Southwood Valley Elementary.
Kids Klub is just one more benefit that College Station schools have to offer to children. Other programs involve educational, gymnastic, and one on one tutoring in the Bryan, College Station area. Powersports is one of the other alternatives to after school education. Powersports’ mission is to provide a fun and safe environment where children are able to grow socially and academically. Healthy snacks are provided, individual tutors are available to help on homework, and structured games and arts and crafts are always part of the agenda. Children are also offered a special opportunity to take a gymnastics, cheerleading, or dance class at a discounted rate. Powersports picks kids up at many schools, taking them after school to the Powersports facility to spend the afternoon. Powersports also offers special events, a place for birthday parties, and day camps as well.
The school districts of Bryan and College Station offer a high level education to children, preparing them for a further education at a university and for life in general. Additional programs are always available to further a child’s educational experience. These cities are great places to raise a family and a safe, learning environment for children of all ages.
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