The Branch School, serving children in PK3 through 8th grade, is an oasis of calm in a hurry-up world. Assured of the love and avid interest of their teachers, our inquisitive students explore a STEAM-infused curriculum with confidence. We believe children are unlimited - that they realize their potential when they know they are loved and their teachers are in their corner. That support enables children to reach a little higher, to learn more than they thought they could, and ultimately, to become leaders of others. As we say in our mission statement: The mission of The Branch School is to inspire students to love, learn, and lead.
Smith Elementary School offers academic programs to students in grades kindergarten through six. Its curriculum includes subjects, such as math, reading and writing. It also offers science, social studies and language arts. The school provides a variety of special programs that include speech, band, chorus and intramural activities. Smith Elementary School offers physical education, music and keyboarding lessons to students. Its parent-teacher association sponsors a variety of educationally centered community nights throughout the year, including an international night, science fair, scholastic book fair and family reading night. It also provides participation of students in social activities, such as skating parties and dances. The school is located in Houston and is part of the Alief Independent School District.
Located in Houston, Horne Elementary School enrolls nearly 1,000 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District and offers a variety of subjects, such as reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, technology applications, music, theater arts, and health and physical education. The school has a parent-teacher organization that funds cultural activities and field trips and sponsors and conducts various fundraising events. It features several enrichment activities, such as student clubs, tutorial sessions, academic competitions and field trips. The school maintains the Learning Resource Center, which houses supplemental multimedia materials and a range of recreational and informational reading selections. Horne Elementary School has a staff of counselors, nurses, reading specialists, and speech and language therapists.
Public Elementary School
Located in Houston, Foster Elementary School is recognized by the Texas Education Agency and provides academic instruction to more than 500 students in pre-kindergarten through grade five. The school teaches various subjects, including math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing, speech and language, physical education, music and language arts. Foster Elementary School has a library media center that supports the academic curriculum by providing physical and intellectual access to materials in multiple formats. In addition, the school offers English as a Second Language, gifted and talented, Title I and special education programs. Foster Elementary School is a part of the Houston Independent School District, which operates more than 300 elementary, middle and high schools and serves over 202,000 students annually.
Wilchester Elementary School offers educational classes in various subjects, such as physical education, music, art, speech, math, basic skills, creative writing, reading, science, social studies and technology. The school has a team of guidance counselors that assists students in the process of growing physically, socially and educationally and also helps them to solve their problems and to cope with crisis situations. Wilchester Elementary School provides education to students in pre-kindergarten through grade five. It has a library media center that contains print and nonprint resources to enrich student s classroom studies and to assist them in writing reports. Wilchester Elementary School is a part of the Spring Branch Independent School District and is located in Houston.
