Harmony After School Academy

Teams compete across the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

Competes in UIL and Texas Charter School League play.

Build a full-size robot in six weeks and compete at district and championship tournaments.

Design and program a mid-size robot, then play alliance-format matches against other schools.

Complete robot missions and present a research project to judges at regional and state events.

A non-competitive introduction to robotics and teamwork for our youngest students.

Build-and-drive robot competition with separate divisions for elementary through high school.

A six-week fall challenge to build a remote-controlled robot from a common parts kit.

Build an underwater remotely operated vehicle and pilot it through timed pool missions.

A Harmony-wide drone race presented with FTW Robotics and Rice University.

Design, build, and launch a model rocket that hits a target altitude and flight time.

Design and print an original three-dimensional object judged on function and craftsmanship.

Build and race a small solar-powered car scored on speed and build quality.

Engineer a vehicle for maximum energy efficiency and run it on a competition track.

Build a full-size solar car and race high school teams from across the world.

Design and race a high-performance solar-powered radio-controlled car.

Middle school math competition advancing from school to chapter, state, and national rounds.

Five problem-solving contests held monthly from November through March.

National timed problem exam and the first step toward higher olympiad rounds.

International March competition with a separate paper for every grade level.

Team competition across 23 events in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and engineering.

Original research projects advance from campus to regional, state, and international fairs.

U.S. Army-sponsored online science fair where small teams submit a full project folder.

Present original STEM research to judges at regional and national symposia.

Project showcase in machine learning and data visualization plus a live coding challenge.

National youth cyber defense competition where teams find and close security flaws against the clock.

Game-based programming challenges that require no prior coding experience.

Health science organization with 58 competitive events in clinical skills and leadership.

Occupational, technical, and leadership contests from public speaking to health and building trades.

Case competitions and role-play events in marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship.

Technology events including CAD, video game design, animatronics, and flight endurance.

State-sanctioned academic events advancing from district to region and state.

Oral spelling competition advancing from the classroom to campus and district rounds.

Reading competition where teams identify book titles from quoted passages.

A year-long research project built around an annual history theme and judged at competition.

Buzzer-based quiz bowl covering every subject at middle and high school levels.

National qualifying exam and championship testing knowledge of world geography.

Recognizes excellence in scholarship, service, leadership, and character, with an ongoing commitment to school and community service. Includes the National Junior Honor Society.

Recognizes elementary students for academic achievement and personal responsibility while they serve their school and build leadership skills.

Elected student representation that strengthens school spirit, improves student and faculty communication, and runs service activities throughout the year.

High school service club that develops initiative and leadership through projects that serve the school and the wider community.

Students research a public policy issue, draft a bill, and learn how a bill becomes law in Texas. Members meet weekly to sharpen research and public speaking skills, host elected officials, and present their bills at a spring state conference in Austin.

Students represent countries in simulated UN sessions, debating global issues and building diplomacy and negotiation skills.

Future Business Leaders of America prepares students for careers in business, government, and community leadership through competitive events and conferences.

Explores the teaching profession through classroom experience and statewide competition, helping students make informed decisions about careers in education.

Provides academic and social opportunities that prepare students for higher education while building the teamwork skills they will need beyond high school.

Hands-on work across drawing, painting, and craft media to build aesthetic judgment and creative skill.

Music, dance, band, choir, and drama prepared and performed for an audience.

Students develop and share their musical talents through group practice and performance.

Project-based work in digital audio, illustration, photo editing, movie editing, and animation.

Training in photography, filming, and PA equipment through short film projects, exhibitions, and field trips.

Screenings across a wide range of films in a theater-style setting, followed by open discussion.

Students report, write, photograph, and design the campus publication.

Hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math projects that extend beyond the curriculum.

Non-competitive build-and-program sessions that teach coding and robot control through play.

Programming fundamentals learned by building apps, websites, and games as a team.

Challenging problems and puzzles that build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Open build sessions that develop creativity, problem solving, and teamwork.

Explores the medical field, health care occupations, and clinical career pathways.

Regular group discussion of shared reading across genres.

Narrative craft, character development, and poetry outside the standard curriculum.

Collaborative storytelling that builds confidence, listening, and connection.

Formal discussion of set topics, developing research and counter-argument skills.

Practice and coaching to stand in front of a crowd and speak with confidence.

Language practice tied to a course taught at the campus, such as a French or Spanish club.

Builds ASL skill alongside cultural awareness of Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities.

Spelling practice and preparation for the campus spelling bee.

Non-competitive campus-level play in football, soccer, volleyball, baseball, basketball, and more.

Fitness games, strength training, and cardiovascular activity toward individual wellness goals.

Social campus-level gaming with single and multiplayer sessions and strategy discussion.

Strategy games that build problem solving, sportsmanship, and social confidence.

Students learn to follow a recipe, measure, prepare meals, and shop smart at the grocery store.

Planting, tending, and harvesting in the campus garden.

Citizenship, healthy living, and STEM projects through hands-on youth development.

Develops students as leaders and builds a culture of service on campus.

Students trained through the IRS program prepare free basic tax returns for qualifying community members.

An extension of an approved career pathway at the campus, such as criminal justice where law enforcement is offered.

Structured practice and content review to build deep mastery ahead of Advanced Placement exams.

Practice tests and targeted content review aimed at raising student scores.