Educational Organization Categories

The 100 Year Starship™ will make the capability of human travel beyond our solar system to another star a reality over the next 100 years. 100YSS™ will embark on a journey across time and space … If my language is dramatic, it is because this project is monumental. And our team is both invigorated and sobered by the confidence DARPA has in us to make interstellar flight a reality. Mae Jemison, M.D. Leader of 100YSS™ The non-profi Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, teamed with Icarus Interstellar and Foundation for Enterprise Development, received seed funding from DARPA to design, establish and implement this extensive program.

5th Ward Cultural Arts District

Established in January 2020, the 5th Ward Cultural Arts District located in Houston’s Historic 5th Ward community is one large masterpiece. It is a place where art is a way of living, from its food, music, and sculptures; to its Historic buildings and gathering spaces like the Historic Deluxe Theater or the Iconic live music venue Club Matinee (Cotton Club of the South.) The 5th Ward Cultural Arts District is a living cultural arts destination and the center of Houston’s African American history and culture.

6th Position Dance Company

Dance ; Educational

6th Position Dance Company was founded in 2009 to offer an exceptional dance experience for children. Our programs were met with success and have provided a riveting introduction into the world of dance and performing arts for hundreds of children in the Houston Metropolitan area through our in school programs and summer camps. Today, 6th Position Dance Company provides dance classes for both children and adults alike at 6th Position Dance Studio. We offer Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap, and Jazz instruction however we pride ourselves in the contemporary modern discipline.

AAMA (The Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans)

Educational ; History/Heritage ; Nonprofit

AAMA, the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, is a 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1970 by a group of business leaders and community activists in Houston’s East End to address serious concerns about substance abuse and the high drop-out rate among Latino youth. Today, AAMA serves more than 20,000 people each year in Houston, San Antonio and Laredo through education programs for youth and adults, and a network of educational, outreach, and treatment programs to help youth and adults resist and overcome substance abuse. For more information, please visit www.aama.org

Academy of Art University

Commercial Business ; Educational

Art University in San Francisco. Established in 1929, Academy of Art University is the largest accredited private art and design school in the US.

Alief Elsik Stage Company (Elsik High School)

Educational ; Theatre

Alief Elsik High School is a high school in the Alief region of Houston, Texas.

All Real Radio

Educational ; Media

All Real Radio is a 24/7 online station that was created with the sole purpose of utilizing radio and video streaming technology to inform, educate, and entertain a worldwide body of socially responsible individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic brackets. We bring, however, one common denominator – The music.

American Latino Center for Research, Education & Justice (ALCREJ)

Educational ; Nonprofit

American Latino Center for Research, Education & Justice (ALCREJ) is a 501c3 non-profit organization providing opportunities for low income children and families. ALCREJ's mission is to advance the American Latino Experience through a comprehensive approach of education, cultural arts, justice and economic development. ALCREJ's vision is to work with children and families of under-served communities so that they will have equal opportunity for realizing their full potential and living the American dream. ALCREJ is committed to the betterment of the Latino community by creating opportunities for our new generation.

Ann Moody Sill Dance Studio (AMSDS)

Dance ; Educational

With over 40 years in business, AMSDS is one of the most well-known and experienced dance studios in the southwest Houston area. Our highly-trained staff continually expand their dance ability and choreographic skills, teaching all forms of dance in a non-competitve family atmosphere, where all students are given the opportunity to progress and perform. AMSDS also offers students the opportunity to dance with a first-rate performing company while still participating in school activities, such as dance teams, band, sports and cheerleading.

ARTreach

Educational ; Nonprofit

The MISSION of ARTreach is to bring the arts to underserved communities including children at risk, senior citizens/ fragile elderly, children and adults with special needs. ARTreach designs and delivers specialized art programs benefiting underserved populations in the Greater Houston and Fort Bend County area. ARTreach works in partnership with non-profit groups, social service agencies, school districts, the community and the State to support the development of ongoing programs. ARTreach program support is available from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

ArtX NonProfits

Educational ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Visual Arts/Museum

ArtX NonProfits is an artist-driven 501(C)3 non-profit, dedicated to fostering creativity through workshops, build projects and showcase events for those whose access to traditional creative pursuits and learning experiences is limited.

Atelierhaus Hilmsen Residency | Molzberger Academy Study Abroad

Educational

MISSION STATEMENT Through partnerships with American and international institutions, Atelierhaus Hilmsen supports the education and professional development of artists and scholars from around the world with an emphasis in the Arts and Humanities. Residents come together to create and research in complete freedom, unmediated by external distractions. Atelierhaus Hilmsen selects artists and scholars of varying disciplines regardless of age, sex or nationality to experience an unforgettable place of creativity and mystery. Through the alchemy of diversity, spacious studios and the wondrous environment of Hilmsen, the Atelierhaus becomes a channel for deeper understanding across cultures and perspectives as well as a catalyst for spontaneous collaborative projects.

Bailandotango

Dance ; Educational

Our mission: To enable and enrich the music and dance communities that represent the diversity of Tango Argentino by providing the education and facilities that it needs to be cultivated and prosper.

Bay Area Music Teachers Association

Educational ; Music ; Nonprofit

Bay Area Music Teachers Association is affiliated with Texas Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Members are generally music teachers who teach private lessons in the southeast Houston area and vicinity.

Bayou Village School

Educational

Founded in 2010, Bayou Village School is a community of parents, educators and other area members who share the goal of establishing an accredited Waldorf School (Pre-K through grade 8, and eventually a high school) in Central Houston. Currently we offer an Early Childhood program and elementary grades classes 1-5. Our campus has several classrooms and a lovely outdoor play space located just North of downtown and East of the Heights neighborhood. The school mission is the following: Bayou Village School wishes to provide children with a rich experience that prepares them to meet the challenges of our world and the future with clarity of thought, a caring heart, and the confidence to initiate change. We are dedicated to finding new ways to make our curriculum accessible to all families who wish to provide it for their children. Furthermore, we desire to provide educational opportunities for parents and the greater community and wish to create within the larger community an environment that embraces the beauty of nature and cultivates respect for it. We would like our school to be a community of parents, teachers and staff who work together to raise and educate all children.

Be Covered Texas

Educational

Information & Education campaign regarding the Affordable Care Act. Be Covered Texas is an education and outreach campaign that helps Texans benefit from new health insurance opportunities. The campaign and its 169 community partners work with individuals and organizations to provide user-friendly bilingual information and community support with the ultimate goal of helping Texans “Be Covered.” The campaign is fully funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

Benevon

Commercial Business ; Educational

Benevon’s nonprofit training & coaching programs customize the mission-based Benevon Model for raising sustainable funding from individuals. This non profit fundraising system ends the suffering about fundraising & builds lifelong donors. Benevon was founded in 1996 by Terry Axelrod, a professional fundraiser and social worker who committed herself to teaching others her proven, successful model for fundraising. She designed the Benevon Model for Sustainable Funding after working for more than twenty-five years in the nonprofit sector.

Benjamin Davis High School Theatre

Educational ; Theatre

Davis Sr. High School opened its doors in the Fall of 2012, and within the first year we have produced several productions for students, faculty and staff, and the Greater-Houston community. In, October, 2012 we produced Romeo & Juliet, in February, 2013, To be young, gifted, and black, and in March, 2013, our UIL One-Act Play Contest Entry – Bury the Dead, where our students received several major acting awards. Also, we attended Texas Renaissance Festival and performed at the Texas Education Theatre Association Convention. In 2014, we competed and advance in UIL One-Act Play contest, with the play, Before it Hits Home by Cheryl L. West and garnered several major acting and technical crew awards from Honorable Mention All-Star Cast to Best Actor for District 18-5A. We are looking forward to an even bigger and more exciting year, with the slate of shows we are going to produce. General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Senior High School is Aldine Independent School District’s newest high school. The school is named after the historic Tuskegee Airmen Commander, General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

Beyuda

Dance ; Educational ; Food/Drink ; Music

Beyuda offers a wide range of affordable, quirky, beginner workshops taught by local experts. Follow on Instagram: beyudahouston

Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston

Educational ; Museums

Founded in 1973, Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston was named in honor of the late Sarah Campbell Blaffer, a noted Houston arts patron and collector. Since its inception, the museum has been a vital force in the presentation and promotion of contemporary visual arts in Houston. Nestled in the Fine Arts Building on the central campus of the University of Houston, Blaffer is a contemporary art museum dedicated to fostering the careers and understanding of emerging, mid-career, and underrepresented artists and bodies of work through exhibitions, publications, and public programs. Blaffer Education Blaffer’s myriad educational programs include public lectures, artist’s talks, docent tours, audio guides, and youth programs such as Studio Saturday, Summer Arts, and our award-winning Young Artist Apprenticeship Program.

Boys Alive! (Janet Allison)

Commercial Business ; Educational

Janet Allison is an author, educator, and family coach. She specializes in helping parents and teachers interpret boy behavior, understand brain and gender differences (in children and adults), and how to communicate effectively with both genders! She guides parents to creating dynamic action plans for change as a family coach – in person and via skype. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Break Free Hip-Hop School

Dance ; Educational

Break Free Hip-Hop School is passionately committed to providing the youth of our community an opportunity to learn and express themselves through various art forms, in a safe, structured and inspiring environment.

Brightwork CoResearch

Educational

Brightwork CoResearch is a new concept designed to facilitate more independent researchers and science entrepreneurs to pursue their work full time. We help you accomplish this by providing affordable access to equipment, funding, publishing and collaboration.

Broadway Performing Arts Studio (BPAS)

Educational ; Kids & Families ; Nonprofit ; Theatre

The Broadway Performing Arts Studio specializes in technique-based training, preparing our students for a career in the performing arts and allowing them to grow into the performer they strive to become. BPAS is a Non Profit 501(c)3 Pearland/Houston Texas Based Theatre Company.

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