Bastrop ISD Beyond the Bell

Homebuying 101 is an introductory to real estate class great for first-time buyers or anyone new to the area interested in someday purchasing a home of their own.  You'll learn about the most important fundamentals of buying a home while achieving a thorough understanding of the process.  Topics include beginning your search, negotiations, inspections, qualifying for a loan, financing options, tips and tricks for getting the best deal, and more.  You'll also gain an up to the minute assessment of the local housing market and gain some insight into so many benefits and possibilities that owning a house can offer long after you close. This course includes a Home Buying 101 booklet.This course will be taught by Mr. Tommy Hazleton. Tommy is a state licensed real estate broker and has been enjoying helping first time buyers with the purchase of their first-time home since 2005. *This is an adult class only.  Please make arrangements for childcare if you choose to attend.* 

Age 16+This certification includes CPR (infant/child/adult), choking, AED and Basic First Aid. This satisfies requirements for foster families, adoption, childcare workers, first response teams at a business or church, and construction workers. This is a 2 year certification. Instructor Info: All of our instructors are professional firefighters and are certified through the American Safety Health Institute (ASHI).

Crazy Chemworks Slime Time: Ooze into a gooey hour of sliming around! Create slime using the Mad Science recipe, and then enter the Slime Olympics! Take home your own concoction of Mad Science Slime! Dry Ice Capades:  Manipulate matter in all of its three states! Melt metal in boiling water and freeze water with just a breath of dry ice! Use your Thermocolor Kool Cup™ to test the temperature of liquid matter in your home! Lab Works:  Use your hands as a real Mad Scientist in this whirlwind class on how a lab works! Learn to manipulate laboratory equipment at your personal lab bench, and take home your very own Graduated Gear™ to continue your research! pH Phactor:  Slide down the colorful pH scale and dip into the world of acids and bases! Explore the pH extremes with your Reaction Tube™ in what is sure-to-be a popping experience! Discover whether liquids found in your home are acids or bases using your personal pH Paper! Junior Reactors:  Create a tiny world of atoms with your very own set of Atomic Coins™! Learn to recognize chemical reactions and mix up a few reactive ingredients for some sensational results! Super Sticky Stuff:  Stick it to the walls, and push the power of tape to the limits in this adhesive hour on things that cling! Build a bond with glue and get attached to Professor Beakerdude™!**Students should report straight to the cafeteria at dismissal. We will serve a snack and then class will begin at 3:15. Student pick-up is also in the cafeteria at 4:15.**