The Hello Wuhan English tutoring project started by AYLUS Pearland in mid-March, ended with their last lesson on August 2nd, 2020, because Wuhan schools are due to reopen on July 13th, after 5 months of campus closing since mid-February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 21 weeks of Hello Wuhan English tutoring, volunteers and […]

On June 5th, 2020, AYLUS Pearland hosted the 4th annual college forum through Zoom. Over 80 families joined to listen to high school graduates, college students, and former college students explain their experience throughout their years of education. AYLUS had the special opportunity to have seven accomplished speakers attend the panel. Samuel Jing of the […]

Through the summer months of 2020, AYLUS Pearland organized numerous virtual arts and craft classes through Zoom. Adapting to social distancing orders for Covid-19, thirty elementary and middle school students attended one and a half hour classes held twice a week. In each class, teachers presented a PowerPoint that explained new art topics and gave […]

 In early May 2020, Project Rise and Shine hosted the “We, Together! 2020” competition, which was designed for all students under age 21.  The competition called for either written work, artwork, photo/videography, or a project on the following themes: My life after COVID 19. My blessings to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cheers and […]

In June 2020, five AYLUS Pearland volunteers were invited to serve as judges for individual submissions of “We, Together! 2020” Competition hosted by Project Rise and Shine.  Project Rise and Shine focuses on the development needs of Asian American adolescents and develop prevention plans and policies. was sponsored by Hogg’s foundation while leading by the […]

Starting from May 25th, AYLUS Pearland members began virtually teaching arts and craft classes. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, traditional classroom lessons have been taught using the Zoom platform. Students attending classes range from grades kindergarten to eighth grade. Art class teachers hold one and a half hour lessons two times a week. During […]

Starting from June 1st, AYLUS volunteers are recruited to volunteer for Houston and Pearland Huaxia Chinese School math lessons. The 9 volunteers work for 3 math lessons including Geometry, Algebra I, and Pre-Algebra. In each lesson, two volunteers work 4 hours per week as grading TA, one volunteer works 1 hour per week as tutoring […]

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many high schoolers still have AP tests, and without usual classes or reviews many students are panicking. One AYLUS member Jayden Lu decided to help out his fellow peers by offering AP Physics 1 tutorials every Saturday that were one hour long. In total, there were five tutorials on a variety […]

Starting on May 2, 2020, AYLUS started offering chess lessons via Zoom calls to kids who wanted to acquire skill in the strategic game of chess. The lessons are taught by Aaron and Baron, two advanced chess players with knowledge on strategies and ideas to win. Typically, 10-15 students, ranging from kindergarten to 7th grade, […]

Recently after the COVID-19 pandemic, many AYLUS members volunteered to teach students ranging from 2nd to 6th grade in general mathematics. These teachers undertook many different responsibilities in order to successfully mentor students, including gathering curriculum, grading homework, and more. In total, 7 volunteers teach 28 students with classes being conducted once a week. Each […]

AYLUS Pearland starting offering free summer reading lessons to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic. With over 12 volunteers and over 30 students ranging from 1st grade to 5th grade, volunteers have been working hard to help students improve their verbal skills. Volunteers use a variety of resources, from Ted talk videos to Times for […]

A total of 21 students have enrolled for GT-MATH lessons, ranging from incoming grades 4 to 6. The lessons were led by the AYLUS member Bryan Li, and co-led by ALYUS members Aaron Wu and Alan Chen. The lessons consist of one large group lecture (one hour) per week to go through basic concepts and new knowledge on topics […]

On June 3rd, AYLUS Pearland participated in the “#ThankOurHeroes” project by helping deliver drinks and snacks for hospitals in Pearland. The initiative was driven by a group of Shadow Creek high schoolers who formed a team called “StrongerTogether,” who also collaborated with the Boy Scout Troop414 of Pearland for this initiative. AYLUS Pearland donated $200 […]

The Hello Wuhan project has been going for three months starting from March, 2020. All volunteers have been doing their job extremely well. May was a busy month for the volunteers. The team decided to pause for two classes, to let volunteers prepare for AP exams. On May 2nd and 3rd, volunteers took a break from teaching class. […]

Amid the “Stay-at-home” law in the Greater Houston area in April, AYLUS Pearland volunteers continued the “Hello Wuhan” project.  To accommodate the schedules for both Pearland volunteers and Wuhan students, the tutoring schedule has been finalized to the weekends.  Sessions were held on every Friday night, Saturday mornings, and Sunday mornings.  The online platform was […]

Written by Andy Gu Since September of 2015, AYLUS Pearland has led hundreds of different service events for its community and beyond. From volunteering with organizations like Pearland Parks and Rec, to video chats across the world with our Hello Wuhan project, to fundraising and coaching summer recreational activities, we were all impressed by how […]

During this COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers around the world have been working tirelessly to help save lives. On May 1st, 2020, AYLUS members wrote and decorated thank you cards through Methodist hospital’s national campaign, Hearts for Healthcare Workers, for the brave, selfless nurses and doctors. An AYLUS member also posted flyers and collected cards […]

The annual ALYUS Pearland summer driveway wash fundraising started on 7/26/2019.   This year Mrs. Li donated a new power washer to the AYLUS Pearland branch for the fundraising.   The first house AYLUS volunteers washed was Dr. Wen’s house at the LACP community.   Dr. Wen, who supported our last year’s fundraising event, generously supported this year […]

Starting on June 2nd, AYLUS began giving chess lessons to kids who wanted to learn more about the interesting game, led by Aaron Wu and Baron Niu, two advanced chess players. Baron has been playing in chess tournaments for 8 years and has a USCF rating of around 2100. He has won many prizes in […]

AYLUS Pearland branch hosted its 4th annual Learn2Swim event from June to August 2019. Several times throughout the week, AYLUS volunteers coached a group of children ages 6-14 at a local swimming pool. Each of our coaches imparted as much knowledge as they could into their students, as they taught their swimmers the 4 strokes […]