On September 3, 2023, the Sugar Land branch continued to maintain the Butterfly Garden at Memorial Park. Due to the heat wave and lack of rain, much of the park has dried out, including the garden’s major source: the lake. Members were not able to water much of the garden due to this lack and […]

On Aug 26, 2023, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the […]

On Aug 19, 2023, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the […]

On Aug 12, 2023, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the […]

On July 28th, the Sugar Land Branch hosted a meeting between the new advisors and new student leaders. Leaders and advisors introduced themselves among each other and discussed their vision and ideas for the future direction of the Sugar Land Branch of AYLUS. Participants’ discussion included the general guidelines and assignment of roles that will […]

On July 22nd, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the flowers […]

On July 15th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the flowers […]

On July 9th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On Wednesday, June 21, volunteers coached tennis as part of their continued summer tennis lessons for fundraising. The 13 students were divided by their skill level with Derek, Caroline, and Winston in charge of beginners and Zide and Wyatt in charge of intermediates. After warm-up and drills, the kids came together for games and cool-down. […]

On June 23, several AYLUS members volunteered at a Concerts in the Park event at Independence Park. The volunteers worked at and around the information booth, helping to organize the raffle for later that evening. Some volunteers monitored survey completion and passed out tickets at the physical booth while others took tickets and survey codes […]

On April 16th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On March 26th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On Saturday March 18th, volunteers from the Sugar Land Branch made big contributions at the Fort Bend Community Church’s monthly food fair. Together, they gathered and distributed food to feed 20 families. Participants are: Yijia Jiang, Serena Li, Daniel Gao, Elizabeth Han, Matthew Li, Ray Liang, Michael Yu Report time: 2.5 hours

On March 12, the Sugar Land Branch continued to maintain the butterfly garden at Memorial Park. More bluebonnets have bloomed since last week, so the members made sure to water the flowers. Additionally, with larger amounts of weeds, members pulled them out to avoid the weeds from overtaking other plants, giving more space for the […]

On Dec 24th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On Jan 1st, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Due to the cold weather, there are dead weeds, vines, and branches. and As a result, the volunteers pulled these weeds and cleaned […]

On Dec 31th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On Nov 27th, the Sugar Land Branch members participated in the Monarch Monitoring Program at the Brazos River Park. The volunteers first participated in an online training. They then surveyed the number of milkweed host plants and assessed the relative abundance of blooming plants that provide nectar for adult monarchs. Participating member: Andrew Lian, Andrew […]

On Nov 12th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On October 15th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On September 19th, the AYLUS Performing Arts program continued to offer a 90 min free Kpop classes to our community. This week we learned Hypeboy by New Jeans. Participating members: Rie Rodriguez and Emma Jiang

On October 8th, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to […]

On October 1st, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the flowers […]

On September 24, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the flowers […]

On September 4th, Sugar Land Branch continued Stay Fit At Home exercise sessions. We led the participants through a 5 minute stretch and followed with jumping jacks, high knees, and butt kicks for a minute and thirty seconds each. We repeated that set twice. Next we did the four variations of arm circles, doing each […]

On August 28, Sugar Land Branch continued Stay Fit At Home exercise sessions. As usual, we began with a full body stretch, focusing mainly on stretching the leg muscles in preparation for the next set. In the next set, we reintroduced skater hops and included other leg exercises like front, side, and back lunges. Between […]

On August 21, Sugar Land Branch continued Stay Fit At Home exercise sessions. We started with a full body stretch to warm up the body, followed by a few simple cardio exercises like jumping jacks. Next, we continued with another cardio set consisting of burpees, plank jacks, butt kicks and high knee jumps. We did […]

On August 14, the Sugar Land Branch continued the Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. Instructors started the session with a warmup of cardio exercises. Next, the set included more exercises focusing on arm strengthening with the set consisting of plank hold, push-up plank hold, shoulder taps, and bicep curls. Each exercise was done for […]

On September 5, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Brazos River Park on weed pulling. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to become dehydrated. As a result, the volunteers pulled these weeds […]

On Aug 5, the Sugar Land Branch continued its butterfly garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the flowers and […]

On July 24, the Sugar Land Branch continued the 2022 summer Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. Instructors began with a slow stretch with side stretches, lounges, toe reaches, V-sits. Next, we did 8 jumping jacks for each side of the room (turning 90 degrees for each set). Then, we did high knees for 2 […]

On July 17, the Sugar Land Branch began the 2022 summer Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. Stay Fit At Home instructors welcomed new and returning participants. Instructors began with a warmup of jumping jacks. The first exercise set alternated between shoulder taps and a cardio exercise (high knees, squat jumps, or lounge steps). The […]

Our Sugar Land Branch has launched its first weekly performing arts classes on 07/24/22. Emma Jiang and Serena Li led a 90 min free teaching session of Kpop dance. All students partnered up in pairs and filmed a video! Students greatly enjoyed the classes and we are excited to bring more fun to our students! […]

The Sugar Land Branch hosted a meeting between the new advisors and new student leaders. Leaders and advisors introduced themselves among each other and discussed future plans for AYLUS. This included the general guidelines and roles that both sides should follow to help AYLUS succeed in the future. The current and future projects, how they […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. Today was the finals of the class. I prepared a quiz for them to take with five questions and overall the […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. Today was the final rounds in our debate tournament. It was Ethan vs Maximus, the two winners from the last round. […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. Today was the second rounds of our debate tournament. We had another aggressive competition. In the end, Ethan won. Timer: 1 […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. Today was the first rounds of our debate tournament. We had a very aggressive and competitive lineup. In the end of […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. This meeting marks the end of Spring Break as well as setting up for the upcoming mock tournament. We prepared by […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. Today a lot of people were on vacation due to Spring Break. So we decided to have a little fun with […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. On Feb 20th, we introduced the two type of extemps which was domestic and international topics. Then after getting the members […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. On Feb 13th,  we were joined by another new member. After reviewing last week’s material about extemp, the coach gave each […]

The Sugar Land Branch launched a debate club in Spring 2020. This club, founded and led by Andrew Lian, focuses on helping elementary school students develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, persuasion, and communication. We kicked off our debate club this semester on Feb 4th as there’s no school due to inclement weather. We introduced […]

On December 18, the Sugar Land Branch gave a Christmas concert at Gigi’s Playhouse, a Down Syndrome achievement center. Members caroled for an hour, performing traditional songs like Jingle Bells, Greensleeves, and other carols. Through a variety of ensembles–string quartet, piano four hands, and choir, members brought an atmosphere of holiday joy to the center. […]

On November 24, the Sugar Land Branch began a new volunteering initiative with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Members first cleared grass in a plot of land at Memorial Park for flower planting. Then, they scattered soil mixed with seeds around the area to facilitate plant growth. This project is part […]

In June 2021, the Sugar Land Branch launched a new Latin Club which offers students a place to study the Latin language. Andrew Lian serves as the club chair who coordinates the activities. Today we started using an accusative for our grammar. The assignment was to write two words in the accusative case. Then each […]

In June 2021, the Sugar Land Branch launched a new Latin Club which offers students a place to study the Latin language. Andrew Lian serves as the club chair who coordinates the activities. Today we started on genitive for our grammar. Their assignment was to make 2 words in the genitive case while writing the […]

On October 30, 2021, the Sugar Land branch helped at the trunk or treat event hosted by Gigi’s playhouse. Volunteers stayed for the whole entire event and focused on helping out inside the Gigi’s building. There were many balloons and dance setups, so volunteers kind of played with the kids. Volunteers also played the piano […]

In June 2021, the Sugar Land Branch launched a new Latin Club which offers students a place to study the Latin language. Andrew Lian serves as the club chair who coordinates the activities. Today in Latin, we reviewed a new chapter in our book. We first started out with some vocabulary and then we moved […]

On October 26, the Sugar Land Branch continued its butterfly garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Members focused on pulling weeds on all sides of the garden, particularly on its west side, where tall weeds had grown. The Parks Department […]

In June 2021, the Sugar Land Branch launched a new Latin Club which offers students a place to study the Latin language. Andrew Lian serves as the club chair who coordinates the activities. During today’s class we reviewed grammar. This is a step forward into our Latin because it provides our students with more knowledge […]

On October 16, Sugar Land Aylus continued the Fall Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. First, participants did 50 jumping jacks to warm up their bodies. Moving on to the first set, instructors led participants through a leg and calf raises set. The leg set included fire hydrant, side leg raises, and donkey kicks. The […]

On October 13, Sugar Land Aylus continued the Fall Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. First, participants did 30 seconds of each skater hops, mt climbers, tricep dips, and plank. The set included ab exercises like burpees, leg raises, and crunches. The set was repeated but reversed. To conclude, participants ended with one minute of […]

In June 2021, the Sugar Land Branch launched a new Latin Club which offers students a place to study the Latin language. Andrew Lian serves as the club chair who coordinates the activities. During Latin Club today we presented our Latin Club projects. Every student did especially well with it and presented it in great […]

On October 9, the Sugar Land Branch continued its butterfly garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Members watered the flowers and pulled weeds, giving the desirable plants room to grow. As the weather has been getting colder, there have been more dead […]

On October 9, Sugar Land Aylus continued the Fall Stay Fit At Home Exercise Sessions. Instructors began with cardio warmup and stretching legs in preparation for the following set. The first main set was a lunge set in which participants start with 16 right lounges, middle lounges, and left lounges and decrease the amount of […]

On October 6th, the Sugar Land Branch continued the Stay Fit at Home Exercise sessions. Instructors started with a short 5 min stretch and warm up. Next, instructors did a cardio set that consisted of different kinds of jumps and burpees. After that, the instructors led another cardio set where participants did shoulder taps and […]

On September 18, the Sugar Land Branch continued its butterfly garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. Members focused on weed pulling and plant watering, giving the plants room to grow and allowing them to stay hydrated in the hot Texas climate. After pulling weeds, members put them in a large pile and […]

On September 11, the Sugar Land Branch continued its butterfly garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. Members focused on weed pulling and plant watering. In some areas, particularly near the taller flowers, fast-growing weeds had sprouted alongside the plants and were using their resources, causing them to become dehydrated. As a result, […]

On September 4, the Sugar Land Branch continued its butterfly garden maintenance project at the Sugar Land Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. Southeast Texas summer temperatures often extend well into the autumn months, and this was no exception. The plants were starting to become dehydrated due to the prolonged high temperatures and dry climate. As a […]

In June 2021, the sugar Land Branch launched a new Latin Club which offers students a place to study the Latin language. Andrew Lian serves as the club chair who coordinates the activities. Today we did a quiz. Everyone did extremely well and afterwards we reviewed the answers that they have gotten wrong. Time: 1 […]