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Students of Service (SOS) Helps Teens Engage Through Volunteering
We are proud to present this guest post by Amir Samandi, Executive Director of Students of Service (SOS), about how teens in San Antonio can learn through local community service and international travel. Students of Service (SOS), formerly known as Summer of...
Black History in San Antonio with SAAACAM
As the CEO/Director of the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM), I work to carry out our mission to collect, preserve, and share the cultural heritage of African Americans in the San Antonio region. In honor of Black History Month, here...
Civics: Teach Your Kids About the Right to Vote
Families play an important role in shaping their children to be good citizens—including exercising their right to vote. Whenever it's election season in Texas, that presents an opportunity to talk with our kids about civics and government. For more ideas about...
Making Faces and Building Social and Emotional Skills
Managing our emotions is hard, whether you are four, or six, or forty six! Teaching children to effectively manage their feelings and emotions is such an important, ongoing task for both teachers and parents—there is no one-size-fits-all lesson for helping children to...
Friend Tree: Draw Strength from Your Community
At Frank L. Madla Early College High School, our school culture includes a strong community of support. When alumni reflect on their time with us, they often remark that they leave us—and move onward to complete their college journey—with a community that they...
Build Pre-Writing Skills Through Play with Occupational Therapist Jorge Ochoa of TamboRhythms
We are proud to share this guest post by Jorge Ochoa, an occupational therapist and founder of TamboRhythms, about helping young children develop pre-writing skills through play that will help them with writing and literacy in school. As a school-based occupational...
Digital Parenting Tips for Keeping Kids Safe
We are proud to publish this guest post about keeping kids safe in an online world by Mandy Majors & Kim Elerick, co-hosts of the nextTalk podcast. When kids are little, we can fall into the trap of thinking “parenting the digital world” only pertains to teens...
Summer Math Fun
We are proud to publish this guest post about summer math fun by David Hubalik, Head of School at BASIS San Antonio Jack Lewis Jr. Campus. Like all of our students, every year the teachers and school leaders at BASIS Charter Schools look forward to summer break. Sure,...
Family Self-Care Plan
March is National Social Work Month, a time to reflect on the profession of social work and thank the estimated 700,000 professional social workers in the United States. The field of social work is amazing because we are taught how to apply our knowledge, skills, and...
“Spell Your Name” At Home Fitness Activity—with a Plank Challenge!
The Spell Your Name (or any word) at home fitness activity is something you can do with your kids any time of the day. It will help your kids practice their spelling skills, they will learn new exercises that will help them stay active, and most importantly they...
Basquiat Art Project: Make a Portrait in the Style of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a history-making artist—one who definitely deserves to be celebrated for more than his just incredible and unique style. Basquiat used his work and his platform to bring attention to issues that affected the Black community. When I reflected...
Gratitude Banner and Crafts for Daily Gratitude Practice
What are you grateful for? How often do you ask yourself, your children, family members, or friends what they are grateful for? When a special holiday rolls around, like Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, or Valentine's Day, we reflect and express our love for the people,...