Artículo previo en inglés—earlier post in English. Mil gracias a la traductora Laura Gruber de Lactancia-Latina.com. Great Hearts Monte Vista, el primer campus de Great Hearts Texas, tuvo una sesión de puertas abiertas el 27 de marzo, 2014. Esta sesión fue un...
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CLOSED [Giveaway] Family pack of tickets to DISCOVER Schubert Symphony No. 9 "The Great" with the San Antonio Symphony
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. I've been playing "Mama's songs" in the van again. This time, it's Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major, "The Great." We are looking forward the upcoming DISCOVER concert with the San Antonio Symphony. Do you have any...
Rey Saldaña talks about his new role as Chief Engagement Officer at KIPP San Antonio
Rising star Rey Saldaña talked to me about teaming up with KIPP San Antonio, a group of high-performing charter schools in San Antonio, to attack poverty and improve education. Talking to Saldaña made me feel old, but that's OK, because I'm glad that he has so much...
[Events] Landa Gardens Month: free family events Saturday mornings in May 2014
My kids and I love to hang out at the Landa Library in Monte Vista. The library used to be a stately home, and now the grounds are beautifully landscaped with a playground and a community garden. I love our city parks, and I enjoy reading about the adventures of...
BASIS San Antonio North information session on April 17, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
The next BASIS San Antonio North information session will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the multipurpose room at the BASIS San Antonio campus, 8519 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78229 (map). Join the Facebook event. In March, BASIS San Antonio...
Building a school community: notes from the Great Hearts Monte Vista open house
Lea en español aqui. Great Hearts Monte Vista, the first campus of Great Hearts Texas, held an open house on March 27, 2014. The open house was an important step in the process of building a community around the new school. The Barshop Auditorium at Temple Beth-El...
Celebrating reading at the 2014 San Antonio Book Festival
On Saturday, my kids and I had a great time at the San Antonio Book Festival at the Central Library and the Southwest School of Art. For our family, the highlight of festival was during the presentation by Joe Cepeda, a children's book illustrator, when my kids made a...
BASIS San Antonio North groundbreaking welcomes a second campus offering world-class education
On a picture-perfect spring day, parents and future students celebrated at Saturday's groundbreaking ceremony for BASIS San Antonio North. The new campus will serve grades 5-8 starting in August 2014 at 318 E. Ramsey Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78216 (map), near the Loop...
April 2 edition of the San Antonio Charter Moms 2014-15 Guide to informational meetings, application deadlines, and lotteries
There are still spaces available at high-performing charter schools for the 2014-15 school year. To help you with your research, here is the April 2 edition of the San Antonio Charter Moms 2014-15 Guide. (If you're curious, here's last week's edition.) Check back...
InspireU program brings together UTHSCSA mentors and KIPP San Antonio students
The educational goals we've set for our city include . . . a robust mentoring program called InspireU that pairs San Antonio's business community with at-risk middle school students . . . . That's what Mayor Julián Castro wrote in an op-ed, “S.A. education initiatives...
CLOSED [Giveaway] Peter and the Wolf with the San Antonio Symphony
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. The San Antonio Symphony is offering one more Family Concert in the 2013-14 season: Peter and the Wolf, on Sunday, April 13, 2014. The symphony has invited my family to attend and has given me a family pack of four tickets to give...
[Event] KIPP Un Mundo Dual Language Academy to host First Friday Breakfast on April 4, 2014
Did you know that KIPP San Antonio offers dual-language education in elementary school? Learn more at the next First Friday Breakfast, which will be at KIPP Un Mundo Academy, 103 Tuleta Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78212 (map), from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on April 4,...