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Kerbey Lane Kids Eat Free All Week

As the school year comes to a close and summer activities begin, Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe™ is making this transition easier for families through its Kids Eat Free special. To celebrate the last week of school in Austin, from May 22-26, children under 12 eat free all...

Redeemer’s Showcase Choir Wins Superior Rating

Redeemer’s Showcase choir - IMPACT competed at a director’s choice showcase and music festival at Roosevelt High School in San Antonio on May 5. The students earned the highest rating, a superior rating, and also outstanding in class. We are so proud of their hard...

National Merit Scholarship Finalists

It’s that time in the school year for award ceremonies. Round Rock ISD has recently announced that 103 of its scholars have been chosen as National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Every year the National Merit Scholarship program chooses the highest achieving students to...

Advanced Learning Opportunities at St. Michael’s

St. Michael’s Catholic Academy just opened its Hub for Advanced Learning Opportunities (HALO). The new 24,000 square foot building allows their faculty to teach collaborative and creative lessons in robotics, engineering, film production, business, music and data,...

Austin ISD Celebrates Grand Opening of LBJ Early College High School’s Phase 1 Modernization

New Spaces Include a Two-Story Media Center and P-TECH Classrooms Built as Part of 2017 Bond Program AUSTIN, TEXAS — April 20, 2023 — Austin ISD and LBJ Early College High School celebrated the grand opening of the school’s Phase 1 modernization yesterday evening,...

Pre-Schoolers Give Big for Literacy

Did you know that 34% of children entering kindergarten lack the basic skills needed to learn how to read? Without an at-home literacy routine, children risk delays in developing skills like problem-solving and decision making. Students at Primrose schools...

Two Austin Icons Equip Students for Success

Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation unveiled its second ‘Discovery Den’ library makeover in Austin at Langford Elementary School on Thursday, March 23. The organization provides opportunities and resources to students attending Title 1 schools to...

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N, S, E, W Fun in Every Direction!

Apr 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Austin has so much to offer families who want some summer fun, but what else is out there? Turns out that one hour north, east, south and west of Austin yield some great summer adventure zones, each with a slightly different appeal. Fill up your gas tank, pack your...

How To Declutter Your Life To Reduce Stress

Mar 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

How many times have you yelled at your kids to clean up the mess in their bedroom or playroom? Believe it or not, that clutter isn’t just stressing you out because you are annoyed—it is stressing out the entire family because the sheer existence of clutter is linked...

High Commitment Sports – 3 Things To Consider

Feb 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

When it comes to kids’ sports, every parent wants to hear the coach say, “Your child has real potential.” With that simple praise of talent, visions of college scholarships and big-league contracts suddenly dance on the horizon. Before long parents are...