Education
In November 2022, Austin voters approved $2.44 billion in bond funds for improvements across the Austin Independent School District. With those funds, many of AISD’s older campuses will be modernized, and all of its campuses will receive safety and security...
Lifelines
You can model what to do in an emergency by remaining calm and talking your child through minor injuries. For other emergencies like fire safety and broken bones, you can use role-playing to help kids understand what to do. Set a date on your calendar at...
Family Matters
Q My best friend and her husband are struggling with how to help their daughter, Amber, age 14. Amber is slipping out of the house at night, skipping school, not following rules and possibly doing drugs. I wonder if doing family therapy would help them. What could...
KidZone
Create a vibrant and expressive self-portrait collage that showcases your individuality and the things that make you uniquely wonderful. Use colors, shapes and images that reflect your personality and interests, and have fun bringing your self-portrait to life!...
Then and Now
THEN You’ve seen their locations all over town, but I bet you didn’t know Stepping Stone School was Austin homegrown! Back in the late 1970s, when the Paver family moved to Austin, they searched for affordable, quality early childcare and education for their...
Austin in Action
Through its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office, the KidWind Project, an international leader in clean energy education, is opening the call for entries for the 2024 National Wind Energy Art Contest. The theme,...
Austin in Action
Texas Science & Natural History Museum on the campus of UT Austin tells the story of life in the natural world in Texas from the formation of our planet, through the age of the dinosaurs into our current environment and will showcase advanced research being...
Austin in Action
Northwestern Mutual Foundation announced it will be giving $500,000 in college scholarships to 50 deserving childhood cancer survivors and siblings. University of Texas at Austin student, Audrey Labbe has been recognized as one of the company’s 2023 Childhood...
Austin in Action
TexARTS, a non-profit arts education and performance organization serving the Lake Travis area for more than 17 years, has acquired land and a building in Lakeway, Texas to plant permanent roots. In the new facility, TexARTS will be able to expand its...
Austin in Action
The Austin Parks Foundation, in collaboration with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, recently announced the design and development of Austin’s first public, all abilities playground at Onion Creek Metropolitan Park. The proposed playground will offer...
