Austin in Action
Three Westwood IB® World High School students recently earned perfect scores on their challenging, college-level Advanced Placement (AP®) exams. Kate Ren, a senior, is one of 44 students worldwide who earned a perfect score on the AP Macroeconomics exam. Minseong...
Austin in Action
Central Texas Food Bank is asking for your help. As the cost of living increases, a tight budget can be a barrier to gathering around a full table this Thanksgiving. Today, we are asking your help to ensure all our neighbors have access to food that nourishes the body...
Austin in Action
Costumed kids, live turkey, and turkey mascot celebrate the upcoming 33rd annual event happening Thanksgiving Day WHAT Dressed for the season in handmade turkey hats, 20 four- and five-year-old children will “call” live turkeys, meet ThunderCloud Subs’...
Asuntos Familiares
BAlgunas de las mejores maneras de lograr que un niño muestre nuevos comportamientos o deje viejos comportamientos incluyen: Modele los comportamientos que desea ver en un niño. Abra puertas a los demás, inicie una conversación cortés y exprese gratitud. Muéstrele a...
Then and Now
THEN Barbara Carson is the powerhouse “en pointe” solely responsible for creating what eventually became Ballet Austin. Once a soloist in the NYC Ballet, Carson established Ballet Austin’s studios at the 100-year-old firehouse on Guadalupe Street. For 27 years BA made...
Family Bucket List
If you and your family would like to get out there and donate your time and resources this holiday season, here are three locally operated nonprofit organizations in Austin to consider. Each organization has a mission to serve families in a unique way and could use...
La Pantalla Inteligente
Dar gracias por las pantallas inteligentes En el mundo de los medios digitales, utilizamos la palabra “interactividad” para hacer una distinción importante en la forma en que las personas usan las pantallas. Si pensamos en la primera generación de...
Screen Time
In the world of digital media, we use the word “interactivity” to make an important distinction about the ways people use screens. The first generation of screens—televisions! asked viewers to simply view and not respond to the screens in any way. During his TV show,...
Education
At its basic level, literacy is the ability to read and write, and having a strong vocabulary is a key component of that. Without a robust databank of words, a child can struggle to make meaning of the text he encounters when reading, which makes it harder...
Austin in Action
This October, Austin ISD celebrated the grand opening of Dr. General Marshall Middle School, a new campus built as part of the 2017 Bond Program. Marshall Middle School was built to serve up to 800 students in Northeast Austin. The school opened for the inaugural...
