KLRU Announces PBS KIDS Writers Contest
KLRU announced its annual PBS Kids Writers Contest, designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. Children in kindergarten through 3rd grade are encouraged to write and illustrate original stories and submit them...
Keep Austin Beautiful Hosts Awards Brunch
Keep Austin Beautiful hosted its 29th annual awards celebration and brunch on February 4. The event honored award winners in six categories, including the Dell Youth Achievement Award and the Silicon Labs Education Award. “The Keep Austin Beautiful program has...
UT Hosts 14th Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
UT has announced that registration for this event is now closed. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin will host a free afternoon of activities designed to introduce girls to the field of engineering. Activities run from 2 p.m. to 5...
March of Dimes and H-E-B Launch Fundraising Campaign
H-E-B has launched its tearpad fundraising campaign benefitting March of Dimes Texas Chapter and 2015 March for Babies. The campaign, taking place from now until March 31, offers Texas H-E-B and Central Market customers the opportunity to contribute to the March of...
March Is “Sing With Your Child” Month
March is a month that symbolizes rebirth and growth, which reminds us of our most precious resource—our children. Heartsong Music is celebrating Sing With Your Child Month in March to commemorate the importance of singing, dancing and making music with our children....
ZACH Theatre Announces Sensory-Friendly Performance
ZACH Theatre announced performance dates for the reinvented classic, Stiles and Drewe’s The Three Little Pigs, February 27 through April 25. Included in the dates is a sensory-friendly performance on March 7 at 2 p.m. "This is ZACH's first time doing a...
Cancer Research Grant Awarded to Dell Children’s
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, announced its award of a one-year, $49,450 grant to the Children’s Blood and Cancer Center at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. "This St. Baldrick's award...
Local Students Urge Lung Cancer Awareness
February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and with this in mind, a group of motivated students at McNeil High School has issued a call for everyone to learn more about lung cancer prevention. "Since February is designated as Cancer Prevention Month, it is a great...
Central Texas Group Issues Status Report on Women and Children
The Women's Fund of Central Texas recently issued a report on what life is really like for women and children in Austin. The report, titled "Stronger Women, Better Austin," focuses on six indicator areas: basic needs, economic sustainability, education, health, safety...
Teachers, Preschoolers Get Free SeaWorld, Aquatica Admission
SeaWorld San Antonio announced in late January that it will offer Fun Cards to preschool children and qualifying K-12 Texas teachers. The announcement marks the fifth consecutive year that SeaWorld San Antonio has provided free admission to all active, employed and...
TEA Grant Takes Restorative Discipline State-wide
School and district administrators across Texas will be offered training in Restorative Discipline, an alternative to “zero tolerance” methods, through a grant from the Texas Education Agency to the Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue (IRJRD) at...
City Hosts Kite-Making Workshops
In advance of the 87th Annual Zilker Kite Festival scheduled for Sunday, March 1, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department announced that it will host a series of hands-on workshops to teach children how to make and fly their very own kites, which they can choose to...
