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...
Boys and Girls Club Names Youth of the Year
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) recently named Dennis Vera, a high school senior at Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, as Austin’s Youth of the Year. Vera will receive a $5,000 scholarship from the Austin Area Boys & Girls Club...
Valentine Card-Making Event Benefits Local Shelter
The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children announced that it has teamed up with Pottery Barn Kids to host a children’s Valentine’s Day card making event. Parents and their kids can stop by any local Pottery Barn Kids store from February 6-14, and children will be...
Special Olympics Holds Winter Games
Special Olympics Texas will be holding its Winter Games Feb. 5-8 at locations throughout the Austin area. More than 2,500 athletes are expected to compete in bowling, powerlifting and volleyball events. Opening ceremonies for the four-day competition will occur Feb. 5...
Pflugerville ISD Collects 1.5 Tons for Food Banks
Pflugerville ISD announced that its families and staff members collected approximately one and a half tons of food items for local food banks in advance of the holiday season. This is the eighth annual food drive spearheaded by the district’s food services department...
