All schools are tuition-free and students have the opportunity to earn free college credit. Our small class sizes allow students to customize their education so that every student is continuously challenged to creatively find their purpose, advance their knowledge and reach their goals.
Relationships
Industry and other community leaders are equal stakeholders in school design and governance; they collaborate and work alongside students and co-create everything from projects to school curriculum and schedule.
Equity
As a community, we help all students reach their full potential. Our schools are intentionally diverse and integrated, and our enrollment practices create schools that reflect the communities we serve. We use data to drive continuous improvement and to ensure that every child’s needs are seen and met.
Youth Voice and Agency
Students act as co-creators and co-problem solvers at the school and beyond, offering ideas, posing new questions and authentically engaging in their education. Student-led learning promotes effective collaboration, development of leadership skills and the development of self-management, goal setting, self-advocacy, and student agency.
Authentic Learning
Student learning is connected to real-world needs outside the school walls; students travel to the workplace and design relevant projects for real audiences, with competitions, presentations, and other authentic exhibitions of learning.
The Advanced Learning Academy is built around four commitments in service of its bold vision for a transformative educational model: Deep Learning, Individuality, Flexible Design and Connection. ALA seeks to nurture students who will become global problem-solvers, tackling the world's most pressing issues through project-based learning.
Principal: Kathy Beiser
Address: 637 N. Main Ave., San Antonio, TX 78205 (Fox Tech Campus)
Phone: (210) 738 - 9763
School District: San Antonio ISD
Explore the world of retail, hospitality and tourism, and ecommerce. CAST Lead students will have the opportunity to redesign what the future of these industries look like, working with higher education and industry partners including Whataburger, Visit San Antonio, CE Group and more, ultimately reinventing an industry of the future.
Principal: Dr. Wendy Fuller
Address: 7284 FM 1628, San Antonio, TX 78263
Phone: (210) 634 - 7302
School District: East Central ISD
Prepare for meaningful careers in medicine, public health and biomedical research at CAST Med to add to the pipeline of much-needed doctors, medical practitioners and researchers in the San Antonio area. CAST Med offers a dual language track, project based learning and a partnership with UT Health San Antonio and UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine, individual doctors, and medical groups. CAST Med is located at Brooks on San Antonio’s South Side.
Principal: Dr. Eddie Muzquiz Rodriguez
Address: 2601 Louis Bauer Dr., San Antonio, TX 78235
Phone: (210) 228 - 3380
School District: San Antonio ISD
Explore careers in engineering, advanced manufacturing, energy & power, and global logistics at CAST STEM. Near San Antonio's Toyota plan, students undertake hands-on projects informed by industry partners such as CPS Energy, Toyota, Zachry, H-E-B and HOLT CAT.
Principal: Ravae Villafranca Shaeffer
Address: 11914 Dragon Ln., Bldg. 800, San Antonio, TX 78252
Phone: (210) 622 - 4810
School District: Southwest ISD
Coding, cyber security, user experience, gaming and entrepreneurship are just some of the career pathways at CAST Tech. Located downtown, students are immersed in San Antonio's tech district with a direct link to industry partners that include H-E-B, Jungle Disk, Rackspace, Frost, and USAA.
Principal: Dr. Melissa Alcala
Address: 637 N. Main Ave., San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 554 - 2700
School District: San Antonio ISD
