When the Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) was founded in 2018, teachers were given an opportunity to design elective courses based on their passions, and Stephanie Cash, a founding English teacher,
My Dad died this week of cancer, and these days, when I wake up, my world feels like it has dimmed a little from the loss of his light.
This week, CAST Schools Deputy Director Jen Maestas and I attended the Aurora Institute conference in New Orleans, where Jen presented CAST’s approach to youth voice and purpose-driven education along
This month, CAST STEM hosted a panel of students who held summer internships at San Antonio’s Toyota Motor Manufacturing. As a parent of teens myself, my jaw hit the floor
The Advanced Learning Academy held its Noche Musical de Los Muertos event on October 24th, 2024. This event celebrates the many aspects of what makes ALA the school it is
Be a Community Judge: Make an Impact Are you passionate about youth civic engagement? Do you want to make a real difference in how young people understand and interact with
On Wednesday, CAST Med High School participated in a ‘Mass Casualty Exercise’ hosted by the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council at Boeing Tech Port. The exercise pulls in students and
About CAST: The Centers for Applied Science and Technology is a 501(c)3 network of public-partnership schools working with San Antonio area independent school districts. The CAST mission is to reinvent schooling
Early voting kicked off this week in Texas! Like education, voting is key to a strong democracy. With all the ads, noise, and partisanship, it’s tough to separate fact
Last year, the CAST nonprofit board encouraged me to participate in executive coaching, and at the end of the process, my coach encouraged me to craft a vision statement. It
CAST Schools was initially born out of an industry-led effort that also led to SA Worx, which is now an arm of Greater SATX. Roughly 10 years ago, a small
Readers of our newsletter will know that CAST Schools announced last June that we were working with the San Antonio ISD (SAISD) to open a new elementary campus on the
The Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Network is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. CAST Schools are partnership schools with a focus on STEM careers, project based learning and work-based learning. Key partners include public school districts, higher education institutions, and local employers from target industries.
