Advanced Learning Academy Senior Named Quest Bridge Scholar

Destinie Sharp pictured next to SAISD Board President Christina Martinez.

Advanced Learning Academy Celebrates the School’s First QuestBridge Scholar   Advanced Learning Academy senior Destinie Sharp, and five other students, were recognized by the San Antonio ISD Board during the… Continue reading Advanced Learning Academy Senior Named Quest Bridge Scholar

West Texas Experience

West Texas Experience February 9th – 11th, 2022 11th and 12th-grade students from the Advanced Learning Academy will travel to West Texas to explore arts, culture, and nature sites in… Continue reading West Texas Experience

South Texas Learning Expedition

This year, students will travel to South Texas to explore the common threads in our courses of “migration” and “sustainability.”  Whether exploring these concepts through a biological, mathematical, geographic, literature,… Continue reading South Texas Learning Expedition

The Addams Family Presented by The Advanced Learning Academy and CAST Tech Theatre Production Company

The Advanced Learning Academy and CAST Tech Production Company present: The Addams Family The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story… Continue reading The Addams Family Presented by The Advanced Learning Academy and CAST Tech Theatre Production Company

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Civil Rights Trip

Part of the design of the Advanced Learning Academy is to give our students meaningful experiences outside of the walls of our campus. We believe that experiential learning helps students… Continue reading Advanced Learning Academy
Civil Rights Trip

CAST Schools Launches 4th Annual Speak Up! Speak Out! Regional Civics Fair

The 4th Annual CAST Schools Speak Up! Speak Out! Regional Civics Fair kicked off virtually in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, the… Continue reading CAST Schools Launches 4th Annual Speak Up! Speak Out! Regional Civics Fair

Thank You, Superintendent Pedro Martinez

Thank You, Superintendent Pedro Martinez From the CAST Schools Network During our first annual CAST Champions event, CAST Med student, Gabrian Sanchez, asked San Antonio ISD Superintendent Pedro Martinez, “Why… Continue reading Thank You, Superintendent Pedro Martinez

CAST Schools Collaborates With Local Author To Address Mental Health

CAST students collaborated with local author Lorenzo Gomez III for a stage adaptation of Tafolla Toro: Three Years of Fear. Click here to see the full story: Read More Source:… Continue reading CAST Schools Collaborates With Local Author To Address Mental Health

The Show Must Go On: Persisting in a Pandemic

Raise Your Hand Texas recently featured the Advanced Learning Academy and CAST Tech Theatre production company. Throughout the pandemic, theater teachers, Ms. Amy Stengel and  Mr. Nico Champion, and their… Continue reading The Show Must Go On: Persisting in a Pandemic

New Play Aims to Help Students Create a Path for Mental Health

Local author Lorenzo Gomez, III works alongside CAST Schools students to turn “Tafolla Toro, Three Years of Fear” into a play SAN ANTONIO (June 2, 2021) – CAST Schools launched… Continue reading New Play Aims to Help Students Create a Path for Mental Health