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
CREATING CONNECTIONS: HOW THE CAST STEM FACULTY-IN-RESIDENCE MODEL IS ENHANCING TEACHER PREPARATION, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION By: Julie Riedel, Ravae Shaeffer, & Sara A.S. Sherwood CAST Schools partners with external organizations… Continue reading Enhancing Teacher Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
By: Jeanne Russell, CAST Schools Executive Director When CAST Schools were conceived of by business leaders, superintendents, and civic leaders in 2016, the reasoning was simple: 1) Local industry lacked… Continue reading Why CAST Schools?
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
CAST Tech High School and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announce the Early College Academy, a one-of-a-kind program that will accelerate a student’s college career to a… Continue reading New Partnership formed by CAST Tech High School and UTSA Accelerates College Credits Toward Degree for San Antonio Students
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 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
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
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
This summer, CAST Med High School students embarked on a week-long journey during the “Mission in Me” Camp at historic Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo. Students explored… Continue reading The Mission in Me
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.
