Learn how CAST Schools maximize their counseling resources

Greater Texas Foundation featured CAST Schools in a new Issue Brief that shares best practices for schools with limited college and career advising resources. See how CAST Schools gives students the ability to make informed decisions even after high school. Read More

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 students continuously found creative ways to bring theater to life. Click here to see the full story: Read More

CAST MED HIGH SCHOOL IS HELPING KAILEY CAZARES REACH HER GOALS

Kailey Cazares, a junior at CAST Med, joined Inga Cotton and San Antonio Charter Moms to share about her experiences as a student and offer advice to families who are researching choice schools, including the CAST Schools network. Read More

CAST Lead Students Present to East Central ISD Board of Trustees

CAST Lead Students Present to the East Central ISD Board of Trustees CAST Lead students presented their award-winning project-based learning proposal, “Urgent Care Clinic for Low-Income Families,” to the East Central ISD Board of Trustees. The team included sophomores: Jalen Campos Ereana Cruz Noah Padilla Gracie Polasek Madilyn Resendez Tyson Toscano Their Servant Leadership PBL… Continue reading CAST Lead Students Present to East Central ISD Board of Trustees

‘You are enough’: CAST students adapt Tafolla Toro into a play by Brooke Crum, San Antonio Report

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KSAT News: Students from CAST schools bring mental health, self-identity and adolescent challenges to forefront

Click here to see the full story: SEE MORE Source: KSAT.COM By: Alicia Barrera, Multimedia Journalist Gaby Anez, News Producer

Students from CAST Schools address mental health in stage performance of Lorenzo Gomez III’s book, Tafolla Toro: Three Years of Fear

SAN ANTONIO (August 27, 2021) – Students from CAST Schools will take the stage Friday at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for the premiere performance of a selection from their stage adaptation of the book Tafolla Toro: Three Years of Fear, written by San Antonio native and Geekdom chairman, Lorenzo Gomez III.  Gomez’s book details his traumatic middle school… Continue reading Students from CAST Schools address mental health in stage performance of Lorenzo Gomez III’s book, Tafolla Toro: Three Years of Fear

Tafolla Toro Curriculum

Tafolla Toro Three Years of Fear by Lorenzon Gomez III Curriculum Guide for Schools Welcome, Teachers To the Curriculum Guide for the CAST Network production of Tafolla Toro. We appreciate you joining us to enjoy and explore the work of our middle and high school CAST Network theatre students, and we hope you find the… Continue reading Tafolla Toro Curriculum

Rebuilding our ALA Community

Rebuilding our Advanced Learning Academy Community Nominate an awesome individual or group that you feel is helping rebuild our ALA community. Ex. A student or group of students creating a social justice club or a teacher going above and beyond to get students excited about being back in person.

CAST Schools Discover U Freshman Studio Showcase

Witness Art. Develop Community. Celebrate Creativity. Friday, July 23, 2021 Rosenberg Skyroom at the University of the Incarnate Word 847 E Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212 Parents and families are invited to join us as Discover U participants showcase their creativity and stories. Doors Open at 12 PM The show starts at 1 PM… Continue reading CAST Schools Discover U Freshman Studio Showcase