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 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
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
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
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… Continue reading CAST Schools Discover U Freshman Studio Showcase
Friday, February 26th at 11:30 AM Zach Wilson is part of the pioneering group of educators in the San Antonio Independent School District teaching African American Studies to 11th and… Continue reading CAST LIVE: Teaching African American Studies Panel Discussion
Zach Wilson started teaching at the Advanced Learning Academy four years ago as an intern with Trinity University. Today, he is part of the pioneering group of educators in the… Continue reading Pioneering African American Studies at the Advanced Learning Academy
Lessons from Tafolla Toro By Sarah R. Guerrero This past week I had the honor and privilege of talking to Lorenzo Gomez III. Lorenzo Gomez is a San Antonio… Continue reading Lessons from Tafolla | CAST Stories
My name is Julen Blas Navarrete, a senior at the Advanced Learning Academy. Also known as ALA. I first heard about the Advanced Learning Academy in the fall of 2015.… Continue reading My Journey to ALA | Julen Navarrete
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