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

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

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… Continue reading CAST MED HIGH SCHOOL IS HELPING KAILEY CAZARES REACH HER GOALS

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

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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… Continue reading CAST Schools Discover U Freshman Studio Showcase

San Antonio Fire Department #HeroLikeHer camps show girls ‘the sky’s the limit’ – San Antonio Report

Read Full Story Photo from sanantonioreport.org Kailey Nenque-Cazares, CAST Med student, spent Saturday crawling through theatrical smoke and learning how to perform CPR along with 120 other girls who participated… Continue reading San Antonio Fire Department #HeroLikeHer camps show girls ‘the sky’s the limit’ – San Antonio Report

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

Commentary: At CAST, Innovation and Resiliency Take the Stage

Jeanne Russell, For the Express-News June 3, 2021Updated: June 3, 2021 2:15 p.m. At our five CAST schools, we believe our students come with gifts, and we can unlock those gifts and… Continue reading Commentary: At CAST, Innovation and Resiliency Take the Stage

“Tafolla Toro, Three Years of Fear”

Lessons from Tafolla | CAST Stories

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