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Experience ‘Three Years of Fear’ Live at the Patterson Center for the Performing Arts in East Central ISD

On Thursday, September 12, CAST students will perform the play Three Years of Fear at the Patterson Center for the Performing Arts in East Central ISD. Bring your friends, family, or colleagues and be part of this unforgettable community event. Doors open at 6:30 PM, and the curtain rises at 7 PM. Tickets are $10… Continue reading Experience ‘Three Years of Fear’ Live at the Patterson Center for the Performing Arts in East Central ISD

Recapping an Exciting Summer across the CAST Network

As CAST Schools across the network prepare for their first day of class for the 2024-25 school year, it’s important to take a look back at the summer-wide highlights from each CAST school, as we recognize the hard work of our students and educators:   CAST Network Welcomes Summer Interns This summer, the CAST Network… Continue reading Recapping an Exciting Summer across the CAST Network

What Are You Looking Forward to This Year?

At the CAST offices, it is a time of transition, full of sadness and joy. We’re sorry to say goodbye to our high school and college interns, who have made our lives fuller, and more full of laughter, and have kept us true to our mission of listening to young people.   Kay Cansino (ALA… Continue reading What Are You Looking Forward to This Year?

CAST STEM Interns Deliver End-of-Summer Presentations at Toyota

This summer, CAST STEM students have been interning with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (TMMTX). TMMTX is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor North America, itself a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan. The TMMTX assembly lines currently produce the Tundra full-size pickup truck and the Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicle. From June through August, student… Continue reading CAST STEM Interns Deliver End-of-Summer Presentations at Toyota

Elevating Alumni through CAST’s Apprenticeships

This week I would like to introduce you to two CAST Tech graduates, Leandro Saldaña, 2023, and Brooke Zepeda, 2022.   As a teenager, Leandro loved computers, taking them apart and gaming; he studied cyber security at CAST Tech before deciding to pursue a business degree in college. He was getting straight A’s his first… Continue reading Elevating Alumni through CAST’s Apprenticeships

CAST Network Hosts Alumni Reunion Event

On Friday, July 26th, our summer interns, Kay Cansino, and Timothy Huff, hosted the annual Alumni Summer Social at Brooks Greenline Park, creating a vibrant atmosphere where alumni could reconnect and engage in various creative and competitive activities. Attendees unleashed their artistic talents by painting personalized tote bags, while those with a competitive streak enjoyed… Continue reading CAST Network Hosts Alumni Reunion Event

Building Partnerships through JCB Academy in England

*Image courtesy of The Spectator*   Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting JCB Academy, a public school in Rocester, England, created as part of the vision of a private employer who has recently announced it will open a large manufacturing plant on San Antonio’s Southside.   JCB, the world’s largest privately owned manufacturer… Continue reading Building Partnerships through JCB Academy in England

CAST Welcomes New Teachers at Teacher Fest

As part of CAST’s onboarding process for new educators for this upcoming school year, CAST participates in an annual “Teacher Fest” to welcome the new teachers and introduce them to other educators already established within the CAST model.   At this year’s Teacher Fest, over 40 teachers attended, with 20 of them being new to… Continue reading CAST Welcomes New Teachers at Teacher Fest

The Power of Healing and Voice at CAST

I don’t remember precisely when in my adult life the idea that deep partnership could defy logic, so that 1+1 added up to 3, or sometimes even 5, but it might have been when I first began working with Communities in Schools-SA when I was the Education Advisor to Mayors Hardberger and Castro.   So… Continue reading The Power of Healing and Voice at CAST

Building Apprenticeships through the Catalyze Grant

Earlier this year, CAST Schools was named a winner of Round Three of the Catalyze Challenge. The grant from the Catalyze Challenge focuses on increasing learner agency and employer-learner engagement and are expected to positively impact more than 25,000 learners ages 11 to 22 through career-connected learning. As proud recipients of the Catalyze Challenge, CAST… Continue reading Building Apprenticeships through the Catalyze Grant

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