The Austin ISD Performing Arts Center has received a gold certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and an Austin Energy Green Building 5-star rating.
Please come join us to see how the Kealing Magnet Program inspires discovery within and beyond the classroom.
If you would like to learn more about our magnet program, meet some teachers, meet some students and ask questions, then come see us on the evening of Nov. 9.
This is a come-and-go event that begins at 5:30 p.m. We can't wait to see you!
For more information, please contact Magnet Director Dianne Carter at 512-414-2448.
Austin ISD celebrates its 31st green building, and is being recognized by two leading organizations for its continued sustainability efforts. The AISD Performing Arts Center is receiving both a U.S. |
Austin ISD is celebrating the reopening of the Oak Springs Elementary School playground with a ribbon cutting. Following a fire that left students at Oak Springs without a playground, partners and the community aided AISD to build a new playscape.
Who: Speakers include Oak Springs Principal Monica Woods, Executive Director of Innovation and Development Michelle Wallis, Austin Parks Foundation CEO Colin Wallis and C3 Marketing Director Patrick Dentler.
Students at Cunningham Elementary School are learning hands-on techniques to relax and get focused through yoga and meditation.
Cunningham Counselor Kimberly Skinner uses yoga as part of her guidance curriculum to have kids work on self regulation skills with SEL. Her classroom is filled with yoga mats for kids from pre-k through fifth grade to use for meditation to help them feel relaxed and focused.
"They're finding compassion not just for someone next to them, but they're finding compassion for themselves," Skinner said.
Where: Multiple sites
Families of students in the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities are invited to join us for a three-part interactive series. Online and phone registration is available.
All sessions are 8:30-10:30 a.m. Child care will not be provided.
Dates: Oct. 13 and 20, Uphaus Early Childhood Center 5200 Freidrich Ln.
English-only session dates: Nov. 3, 10 and 17 at Uphaus Early Childhood Center.
Join us on Oct. 24 for the 2017 Choral Festival, featuring the incredible AISD Elementary and Sixth-Grade Honor Choirs!
Tickets are free, and are available from AISD choir students.
The event is 7–9 p.m. at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.
For more information, please contact the AISD Fine Arts Department at 512-414-4489.
We hope to see you there!
Join us for the 2018 Summer Reading Splash! The Splash will take place from 10 a.m. –3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center.
A collaboration between the Austin ISD Libraries, BookPeople, and the Austin Public Library, the Splash will feature author panels, hands-on activities, book signings, and more.
Keynote speaker Kate DiCamillo will open the festival. Over 20 additional authors will attend and participate in the programming.
The Splash programming will focus on readers in grades 3-6, but the 5 Book Dive Summer Reading Program will continue this year for students of every age.
Transportation will be provided free of charge from multiple schools to the AISD Performing Arts Center. See attached fliers for more details.
More information on the 2018 Summer Reading Splash and the 5 Book Dive is available at www.5bookdive.org.
The Family and School Support Team, in collaboration with the Autism Society of Texas, announces a NEW education and training series for
The Community Bond Oversight Committee provides public oversight of AISD's 2008 and 2013 Bond Program projects.
The meeting is 6–8 p.m. Oct. 10 at the AISD Construction Management Office, 812 San Antonio St., Suite 200.
For more information, please visit https://www.austinisd.org/advisory-bodies/cboc.
