Celebrating reading at the 2014 San Antonio Book Festival
On Saturday, my kids and I had a great time at the San Antonio Book Festival at the Central Library and the Southwest School of Art. For our family, the highlight of festival was during the...
View ArticleBuilding a school community: notes from the Great Hearts Monte Vista open house
Great Hearts Monte Vista, the first campus of Great Hearts Texas, held an open house on March 27, 2014. The open house was an important step in the process of building a community around the new...
View ArticleCorazones Maravillosos: Great Hearts Monte Vista sesión de puertas abiertas
Reporte previo en inglés. Mil gracias a la traductora Laura Gruber de Lactancia-Latina.com. Great Hearts Monte Vista, el primer campus de Great Hearts Texas, tuvo una sesión de puertas abiertas el 27...
View ArticleAmanda Ripley talks about “The Smartest Kids in the World” with supporters of...
Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, took the stage at the Tobin Center on September 10 to speak with supporters of the DoSeum, San Antonio’s children’s...
View ArticlePre-K 4 SA South Education Center Is a Model of High Quality Early Childhood...
Pre-K 4 SA‘s South Education Center is a model of high quality early childhood education, but its impact goes far beyond the 500 students served at the center. I recently toured the campus to meet the...
View ArticleLanda Library Reopens After 2017 Renovations
Landa Library has reopened after being closed from June to September 2017 for renovations. The former historic home looks better than ever, and has a few changes inside to make it more welcoming and...
View ArticleOur Back to School Story: Elementary School and Middle School at Great Hearts...
What’s on my mind is our back to school story for 2018. My daughter, G.N., is starting third grade at Great Hearts Monte Vista South, and my son, F.T., is starting sixth grade at Great Hearts Monte...
View ArticleBexar County’s BiblioTech Digital Library
My family is a big book family––in all forms. I was an avid reader as a kid, and my kids have grown up similarly making frequent visits to the library, as well as listening to audiobooks, and...
View Article[Hall Monitor] “The children still cannot read”: How I Became Convinced That...
Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. Photo by Robin Jerstad for Folo Media At the 2019 Education Writers Association...
View Article[Hall Monitor] Adventures in Literacy: Why Your Kid’s Teacher Needs...
Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. photo by Robin Jerstad for Folo Media I’m about 30 years late to the phonics wars,...
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