Category Archives: ACA Blog

Today, December 1st through Wednesday, December 21st, Austin Children’s Academy will be accepting donations to support the local Brown Santa initiative. If you have any new toys or books or have a monetary contribution that you would like to donate, please bring them by and drop them off in our donation box. The Holiday season […]

Throughout the month of November, Austin Children’s Academy will be showing our support for the less fortunate members of our community by accepting donations of canned and other non-perishable foods for distribution. We believe that a sense of community is important for children to learn at an early age, instilling in them the virtues of […]

November 11th marks Veterans Day, the day we set special time aside to remember those who have served in our armed forces. Veterans Day began in 1919, first proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson as Armistice Day and originally intended to be a day to remember the signing of the armistice that ended World War 1. […]

The 4th Annual Halloween Festival was so much fun, and a great success for the PTA and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Thank you to all of the volunteers and sponsors, parents and community. The children enjoyed everything from pumpkin and cupcake decorating, to the popular hay ride and face painting. The fashion show was […]

An excerpt from the October 2011 ACA GazetteOctober 2011 ACA Gazette (Click the link for the full Gazette) ACA had a really busy month of September. Grandparents’ Day was a memorable morning for ACA children. Thanks to all of the grandparents for coming to breakfast with their grandchildren. Our main attraction of last month was […]

Daylight Saving Time is that wonderful time of the year when the clocks all change and steal an hour of our sleep. This past weekend, though, the clocks repaid us by adding an hour. Everyone is familiar with this system, but how did it get its start and why is it still being practiced today? […]

Austin Children’s Academy is pleased to announce another onsite Music Day, filled with fun instruction and child-oriented live performance. Students will have the opportunity to learn a little about music, the instruments that make it, and even get the opportunity to make some music of their own. Music Days in the past have been held […]

August 11th and 12th mark ACA’s annual Splash Days, where kids can have fun in the sun without suffering in the brutal Texas heat. Playing outside is necessary in the development of a child, improving their social skills and coordination while having an added bonus for parents: the kids fall asleep in no time. Splash […]

Yesterday was Library Day at ACA! A day full of exploration and learning in the campus library where students are introduced to library structure and etiquette, and instructed on how to find books and navigate the space. We feel that it is important for children to know how to utilize their neighborhood library, whether that […]

Today marked Austin Children’s Academy’s exciting trip into the study of strange, alien-like creatures with our fun and light-hearted Reptile Day. Students were introduced to animals that they may have never seen before and learn what makes a reptile a reptile in an interactive learning experience. Reptile Day is designed to be an in-house field […]