by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Elizabeth Holmes, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was one of five students and the only ninth-grader to make it to the semifinal round – from which a winner and runner-up were chosen – at the Poetry Out Loud state finals, held Feb. 22 in Austin....
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Join us on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. to receive a tour of Cornerstone Christian School. Meet faculty and staff, and gain valuable admissions and tuition assistance information.Meet at the Cornerstone Christian School Main Campus located at 4802 Vance...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Tracy Carter, Dean of Academic Advancement at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas was named honorary commandant of the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) at Lackland AFB. She was selected on the basis of a nomination package and interviews for...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
The girls’ varsity swim team of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, won the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) Division 2 Central Regional Championship Jan. 29 in the Josh Davis Natatorium at NEISD’s Blossom Athletic Center. The girls’ team...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Chris Pietraszkiewicz, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, signed a national letter of intent Feb. 5 to commit to the University of Texas at Austin, where he will be a member of the distance cross-country and track teams next year. Captain of TMI’s...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Dr. Maria Kaylor, with more than 20 years of experience in special education, has been named director of transition and academics at Monarch Academy at Morgan’s Wonderland, a school for students with special needs next to the unique San Antonio theme park. “Dr. Kaylor...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
At its annual International Educator’s Conference, the Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship, which is the parent organization over the International Christian Accrediting Association, named Cornerstone Christian Schools the 2013 ORUEF School of the Year, and...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
While BFCS is celebrating its Fifteenth Anniversary this September, Sharon Newman, will be implementing new age learning curriculum and technology. “We need to better prepare our students spiritually and academically for global learning in the 21st Century.” BFCS has...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
On May 24, Saint Mary’s Hall held the 132nd commencement ceremony at Laurie Auditorium honoring this year’s 95 graduates. The students’ preparation for life outside Saint Mary’s Hall is evident in this year’s graduate statistics. The Class of 2013 has five National...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Dr. Root will celebrate 30 years in the field of education in 2014, a career including teaching students from preschool through middle school as well as three years teaching at the college level. She earned her PhD in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching with an...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
This year’s eighth graders presented a memorable Championship Debate to their peers and parents in Ellison Hall on May 15. Given recent school tragedies, the topic was an emotive and sensitive one, a fact that precluded the attendance of the lower school boys....
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
The Keystone NHS worked with Alum Matthew Tjaha to make a wish come true! Over $8,000 were raised, making our kids some of the top fundraisers in the Southwest.
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Anne Bristol, with more than 30 years of experience as an educator and administrator, has been named head of school of Monarch Academy at Morgan’s Wonderland, a school for students with special needs next to the unique theme park in San Antonio. “Anne brings a wide...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
Saint Mary’s Hall invites you to visit our new web site, which launched in early September. The web site provides prospective families with a wealth of information about the robust academic, athletics, fine arts, and core values education programs that have come to...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured News
The Buckner Fanning Christian School (BFCS) is proud to announce the appointment of their new Head of School, Sharon Newman. Sharon comes to Buckner Fanning with an excellent background in education. She opened Hardy Oak Elementary School in 2000, and served ten...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Featured Articles
An Overview Of What San Antonio Private Schools Have To Offer By Bonny Osterhage For San Antonio Academy mom Jane Jones, putting her two boys ages 5 and 6 into the public school system was never an option — even though she is zoned to the coveted Alamo Heights...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
How Do You Choose The Best School For Your Child? By Karen Kolivosky Sometimes, which school a child attends is a simple matter of geography: The student enrolls at the nearest public school. However, for parents seeking more of a custom fit for their child, San...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
You think you’ve found the perfect school. What’s next? Here’s a step-by-step look at the admissions process. Interviews The initial “getting to know you” part of the process can consist of school tours, classroom observations and interviews with admissions staff. As...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
What Do You Need To Know ? By Susan Sheffloe Speer Private school. Those two words conjure images of ivy-covered brick walls and well-mannered high-achievers in crisp uniforms. Are you considering private school for your kids? Maybe you’ve always known that your...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
The National Association of Independent Schools recommends that parents visit a school, observe carefully and ask themselves these questions: Do the students seem productive, engaged and happy? Does what you see reflect the school’s stated mission? Does the school...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
Is A Single-Gender Education Right For Your Child? As a society, the pendulum swings on gender roles and preferences, starting in early childhood, but the issues go beyond whether boys or girls prefer trucks to dolls or pink and blue. The differences are “real,...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
For a Special Needs Child By Karen Kolivosky When a child has a disability, the right school can help to maximize his or her full potential. Choosing an educational path for a child with special needs is challenging for many reasons, including: • The grieving process....
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
An Overview Of What San Antonio Private Schools Have To Offer By Bonny Osterhage For San Antonio Academy mom Jane Jones, putting her two boys ages 5 and 6 into the public school system was never an option — even though she is zoned to the coveted Alamo Heights...
by San Antonio Private Schools | Mar 16, 2015 | Frequent Questions
Choosing the best school for your student Back in the olden days (as my father used to say), when I was approaching high school, people who went to private schools were the rich, the elite. The rest of us who were college-bound, even the most academically talented...