Advanced Academic Services is part of the Austin Independent School District. This blog provides information, activities, and events regarding advanced academics and high ability children and teens. Smart without compromise. Potential without limits.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Juneteenth Celebration - 6/16/2018

Join the Carver Museum in celebrating JUNETEENTH on Saturday, June 16th from 12-4 p.m. Live music, crafts and activities for kids, food, a marketplace with vendors, character interpretations, and more!

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19th, 1865, and more generally the emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the Confederate South.





Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation "Concerts in the Park" at the Long Center

  • Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation “Concerts in the Park”


  • Free For Everyone!
  • June 3-August 26, 2018 7:30 PM



Kids frolicking, couples lounging on blankets, old friends in their trusty folding chairs, lone bicyclists and pedestrians who have been distracted from their destinations—all united by the sound of music. The Hartman Foundation “Concerts in the Park,” presented by the Austin Symphony Orchestra, brings together ardent enthusiasts and unwitting attendees alike just as similar events did in town centers years ago.

In its 16th summer season, these free ensemble concerts take place in the Hartman Concert Park in front of the Long Center City Terrace and run on Sunday evenings from June 3rd through August 26th (except July 8th) at 7:30 p.m. A gift from the Hartman Family Foundation, these concerts are presented to the Austin community in thanks for its continued, generous support. Each Sunday a different ensemble of the Austin Symphony will be featured at the new Hartman Park, located on the grounds of the Long Center for the Performing Arts, performing music from jazz and light classical to pops selections and film scores. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blanket and make it a group outing.
2018 Schedule
June 10 – Woodwinds
June 17 – Brass 
June 24 – Big Band
July 1 - Strings
July 8 – No concert
August 12 – Woodwinds 
July 15 – Woodwinds 
July 22 – Brass
July 29 – Big Band
August 5 - Strings
August 19 – Brass
August 26 – Big Band

For more information, go to the website for the Austin Symphony Orchestra.



Monday, June 11, 2018

Buford the Book Bus - 6/13/2018


Austin ISD's Buford the Book Bus 
Free books to students Pre-K to 12th grade
Metz Elementary School, 84 Robert Martinez Jr St.
10-11:30 a.m.
06/13/18

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Hands-On Learning with Home Depot Workshops



HANDS-ON LEARNING, EXPERT ADVICE


  • Do-It-Yourself workshops help anyone kick off their project with confidence
    through expert instruction reference materials.
  • Do-It-Herself workshops mix demos and hands-on learning to help women tackle
    a variety of home improvement projects.
  • Kids workshops provide a lively environment mixing skill-building,
    creativity, and safety for future DIYers.



For more information, please click here.