Meet these cool, innovative schools.

• Abrome
  Pre-K through high school, Bee Cave / West Lake Hills

• Academy of Thought and Industry
  High school, South Central Austin

• Acton Academy Southwest Austin
  Elementary, Southwest Austin

• Acton Academy West Austin
  Elementary through high school, West Lake Hills

• AHB Community School
  Elementary & middle school, North Central Austin

• Apple Blossom Center for Discovery
  Pre-K & elementary, Cedar Park / Leander

• Austin Discovery School
  Elementary & middle school, East Austin

• Austin OneHeart School
  Pre-K through high school, South Austin

• French School of Austin – Ecole Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  Pre-K through middle school, North Austin

• Great Minds Learning Community
  Elementary through high school (gifted & 2e), Pflugerville

• Griffin School
  High school, North Central Austin

• Headwaters School
  Pre-K & elementary, South/Southwest Austin;
  Middle & high school, Downtown Austin

• The Inside Outside School
  Elementary, Pflugerville

• Julia's Garden Montessori
  Pre-K & elementary, South Central Austin

• Los Amiguitos Immersion, Nature and Community School
  Pre-K & elementary, East Austin

• Parkside Community School
  Pre-K & elementary, South Austin

• Roving Learners
  Elementary through high school, South Central Austin

• Sankalpa Academy
  Pre-K & elementary, East Central Austin

• Skybridge Academy
  Middle & high school, Dripping Springs

• Whole Life Learning Center
  Pre-K through middle school, South Austin

Get to know the sweetest preschools.

• Aldea Verde Preschool
  18 months–5 years, Cedar Park

• Austin Children's Garden
  18 months–9 years, South Austin

• Corazón Neighborhood Preschool
  3.5–5 years, South Austin

• Helping Hands Montessori Services and Preschool
  18 months–3+ years, Southeast Austin

• La Petite Maternelle Fleur de Lys
  2.5–5 years, North Austin

• Upbring School of Arts & Sciences–Central Austin
  6 weeks–5 years, Central Austin

• Wild Life Forest Preschool
  3-5 years, Bastrop (Earth Native Wilderness School)

Lunch or munch on these popular vendors’ offerings.

• Texas Chili Queens
  5 kinds of chili, served with a splash of Texas history

• Pizza on Point
  Cone-shaped pizza? Yep. It’s an Austin innovation.

• Rosarito Taco Truck
  Baja-style fresh tacos, burritos, rice bowls, desserts, and more
  

Check out these special attractions.

The Edge of Imagination Station
A mobile, interactive, stop-motion animation studio where creators of all ages, abilities, and skill levels make their own short videos with chalk, paper, clay, dry-erase markers, and more

Typewriter Rodeo
Custom poems on vintage typewriters. As heard regularly on KUT and hailed by poetry lovers and typewriter enthusiasts everywhere. Give them a few words or a topic, and they’ll pound out a poem on the spot for you to take home. Check out their terrific book while they’re typing!

Daniel G. Benes Science Shows!
Exciting, artistic, and informative demonstrations of physics, chemistry, and electricity for all ages, plus super-cool antique technology exhibits

Cards for Connection Games
Games for adults and kids that spark conversation, empathy, and interconnectedness

Hey Lolly Puppet Theater: The Green Show
Laura Freeman’s original songs educate children about the seasons, recycling, bees, compost, farming, and enjoying our beautiful Mother Earth. Hey Lolly’s creative puppet shows are delightfully interactive, especially for pre-K to 4th grade kiddos.

Hurley Piano
Turning special needs piano on its head. Innovative music educator Richard Hurley has spectacular success with kids on the spectrum and with other learning differences.

TEEN TALENT SHOWCASE
Featuring Zach Laviola, solo pianist; Alexander and Nobles, trio; and Jessica Cohen, solo vocalist

Have fun learning new stuff, no matter your age!

• Asian American Resource Center
  Empowering Austin's diverse communities through cultural understanding and life-enhancing opportunities

• City of Austin Watershed Protection Department
  Protecting lives, property, and the environment by reducing the impact of flood, erosion, and water pollution; educating the public about these phenomena and how we all can make a difference

• The Coder School
  Learn to code. Change the world. For ages 7–18.

• Courtney Harris Coaching
  Life coaching for teens, young adults, and parents

• Cuentology Books in Spanish
  Supercharging kids’ Spanish one fantastic book at a time

• Figment Creative Labs: Creative Preschool and Homeschooler Program
  Promoting critical thinking through hands-on learning in a maker space, discovery lab, play-based creative preschool, and art studio

• Freedom Fridays & Explorations
  One-day holistic enrichment programs at Whole Life Learning Center that embody the fun of learning (for ages 3–14)

• Game of Village Austin
  Kids explore the world at large by creating a world in miniature

• Green Gate Farms / New Farm Institute
  Farm classes, camps, workshops, and events for all ages

• Integração Jiu Jitsu
  Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes and team competition for all ages

• Natureversity
  Youth, adult, and family nature programs

• Splitter Splat Pre-K Co-op
  Parent-run community preschool cooperatives

• Neuron Garage (formerly Summer Spark)
  Day camps where kids engage in creative problem solving

• UN|HUSHED
  Hard topics the easy way. Sex ed done right. Revolutionizing the way people think, learn, and teach about human sexuality.