Meet Dozens of Programs from Pre-K to Adult Education!
You’re invited to join us for free family fun and learning on Saturday, February 24, 2024! Alt Ed Austin is proud to showcase the abundance and diversity of unconventional learning opportunities we are so fortunate to have in the Austin area. Bring your teens and tots to visit booths hosted by innovative schools and other educational programs serving learners of all ages. Grab a bite to eat as you're coming or going—the Festival of Learning takes place at the beautiful Branch Park Pavilion at Mueller, surrounded by lots of eateries and next to a family park and playground.
Join us, rain or shine, under the Branch Park Pavilion in central Austin’s Mueller Neighborhood. Photo credit: Lawrence Group.
Participating Programs
Check back here frequently to see the growing list of wonderful schools and educational organizations participating in this year’s Festival of Learning. Stop by their booths, where they’ll be showing their stuff and happy to talk with you and your children or teens about the deeply engaging work and play that happen in their learning communities every day. Many booths will also feature fun, free activities for kids of all ages. In the meantime, click on the name of any school or organization listed below to learn more on its own website.
Academy of Thought and Industry
Grades 6–12
North Central Austin
Acton Academy (Main Campus)
Ages 6–18
East Central Austin
Acton Academy Bee Cave
Ages 4–18
Bee Cave (West of Austin)
Acton Academy Northwest Austin
Ages 5–11
Northwest Austin
All Austin Cooperative Nursery School
Ages 2–5
North Central Austin
Alpha School
Kindergarten–grade 12
West Austin and Downtown
Ascent Academy
Ages 4–12
North Central Austin
Austin Rising School
Grades 1–12
Southwest Austin
Austin School for the Driven + Bake Austin
Grades 9–17 (Driven) | Kids & adults (Bake Austin)
East Central Austin (near Mueller)
Austin Waldorf School
Kindergarten–grade 12
Southwest Austin
Bridges Academy Austin
PreK–grade 12 students with learning differences including gifted/2e
Northwest Austin (Steiner Ranch)
City School
PreK–grade 8
South Austin
Clearview Sudbury School + WonderCrafters
Ages 3–19 (Clearview); Ages 3–5 (WonderCrafters)
East Central Austin (near Mueller)
College Living Experience
Neurodivergent young adults
North Austin
Discover Term
Grades 6–9
San Juan Mountains of Colorado + Nosara, Costa Rica
Esports Academy
Grades 5–8
Austin
Figment Creative Labs
Preschool, after-school, homeschool programs + more
South Austin
Great Minds Learning Community
Gifted and twice-exceptional learners in grades 5–12
Pflugerville (Northeast of Austin)
Green Dome Project
Kindergarten–grade 5
Southeast Austin
Growing Curiosity Community School
Ages 3–6
North Central Austin
Headwaters School
Age 18 months through 12th grade
South Austin, Southwest Austin, and Downtown
Hedge School Cooperative
Grades 8–12
Southwest Austin
Huntington-Surrey School
Grades 9–12
:North Central Austin
Innovation Learning Lab
Kindergarten–grade 10
Cedar Park and South Austin
Kirby Hall School
PreK4–grade 8
North Central Austin (near UT)
Kukumi Montessori en Español
Ages 3–9
South Austin
Mission Heights High School
Grades 9–12
Dripping Springs (West/Southwest of Austin)
The Montessori Tree
Ages 18 months–2-1/2 years (toddlers) + parent education
South Austin
The Music House
Adults, teens, and preteens
South Austin and Online
Odyssey School
Grade 5–12 students with learning differences
North Central Austin (Hyde Park)
Raphael Springs
PreK–grade 8
Bee Cave / Dripping Springs (West of Austin)
Reach for the Stars ATX
Grades K–8
Lakeway (West of Austin)
Rifugio Austin
Ages 4.5–9 (Kindergarten–grade 5)
East Central Austin (near Mueller)
Starfruit Starshine
Ages 2.5–7 + programs for older kids, infants & caregivers
East Central Austin (Mueller)
Tigerlily Preschool
Ages 3–5
South Austin
Whole Life Learning Center
Ages 3–14 (PreK–grade 8)
South Austin
How to Find Us, Where to Park
The official address of Branch Park Pavilion is 2201 Aldrich Street. That’s in the Mueller neighborhood, easily accessible via northbound IH-35, East 51st Street, Airport Boulevard, or Manor Road. There’s plentiful, affordable paid parking in three nearby garages (see map below) and on the surrounding streets, as well as limited free parking further out in the neighborhood. We also encourage you to bike, walk, or take CapMetro public transit for a greener trip.
Three parking garages are within 2 blocks of the Branch Park Pavilion (shown at top). There’s also paid street parking in the surrounding area.