Micro Managing Children
This article from Psychology Today explains the dangers that come from parents micro-managing their child’s education (and other aspects of life) without the substance of confidence to back it up. […]
This article from Psychology Today explains the dangers that come from parents micro-managing their child’s education (and other aspects of life) without the substance of confidence to back it up. […]
This summer, students are keeping fit with periodic Train Your Brain sessions. From SAT prep to math refreshers to read and discuss workshops, these short programs focus on engaging topics […]
Claire Cahill, ATA alum and current senior captain of the Washington and Lee University Varsity Women’s tennis team, is spending her summer as the Marketing and Communications Intern for the […]
As most of you know, CP begins the day with a reflective reading or a moment of silence. And Academy practices begins with ALPHA – a silent moment of visualization and […]
To the community, from ATA CP Parent, Rachel O’Malley Dear Carol: Recently, I was given the advice to approach life with “independent curiosity” by observing, being present without […]
Saturday night marked the end of one journey and the beginning of another for Jonah, Morgan, Justin and AJ as we celebrated the Class of 2013. Keynote Speaker, John […]
When I was in 7th grade, my classmate was caught smoking cigarettes by her father. He did not yell or scream; he did not tell her she was ruining her […]
Led by Dio Miranda, and with the support of coaches, parents, and teachers alike, next week the students of ATA CP will embark on the “Belly/Brain Experiment”. This will be […]
Austin Mayo, a life-long ATA junior athlete, committed to extend his academic and athletic careers at the University of Northern Colorado this coming fall. “I couldn’t see myself anywhere else […]
ATA alum and current Florida State University Seminole Blake Davis and partner Dominic Controne dominated the number one doubles team in the nation this past Friday. In a dual match […]
| Financial Forces | Belly Brain | Art Attack | Big Decisions Amazing qualities of the people that make up the ATA community are apparent, not only through the breadth […]
“The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you’ve gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you’ve gotten the […]
Austin Tennis Academy and ATA College Prep are constantly striving to grasp the power of technology to better serve its students. Through interaction via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and the […]
from Travis, student contributor The past few weeks, the Geometry class and the Advanced Algebra class (both taught by Bryan Rutherford) have been constructing Tennis Ball Cannons. They will be […]
Wow! Parent-Teacher Night… this community never ceases to amaze me! If you were a fly on the wall: 1) you would have witnessed a community of devoted and caring parents […]
Today… Two middle school students sit down in the Library in front of the white board and, by memory, hand draw a map of the world. Four others are outside […]
“Race to Nowhere” is an education documentary that challenges current thinking about how to best prepare our students for success. It encourages us to rethink not only WHAT it is […]
I spent a few days with some of the greatest creative minds in education. The 2013 Advanc-Ed Summit was held in Washington DC and the focus was Successful Learning in […]