Parent-Teacher Night @ CP
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 […]
News / Events
What Happens at CP?
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
“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 […]
A Whirlwind in DC
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 […]
CP Students Celebrate Chinese New Year!
from Morgan, student contributor Chinese New Year is here! This year is the year of the snake. The first day of Chinese New Year is February 10th, so the New […]
Ode To A Copious Vocabulary
Each week, CP students are challenged and tested with 10 new SAT worthy vocabulary words. The ongoing contest is who can use them most eloquently in daily conversation… this week, […]
Meditate Your Way to Genius
CP students practice square breathing at the beginning of each school day. They practice Alpha on the courts before the beginning of practice. They practice ‘the golden’ in between points. […]
School Kills Creativity
If you have not had the pleasure to contemplate Sir Ken Robinson’s views on education… take a few moments to watch this TED Talk.
Nurturing Nature
According to Joshua Leibman, author of Peace of Mind, “There is here no fatalism of endowment.” Recently, I was gifted with a Bonsai tree. I always admired images of these miniature […]
Did Thomas Edison Get an “A” in Light Bulb Design Class?
In all of the serious aspects of our lives, do we really remember the powerful relationship between creative play… and thinking? Problem solving comes from exploration. If the silly ideas […]
Self Actualization
“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. They must […]
Josh Hagar To Join Notre Dame Fighting Irish
ATA College Prep graduate and Academy veteran Josh Hagar committed to pursue his athletic and academic goals at the University of Notre Dame this coming fall. “What set Notre […]
ATA Alum Colton Malesovas Earns ITA Regional Title
Whitman College Sophomore and ATA alum Colton Malesovas fought his way to the USTA/ITA Regional Singles Championship this past weekend. Colton, on the right, practices over the summer at ATA […]
Liam Leddy to Land at University of Chicago
ATA College Prep senior Liam Leddy will pursue higher education and athletic aspirations at the University of Chicago this coming fall, where he will compete as a Maroon on the […]
Oliver Seifert Commits To Claremont McKenna College
ATA senior Oliver Seifert committed to attend Claremont McKenna College this coming fall, where he will join the CMS Stags varsity men’s tennis team, while pursuing an education in computer […]
Andrew Parks To Attend Air Force Academy
ATA College Prep senior Andrew Parks will attend the United Stated Air Force Academy this coming fall, where he will pursue the next steps in his athletic and academic careers […]
Update from DePaul Freshman and ATA Alum Aaron Chaffee
Hello all, Hope all is going well for you back in Austin. I thought I’d give you a little insight into life at DePaul University for a first-year student. The […]
An Update From ATA Alum Christine Schatz
Hello Coach Newman and ATA Friends It’s been awhile since I’ve updated you on my tennis and school experiences over the past two years at Rockhurst University. I […]
Colton Malesovas Commits to Whitman College
Colton Malesovas will pursue his academic and athletic goals at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. After extensively researching colleges all over the country, Colton confidently concluded that Whitman was […]