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Where the children are...

Sylvia Acevedo gives U.S. regions new innovative solutions that align communities and help institutions scale with the fastest growing populations. Watch video

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Involved Parents = Change

Without empowering parents to take action, we miss the mark. Sylvia Acevedo is one of the nation's leading parental involvement experts helping parents who are unfamiliar with the U.S. education system learn how to guide their children from early childhood to college and career. See the work

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Building a New Culture Around Fitness

Children and youth everywhere are struggling with obesity. Sylvia Acevedo helps communities train, mobilize and get parents involved in making healthy family choices about fitness and sports. See more

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About Sylvia Acevedo

Sylvia Acevedo is one of the nation’s foremost Hispanic thought leaders and strategists on today’s demographic shifts. Her work, inspired by a rocket scientist background before Stanford, focuses on mobilizing the educational support network across regions to fuel workforce development among a rising 21st Century youth population.  Learn More…


Feria Para Aprender, Austin’s largest Spanish language dominant education event, is returning to the North Austin Event Center on January 28!

ConventionThis year, Feria Para Aprender will be taking over the entire North Austin Event Center complex and adding 20,000 square feet of hands-on and educational activities to the experience. New this year will be sections devoted specifically to teenagers. Girl and boy “Teen Zones” will inform families about resources available for their older children. Volunteers in these areas will encourage children to remain active in school and participate in STEM programs. Learn more…

See press coverage from Austin Feria 2011.


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