Girls on the Run is our program for girls in 3rd-5th grade that encourages girls to recognize their individual strengths and celebrate connections with others. Each season, girls gain a better understanding of who they are and what's important to them, the value of teamwork and healthy relationships and how they can have a positive impact on the world. Girls also make a meaningful contribution to their community through a team-organized Community Impact Project. Physical activity is woven into the program to inspire an appreciation for fitness and healthy habits and teach life skills including treating others with care, practicing gratitude and managing emotions. Each season culminates with a Girls on the Run 5K event. This celebratory, non-competitive event provides girls with a sense of accomplishment and instills the value of goal setting at a young age.

Grades 3 - 5

Trinity Oaks is humbled to have the honor of hosting people afflicted with terminal illness on “Texas Dream Trips,” which we hope fulfill their last outdoor-based wish.

It is a blessing to bring joy to a person battling life-threatening illnesses.  Through Texas Dream Trips, we create an outdoor experience the entire family will share forever and another reason for those battling life-threatening or terminal conditions to fight a bit harder and hopefully beat the illness.

For people battling life-threatening or terminal illnesses, the results of nature programming are even more dramatic.  According to the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, fulfilling the dreams of children battling life-threatening or terminal illnesses and connecting them with nature helps not only ease their psychological stress but also eases the burden on all of their families, helping them cope with their loss in a meaningful way.

Top medical caregivers of sick children identify that psychosocial needs that must be met include:

• Time to be a child, i.e., engaging in age-appropriate activities for children
• spiritual needs, including expressing gratitude for nature, God, or whatever other culturally or family-appropriate channel
• and wish fulfillment when possible.

Addressing these needs can also significantly help families cope with the imminent loss of their loved one and assist the grieving process.

Anyone battling a life-threatening illness.

Click here to apply for a Dream Trip.

Free

Young people can build self-confidence through the development of specialized skills, and this is one of the best defenses against unhealthy peer pressure.

Through the Trinity Oaks’ H2O Outdoor Adventure program, kids are exposed to a full day of challenging tasks. As they sample unfamiliar activities such as archery, hunting, wilderness survival skills, firearms safety, and outdoor cooking, these young people will practice group participation, physical exertion, humility, and thinking on their feet — skills our next generation needs and can use daily.

As trained mentors and special guest celebrities lead them, participants will acquire new abilities in the outdoors, perhaps even without realizing that the process is occurring.

Click here to apply for Youth Programs.

Free.

The San Antonio Food Bank offers a summer camp program available for school-age children.

The FoodIQ Summer Camps consist of a series of fun cooking activities to learn where our food is coming from and the cultural diversity of food. Children learn how they can produce delicious recipes that are good for our health. The camps also emphasize the importance of physical activity and of water in our lives and teaching children to prepare refreshing infused waters to keep hydrated during the summer. Two curriculums available: FoodIQ Garden Cooks and Food IQ Cooking Around the World.

Boys and girls ages 8-12 (Limited to 15 participants).

Dress Code and Logistics: Comfortable cloths, tennis shoes, water bottle, no electronics or cell phones; lunch will be provided.

Free.

Bringing loved ones together for a family experience!

Family Dining:  Come and enjoy a nice dinner experience with your family. Appreciate time away from the busy world we live in and share your life at The Kitchen Table.

Kids Kitchen: Does your child enjoy cooking? Do they want to learn to cook?

To participate in Family Dining or Kid's Kitchen, make a reservation with Jennifer at 210-431-8479.

CIS collaborates with schools to connect students and families to tailored community resources, addressing health, behavioral, and family crises. Serving students facing challenges such as poverty, substance abuse, and poor mental health, CIS ensures safe and healthy environments both at school and at home.

Basic Needs: Students aren’t at their best if they are hungry, cold, tired, or don’t have the necessities, like clothing, school supplies or hygiene items. CIS Site Coordinators see to it that students can focus on learning and teachers can focus on teaching.

Academic Assistance: Sometimes students just need a little assistance to lift them to success. We connect students with the extra support they need to succeed.

Healthy Initiatives: Healthier children make better students. It’s hard to focus on math and reading if a student can’t see the blackboard, is suffering from mental health issues, a tooth ache, or absent because of untreated asthma. Addressing health and mental health needs with the help of our community partners keeps students in school, focused, and ready to learn.

Social Emotional Health: We want students to approach people and challenges in healthy ways. How do you learn to pay attention? Solve problems or conflicts with others? Be persistent in the face of frustration? Our students are learning these and other critical life skills thanks to relationships with CIS Site Coordinators.

College and Career Exploration: For students pursuing college, we help decipher the application process, explore scholarship opportunities, tour campuses and conduct mock interviews. For those planning to enter the work force, we help students discover enjoyable, sustainable career paths and connect them to internships, job shadowing opportunities and leadership training courses. For those undecided, our Project Success coordinators provide a safe sounding board to articulate goals and fears, and explore options.

This program is for students at Klein Road Elementary.

C.Y.O. is the organization to join if you enjoy sports and are between the ages of 4 -17. It offers healthy competition in volleyball, track and basketball.

Children of any religion in the community are encouraged to join. C.Y.O. is sponsored by this parish and governed by the Chancery of San Antonio. Teams play against other C.Y.O. teams from the northeast area of San Antonio.

Ages: 4 -17.

To get more information, contact David Mesa (830) 832-6558.

Adult volunteers are crucial to the success of the program, and if God has given you athletic talent, consider volunteering your time to this ministry.

You can serve the Lord as you help His children develop their athletic talents in a Christian environment. Quite a good deal!

We need young people to participate in this program so if you are a child, or if you are the parent of a child, you are invited to become part of our C.Y.O. We anxiously wait for your arrival!

If you have any questions please email [email protected]

Enrolling your child(ren) in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is the first step in providing them with a caring mentor who can bring new perspective to their world. As a parent, you will also have the opportunity to enroll in the informative and powerful workshop, Raising Highly Capable Kids.

Enroll your child here.

During the fall and spring semesters, the NB Lions offer eye screening services to all elementary schools in Comal County.

Annually, more than 6,000 individuals are screened by the Lions for any potential sight disturbances.

For more information, click here.

Kids Club partners with local schools, volunteers, and families to affirm God-given value and multiply possibilities together. Kids Club creates a fun, engaging environment where kids thrive through positive relationships with caring adults. Kids grow academically, expand life skills and develop Godly character.

Click here for more information.

The Saturday SEAM Series introduces children to Science, Engineering, Art and Math through a connection to their natural world.

During these monthly classes, our SEAM (science, engineering, art, and math) curriculum takes an unplugged approach to learning. Lessons take place in our outdoor pavilion, helping to return students and families to nature. By holding these programs outdoors, children are able to see many of the concepts they're learning in action, not just seeing on a screen or in a book. All activities are hands-on, helping to build a deeper, more tangible connection to science and nature through these programs.

These programs are aimed at students in the Kindergarten-3rd Grade range.

Click here for more information, class dates, or to sign up.

Girls on the Run is our program for girls in 3rd-5th grade that encourages girls to recognize their individual strengths and celebrate connections with others. Each season, girls gain a better understanding of who they are and what's important to them, the value of teamwork and healthy relationships and how they can have a positive impact on the world. Girls also make a meaningful contribution to their community through a team-organized Community Impact Project. Physical activity is woven into the program to inspire an appreciation for fitness and healthy habits and teach life skills including treating others with care, practicing gratitude and managing emotions. Each season culminates with a Girls on the Run 5K event. This celebratory, non-competitive event provides girls with a sense of accomplishment and instills the value of goal setting at a young age.

Grades 3 - 5

CIS collaborates with schools to connect students and families to tailored community resources, addressing health, behavioral, and family crises. Serving students facing challenges such as poverty, substance abuse, and poor mental health, CIS ensures safe and healthy environments both at school and at home.

Basic Needs: Students aren’t at their best if they are hungry, cold, tired, or don’t have the necessities, like clothing, school supplies or hygiene items. CIS Site Coordinators see to it that students can focus on learning and teachers can focus on teaching.

Academic Assistance: Sometimes students just need a little assistance to lift them to success. We connect students with the extra support they need to succeed.

Healthy Initiatives: Healthier children make better students. It’s hard to focus on math and reading if a student can’t see the blackboard, is suffering from mental health issues, a tooth ache, or absent because of untreated asthma. Addressing health and mental health needs with the help of our community partners keeps students in school, focused, and ready to learn.

Social Emotional Health: We want students to approach people and challenges in healthy ways. How do you learn to pay attention? Solve problems or conflicts with others? Be persistent in the face of frustration? Our students are learning these and other critical life skills thanks to relationships with CIS Site Coordinators.

College and Career Exploration: For students pursuing college, we help decipher the application process, explore scholarship opportunities, tour campuses and conduct mock interviews. For those planning to enter the work force, we help students discover enjoyable, sustainable career paths and connect them to internships, job shadowing opportunities and leadership training courses. For those undecided, our Project Success coordinators provide a safe sounding board to articulate goals and fears, and explore options.

This program is for students at Voss Farms Elementary.

Head Start is for children 3 and 4 years old.

CIS collaborates with schools to connect students and families to tailored community resources, addressing health, behavioral, and family crises. Serving students facing challenges such as poverty, substance abuse, and poor mental health, CIS ensures safe and healthy environments both at school and at home.

Basic Needs: Students aren’t at their best if they are hungry, cold, tired, or don’t have the necessities, like clothing, school supplies or hygiene items. CIS Site Coordinators see to it that students can focus on learning and teachers can focus on teaching.

Academic Assistance: Sometimes students just need a little assistance to lift them to success. We connect students with the extra support they need to succeed.

Healthy Initiatives: Healthier children make better students. It’s hard to focus on math and reading if a student can’t see the blackboard, is suffering from mental health issues, a tooth ache, or absent because of untreated asthma. Addressing health and mental health needs with the help of our community partners keeps students in school, focused, and ready to learn.

Social Emotional Health: We want students to approach people and challenges in healthy ways. How do you learn to pay attention? Solve problems or conflicts with others? Be persistent in the face of frustration? Our students are learning these and other critical life skills thanks to relationships with CIS Site Coordinators.

College and Career Exploration: For students pursuing college, we help decipher the application process, explore scholarship opportunities, tour campuses and conduct mock interviews. For those planning to enter the work force, we help students discover enjoyable, sustainable career paths and connect them to internships, job shadowing opportunities and leadership training courses. For those undecided, our Project Success coordinators provide a safe sounding board to articulate goals and fears, and explore options.

This program is for students at Lone Star Early Childhood Center.

Head Start provides family-centered services for low-income families with very young children. These programs are designed to promote the development of the children and to enable their parents to fulfill their roles as parents and to move toward self-sufficiency.

Head Start is for children 3 and 4 years old.

Grades 3-5:

Girls on the Run inspires girls of all abilities to recognize their individual strengths, while building a sense of connection in a team setting.  At the end of the season, the team completes a 5K together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion.

CIS collaborates with schools to connect students and families to tailored community resources, addressing health, behavioral, and family crises. Serving students facing challenges such as poverty, substance abuse, and poor mental health, CIS ensures safe and healthy environments both at school and at home.

Basic Needs: Students aren’t at their best if they are hungry, cold, tired, or don’t have the necessities, like clothing, school supplies or hygiene items. CIS Site Coordinators see to it that students can focus on learning and teachers can focus on teaching.

Academic Assistance: Sometimes students just need a little assistance to lift them to success. We connect students with the extra support they need to succeed.

Healthy Initiatives: Healthier children make better students. It’s hard to focus on math and reading if a student can’t see the blackboard, is suffering from mental health issues, a tooth ache, or absent because of untreated asthma. Addressing health and mental health needs with the help of our community partners keeps students in school, focused, and ready to learn.

Social Emotional Health: We want students to approach people and challenges in healthy ways. How do you learn to pay attention? Solve problems or conflicts with others? Be persistent in the face of frustration? Our students are learning these and other critical life skills thanks to relationships with CIS Site Coordinators.

College and Career Exploration: For students pursuing college, we help decipher the application process, explore scholarship opportunities, tour campuses and conduct mock interviews. For those planning to enter the work force, we help students discover enjoyable, sustainable career paths and connect them to internships, job shadowing opportunities and leadership training courses. For those undecided, our Project Success coordinators provide a safe sounding board to articulate goals and fears, and explore options.

This program is for students at Veramendi Elementary.

Head Start programs provide family-centered services for low-income families with very young children. These programs are designed to promote the development of the children and to enable their parents to fulfill their roles as parents and to move toward self-sufficiency.

Head Start is for children 3 and 4 years old.

Early Head Start programs provide family-centered services for low-income families with very young children. These programs are designed to promote the development of the children and to enable their parents to fulfill their roles as parents and to move toward self-sufficiency.

St. James School provides a Catholic education for students from Prekindergarten – 8th grade. The vision of St. James Catholic School since 1850 has been to nourish the spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, and physical needs of students within a strong, Catholic, family-oriented environment. Our goal is to produce compassionate life-long learners, faithful stewards, and influential leaders for a diverse and changing world.

Grades: PreK - 8th.

Click here for admissions, tuition, and fees.

The YMCA is more than a gym. When you join the YMCA, you belong to a place where:

• Parents find a safe, positive environment for children. 
• Families spend quality time together.
• Children and teens learn what they can achieve.
• Adults connect with friends and learn how to live healthier lives.
• communities thrive because neighbors support each other and give back. 
• We all build relationships that further our sense of belonging.

Click here to learn about everything that is provided at this location.

Click here to learn about Excel After the Bell, the YMCA's after-school program for children and teens.

Head Start knows that children love to learn as they play and we work hard to help them develop socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. Head Start is a safe and caring place for children to learn and grow. As the parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher, and we want to partner with you as your child learns and grows with us.

Age Eligibility

Early Head Start

• Infants/Toddler = ages 0-36 months old currently

Income Eligibility

The federal poverty guidelines are used to evaluate family income. Click here for 2024 income guidelines.  

Public Assistance 

• Receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
• Receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
• Submit award letter/placement paperwork with your application.

Families experiencing homelessness 

• Families qualify under the McKinney Vento Definition.
• Families may fill out the Housing Questionnaire with a center staff.  When approved, this will be required in lieu of family income.  
• McKinney Vento paperwork from the local education agency will be required in lieu of family income.  

Promotes church related scouting programs through the Boys Scouts of America and the National Catholic Committee on Scouting and encourages participation in and administers the religious emblems programs.

The stated mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to "prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law." Youth are trained in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations.

Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, leadership, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship through activities involving camping, community service, and acquiring various practical skills

Head Start knows that children love to learn as they play and we work hard to help them develop socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. Head Start is a safe and caring place for children to learn and grow. As the parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher, and we want to partner with you as your child learns and grows with us.

Head Start

Pre-School Age

•  3 years at the time of Enrollment
•  4 years on or before September 1, 2020

Income Eligibility

• The federal poverty guidelines are used to evaluate family income. Click here for 2024 income guidelines.

Public Assistance 

• Receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• Receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Submit award letter/placement paperwork with your application.

Families experiencing homelessness 

• Families qualify under the McKinney Vento Definition
• Families may fill out the Housing Questionnaire with a center staff.  When approved, this will be required in lieu of family income.  
• McKinney Vento paperwork from the local education agency will be required in lieu of family income.  

Head Start knows that children love to learn as they play and we work hard to help them develop socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. Head Start is a safe and caring place for children to learn and grow. As the parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher, and we want to partner with you as your child learns and grows with us.

Age Eligibility

Early Head Start

• Infants/Toddler = ages 0-36 months old currently

Income Eligibility

The federal poverty guidelines are used to evaluate family income. Click here for 2024 income guidelines.  

Public Assistance 

• Receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
• Receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
• Submit award letter/placement paperwork with your application.

Families experiencing homelessness 

• Families qualify under the McKinney Vento Definition.
• Families may fill out the Housing Questionnaire with a center staff.  When approved, this will be required in lieu of family income.  
• McKinney Vento paperwork from the local education agency will be required in lieu of family income.  

Head Start knows that children love to learn as they play and we work hard to help them develop socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. Head Start is a safe and caring place for children to learn and grow. As the parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher, and we want to partner with you as your child learns and grows with us.

Head Start

Pre-School Age

•  3 years at the time of Enrollment
•  4 years on or before September 1, 2020

Income Eligibility

• The federal poverty guidelines are used to evaluate family income. Click here for 2024 income guidelines.

Public Assistance 

• Receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
• Receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Submit award letter/placement paperwork with your application.

Families experiencing homelessness 

• Families qualify under the McKinney Vento Definition.
• Families may fill out the Housing Questionnaire with a center staff.  When approved, this will be required in lieu of family income.  
• McKinney Vento paperwork from the local education agency will be required in lieu of family income.