Austin STEM Academy

Specialties

The Mana Academy offers high-​quality early childhood education in the areas of STEM.

History

Established in 2013.

Austin STEM Academy is the only preschool in the Austin area that offers a STEM-​based early childhood curriculum. We use a problem-​based learning approach to engage children in exploring relevant, developmentally-​appropriate questions and real-​world problems.

Moreover, Austin STEM Academy is not only the first STEM preschool in Central Texas — we’re a community of families who are committed to building a better tomorrow. When you enroll your child at ASA, you can be sure his or her peers are being brought up with the same values and high standards that are so important to you.

Meet the Business Owner

Gina M.

Business Owner

Executive Director Gina Morales created Austin STEM Academy as a brainchild for her child. Born and raised in El Paso, TX, she moved to Austin in 1998. Bolstered by a lifelong love of learning, she enrolled at St. Edwards University, where she graduated with her B.A. in Language Arts with elementary teacher certification in 2003. During her five years teaching 3^rd grade and Pre-​k in the public schools, she loved learning about the students and the profession and, of course, teaching, but having come from a private school background, the public school system did not agree with her.

She left teaching for a job in advertising at GSD&M and shortly after, had her son. It was at this time that she began to refocus her efforts on the education of a young child. Gina’s found it fascinating growing alongside Oliver, him as a little person, and her as a mom. When the time came to put him in preschool, she decided starting a school for him to attend and for her to share her passion for learning.