Inga Cotton
Inga is passionate about parent-driven education: helping parents be the best advocates for their children, finding the right schools (or homeschooling resources), and enjoying San Antonio's variety of arts and cultural events for families. She was born in California but has called Texas home since high school. She works part time as a lawyer and also blogs at San Antonio Charter Moms. Her eight-year-old son, F.T., and five-year-old daughter, G.N., attend a public charter school in the heart of the city. She married a techie and is a bit of a geek herself.
Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed at the Witte Museum
This summer, the Witte Museum is hosting a big, new exhibit called Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed in an amazing new space, the Mays Family Center. It's a fun and well-balanced exhibit that will teach you and your...
Exciting Times for Education: Notes from the San Antonio Regional Public PK–12 Education Forum
It’s an exciting time to be raising educated children in San Antonio. That's what I learned at the San Antonio Regional Public PK-12 Education Forum at the Pearl Stable last month.
On April 21, 2016, a group...
Plan a Family Day Trip or Weekend Getaway to Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas, is a small town with room to play, things to see, and good food to eat. It's worth the drive from San Antonio for a day trip or weekend getaway.
Depending on where...
Celebrating Closing the Achievement Gap at the IDEA Public Schools 2016 San Antonio Luncheon
On February 24, 2016, at the annual IDEA Public Schools San Antonio luncheon, school leaders presented San Antonio Mayor Ivy R. Taylor with the Closing the Achievement Gap Award. Mayor Taylor’s vision and attention to...
Fun for All Abilities at Morgan’s Wonderland
Morgan’s Wonderland: Who is it for? It’s for EVERYONE.
The first time we went to Morgan’s Wonderland, I felt awkward about claiming free admission for F.T., my son, who is on the autism spectrum. (The...
School Choice Week at IDEA Public Schools
This post is brought to Alamo City Moms Blog by our partner, IDEA Public Schools.
National School Choice Week, January 24–30, 2016, is a celebration of the idea that there are many education options available, including...
Top 10 Free Brain Boosters for San Antonio Kids
All parents want to give their children the best chances to succeed in life. Sometimes, the things we want for them seem out of reach. (For example, I’m trying to not freak out about...
Traveling Fiercely, Not Fearfully
"Flourishing Fiercely" is the theme this year for a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group at Community Bible Church, which recently invited me to visit and speak about "Traveling Fiercely, Not Fearfully." One of the organizers follows...
Yanaguana Garden in Hemisfair: Where Families Can Play Downtown
If you have been downtown recently, perhaps to catch a show at the Magik Theatre, you may have noticed that Hemisfair is in the process of being redeveloped. The park, which had seemed sort...
PTAs Are Doing It Wrong
Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) are doing it wrong. They spend too much time and energy on things that don’t matter for our kids’ education, and they leave out many of the people who desperately want...
Children in Nature at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, Cibolo Nature Center & Farm,...
Healthy, happy kids who run around outside, yell, laugh, and get muddy and then come inside, clean up, wolf down a square meal, and cuddle on the couch with a book... That's what we...
San Antonio’s Military Heritage: Museums at Fort Sam Houston, Lackland, and Stinson Field
This summer, my kids and I are trying to pack in as much fun and learning as we can. We started out by making a bucket list. One of our goals was to visit more of San...
The BookCellar: Save Money on Books and Support the Friends of the San Antonio...
Do you have a summer bucket list? Brooke’s list includes going to the San Antonio Public Library and joining the Summer Reading Program.
My summer bucket list also included visiting the BookCellar, a discount store...
Make Family Memories at the JW Marriott San Antonio
Inga and her family received a one-night stay at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa to assist her in writing this review. All opinions are her own.
It's hard to get...