Future Leaders and Innovators™
5+ Years Old
Virtual Learning Pods
Stepping Stone School is providing safe Virtual Learning Pods for school-age children this Fall!
We are ready and eager to assist your child in a safe and clean learning environment with their virtual learning. We continue to provide our full-time School Age Programming to assist our families and children who are unable to attend elementary school in person.
We have retrofitted our school age classrooms to accommodate full-time At Home elementary school (public & private) fall curricula. We are providing safe, highly sanitized individualized learning environments for our children. While also enhancing Stepping Stone School’s curriculum to augment your child’s daily learning and to fully support TEA guidelines!
We are providing a safe and quiet academic area for your children to participate in virtual learning, and to complete their homework. An onsite capable and degreed faculty member will guide your children with their Private or ISD curriculum work and technology. Our teachers are willing, ready, loving and supportive and WANT to lead your child. Parents will need to provide a laptop or tablet, headphones, logins, passwords and websites children need to log into. Stepping Stone School will also offer TEKS based curriculum to supplement their learning as necessary.
Once schools reopen, we will continue to implement our one-of-a-kind STEAM based After School Care and Curriculum! In addition, Stepping Stone School will provide a daily homework opportunity and a series of exciting activities designed to promote Joy and Mindfulness!
Daily Schedule
Our daily curriculum is fun and engaging, with structured exercise breaks and nutritious snacks to keep students focused and energized while completing their individual ISD studies.
Interested in learning more about School-Age programs at Stepping Stone School? Preview our daily schedule by clicking the PDF link or clicking here
Stepping Stone School is committed to Virtual Learning and peace of mind for all!

Health and wellness checks before entry

Degreed faculty will assist children

Desk Shield provided
Virtual Learning Pods at 15 Austin area campuses
Speak to your principal to reserve a space today!
After-School, School Holiday and Year-Round Programs
School-age children grow at an amazing rate— physically, emotionally/socially, cognitively and linguistically. As they develop, 5 to 11-year-olds refine peer relationships and information about the adult world, so they thrive on friendships, alliances, challenges and responsibility. Our programs are designed to nurture your child with character building, homework assistance, mind-expanding S.T.E.A.M. programming and experiments and physical activity to keep your child Fit for Life™!
At Stepping Stone School, our exclusive Future Leaders and Innovators™ After-School Program offers your student a comfortable, group atmosphere. Learning plans are based on the accomplishments of the world’s greatest innovators and leaders. Themes and projects are tailored to your child’s interests, interwoven with our Platinum Learning for Life™ and S.T.E.A.M. curriculum. Children thoroughly enjoy exciting programming, health and wellness education and character-building activities!
A research study by Posner and Vandall (1999) found that high-quality after-school programs are associated with better peer relationships and positive outcomes.
I am one of the students at Stepping Stone School and I love it! We do very fun activities that I learn a lot from and I have made many amazing friends here!
When I have children, I will definitely let them go to Stepping Stone School and I think you should too!
Learn More About Stepping Stone School School-Age Summer Camp Programs
Participation in afterschool programs has been associated with better work habits in classrooms, improved test scores, increased self-confidence, self-esteem and improved leadership skills. Positive health outcomes, including reduced obesity are also associated with participation in afterschool programs.
Young Entrepreneurs and PhilanthropistsTM
Our summer program, Young Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists TM presents a sophisticated approach empowering participating students to develop and use academic skills. Students replicate real business activities found in the adult world, making and selling products, and donating their profits to charity. This synergy between curriculum and innovation provides experiential learning, values development, teamwork, social skills building, and community involvement blended into a fun project.
Far beyond merely connecting children with their communities, Stepping Stone Schools creates ‘philanthropreneurs’ connected ethically and morally in service to their communities.


Stepping Stone School continues providing academic enrichment over the summer with a research-based curriculum. Our one of a kind Professional Speaker Series™ and field journeys will correspond with each bi-weekly theme.

Stepping Stone School After School Programs inspire learners and prevent the summer Brain Drain- keeping students active, healthy, and challenging their minds daily with our engaging activities.
Austin’s Favorite School-Age Summer Camp
Stepping Stone School Summer Camp
Learn More About Stepping Stone School School-Age Summer Camp Programs
Video and Podcast Production
Tune in to learn about S.T.E.A.M education, Superhero Movie Reviews, unicorns, and a variety of interesting topics chosen and produced by our School-Age classes.
Field Journeys –
Children are inspired by educational and exciting field journeys at Stepping Stone School! Journeys may vary by location, and include but are not limited to:
Curriculum Components
The Brainery™
The Brainery™ incorporates our Platinum Learning for Life™ curriculum which challenges the intellect and builds character. As a sophisticated and unique program, The Brainery™ focuses on the development of the "whole-child".
School-age children achieve their potential with innovative lesson plans, activities, field journeys and intellectual themes. This synergy is an example of how Stepping Stone School consistently raises the bar in education.
Homework Lab
Students are provided opportunities daily to receive support and guidance with homework. Our skilled faculty provide access to approved reference tools, reviews accuracy and communicates frequently with parents.
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead
Our exclusive S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) curriculum is fully integrated into all areas of programming. Students engage in activities, experiments, and investigations pertaining directly to theme-based study and are hands-on participants in their learning.
Read more about our S.T.E.A.M. curriculum, which is research-based for each developmental stage, and the philosophy behind this innovative way of learning. Stepping Stone School has received national recognition for advanced thinking in this area of curriculum!
Empathy and Character-Building
The Brainery™ offers a wide spectrum of compassion and character-building activities.
Research shows that helping others is a key to lifelong happiness. For example, participation in annual food drives for Caritas and field journeys to retirement homes instill compassion in children.
Teachers purposefully engage children in reflective-thinking and other-centeredness, serving as foundations for social-emotional development.
Every activity your child participates in at The Brainery™ will further their knowledge, increase their curiosity, peak their imagination and move them forward developmentally on the social-emotional continuum.
Programs Offered
The Brainery™
The Brainery™ incorporates our Platinum Learning for Life™ curriculum which challenges the intellect and builds character. As a sophisticated and unique program, The Brainery™ focuses on the development of the "whole-child".
School-age children achieve their potential with innovative lesson plans, activities, field journeys and intellectual themes. This synergy is an example of how Stepping Stone School consistently raises the bar in education.
Homework Lab
Students are provided opportunities daily to receive support and guidance with homework. Our skilled faculty provide access to approved reference tools, reviews accuracy and communicates frequently with parents.
Empathy and Character-Building
The Brainery™ offers a wide spectrum of compassion and character-building activities.
Research shows that helping others is a key to lifelong happiness. For example, participation in annual food drives for Caritas and field journeys to retirement homes instill compassion in children.
Teachers purposefully engage children in reflective-thinking and other-centeredness, serving as foundations for social-emotional development.
Every activity your child participates in at The Brainery™ will further their knowledge, increase their curiosity, peak their imagination and move them forward developmentally on the social-emotional continuum.
Programs Offered
The Brainery™ incorporates our Platinum Learning for Life™ curriculum which challenges the intellect and builds character. As a sophisticated and unique program, The Brainery™ focuses on the development of the "whole-child".
School-age children achieve their potential with innovative lesson plans, activities, field journeys and intellectual themes. This synergy is an example of how Stepping Stone School consistently raises the bar in education.
Students are provided opportunities daily to receive support and guidance with homework. Our skilled faculty provide access to approved reference tools, reviews accuracy and communicates frequently with parents.
The Brainery™ offers a wide spectrum of compassion and character-building activities.
Research shows that helping others is a key to lifelong happiness. For example, participation in annual food drives for Caritas and field journeys to retirement homes instill compassion in children.
Teachers purposefully engage children in reflective-thinking and other-centeredness, serving as foundations for social-emotional development.
Every activity your child participates in at The Brainery™ will further their knowledge, increase their curiosity, peak their imagination and move them forward developmentally on the social-emotional continuum.
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead
Our exclusive S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) curriculum is fully integrated into all areas of programming. Students engage in activities, experiments, and investigations pertaining directly to theme-based study and are hands-on participants in their learning.
Read more about our S.T.E.A.M. curriculum, which is research-based for each developmental stage, and the philosophy behind this innovative way of learning. Stepping Stone School has received national recognition for advanced thinking in this area of curriculum!