BEST Academy of Austin
Bilingual Excellence in Science and Technology Academy
Bilingual minds.Engineering habits.Confident voices.
双语思维 · 工程习惯 · 自信表达Mentes bilingües · Hábitos de ingeniería · Voces seguras
A school built to create
A complete elementary education with three things woven through every week: two languages, real engineering, and the confidence to explain your thinking out loud.
Two bilingual pathways
English–Mandarin or English–Spanish with protected literacy, academic language, cultural competence, and authentic communication.
Early engineering + robotics
Developmentally appropriate design challenges, coding, sensing, building, testing, data, reflection, and public explanation.
Mathematics with depth
Strong core foundations plus non-routine problems, taught by a team whose students have won state and national mathematics competitions.
Public speaking + performance
Storytelling, prepared speech, bilingual presentation, drama, music, rehearsal, feedback, ensemble work, and public exhibitions—with equitable roles for every learner.
A complete elementary education
TEKS-aligned English/language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, technology, arts, health, PE, recess, and student support.
Planned permanent campus
Northwest Austin Metro, with a private playground and performance center, subject to all required approvals.
Bilingual voices
Families choose one pathway. Students build listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding—not memorized translation alone. Placement respects grade-level thinking while responding to each child’s language profile.
English–Mandarin
英语–中文双语路径
Protected literacy instruction in both languages, paired with storytelling, prepared speaking, drama, music, and authentic presentation.
English–Spanish
Programa bilingüe inglés–español
Protected literacy instruction in both languages, paired with storytelling, prepared speaking, drama, music, and authentic presentation.
STEM every week
Students ask questions, research users, imagine alternatives, plan, build, test, improve, and communicate. Science and mathematics supply the evidence; language helps learners explain decisions and learn from critique.
- Age-appropriate robotics develops sequencing, coding, sensing, control, data, and debugging.
- Science inquiry and design challenges every week, not as an occasional add-on.
- Student portfolios and exhibitions make growth visible to families.
20 years of teaching behind a new school
BEST Academy is new, but its founding team is not. For two decades the team has taught K–12 students through Chinese language, summer, and academic enrichment programs.
- A K–12 Chinese language program built over 20 years of teaching.
- Summer and weekend enrichment programs, from hands-on STEM building camps to advanced math training.
- Students have won numerous state and national awards in mathematics (including MATHCOUNTS®), physics, and chemistry competitions.
Next steps for families
We are opening Kindergarten–Grade 5 first, with planned expansion through Grade 8.
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Information session
Attend a family information session to meet the founding team and ask questions.
Receive documents
Families receive written status, calendar, tuition, refund terms, and an enrollment agreement before enrollment becomes final.
Enroll
Enrollment becomes final once required approvals are complete and the agreement is signed.
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Planned campus
Northwest Austin Metro
Subject to zoning, occupancy, accessibility, fire/life-safety, and other required approvals.
Opening
Kindergarten–Grade 5
Planned Fall 2027
Future expansion through Grade 8.