DECATS 2024: Week 3 at SAT
From the Director's Chair Dear DECATS Families: The final week of DECATS has been incredible as we wrapped up our "Exploration Awaits" journey together marking 30 years of DECATS. I want to sincerely thank you for trusting us with your children's care and well-being this summer. It has been a true joy to witness their learning and growth. We are confident that our Scholars will [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 3 at SJ
From the Director's Chair Greetings DECATS Families! On Thursday morning, over a year of planning, months of building courses, and hours of exploration and discovery culminated in our annual closing celebration day. What amazes me most about DECATS, beside the fascinating breakthroughs, remarkable insights, and moving acts of kindness is how quickly it all goes by. It seems like only yesterday we were gathering together [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 3 at IWA
From the Director's Chair Greetings, DECATS Families! The final week of our program is always filled with many experiences, such as course presentations and the culmination of our service project. Our community gathered over 300 pet toys and several pounds of pet food to donate to SPCA Houston! During Thursday’s Closing Celebration, our Scholars explored their creativity together and developed a powerful performance that was [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 2 at IWA
From the Director's Chair Greetings, DECATS Families! It is with gratitude and joy that I share with you that the second week of DECATS has been amazing! Our Scholars are working at learning using their gifts and talents! I am so proud of them and thrilled to share a few highlights from this week with you. As the second week comes to a close, our [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 2 at SJ
From the Director's Chair Greetings DECATS Families! The second week of the program has drawn to a close, but we are nowhere near the end of our exploration. The Scholars continually wow me with their discoveries, breakthroughs, and use of creative and critical thinking as they continue to plumb the depths of the great power that they possess. Scholars are collaborating to design and create [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 2 at SAT
From the Director's Chair Dear Parents: It's amazing to think that we have already completed our second week of DECATS. I wanted to take a moment to give you an update and share some of the highlights of what your Scholars have been experiencing. This week has been both eventful and exhilarating, filled with unforgettable experiences as we continue to unpack our theme of “Exploration [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 1 at IWA
From the Director's Chair Ahoy, DECATS Families! The first week aboard the DECATS Spacecraft has been a blast! We are so grateful you said ‘Yes!’ to DECATS this summer. As we prepare to launch each day, we are fueled with celebratory songs during our morning and afternoon assemblies. The energy is out of this world! Having our parents join us for our assemblies each day [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 1 at SJ
From the Director's Chair Greetings DECATS Families! I am delighted to write with an update on how far and how much we are already exploring during the first week of DECATS Houston at Strake Jesuit. From the first moment of Monday’s program the energy level was off the charts, and it only went up from there. During their first period courses, our youngest Scholars started [...]
DECATS 2024: Week 1 at SAT
From the Director's Chair Dear Parents: Our Scholars have had an amazing start to their DECATS adventure filled with fun, growth, and unforgettable experiences. From the moment they arrived, their enthusiasm and energy have been out of this world. Our morning assemblies are filled with lively songs, animated dancing, and heartfelt prayer. It’s inspiring to witness blossoming friendships in such a short amount of time. [...]
COVID-19 Response
Dear Families, We hope you have continued to be safe and well during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re writing to share with you our latest updates and decisions regarding this summer’s program. Program Status After considerable thought, discussion and prayer, we will not hold DECATS this summer. This was not an easy decision to reach, and we stand confident that our sadness for not conducting the program this year is temporary and [...]