Lively Middle School, located on historic South Congress Avenue and just down the street from the Texas Capitol, serves approximately 1,000 students. Lively was founded in 1886 and has been in its current location since 1911. Lively is proud of its rich history of educating Austin’s children. Our mission, “To provide educational opportunities that inspire global thinking and social responsibility,” is met through diverse course offerings and rich extracurricular activities.

First Thursday Tours 

Lively Campus tour is the first Thursday of each month from 4:00-5:00 pm. The tour is a personalized and overview of our school's history and special programs. Visitors can park on the Leland Street side of campus and check in to the front office at the blue Leland Gate. 

Please view an informative video about our programs!

Please view a video about our unique and fun campus!

Facility/Rental Information

To view how you can rent our facility please visit the Austin ISD Facility Use page on the district website.

Overview

Lively Middle School is located on historic South Congress Avenue down the street from the Texas Capitol. Lively was founded in 1886 and has been in its current location since 1911. Our mission, "To provide educational opportunities that inspire global thinking and social responsibility," is met through diverse course offerings and rich extracurricular activities. The Lively Humanities and Law Magnet for International Studies offers advanced academic programming and engaging coursework to challenge and support students. At Lively, Magnet students enroll in specialized language arts and social studies courses, where they enjoy accelerated, cross curricular, project-based learning. Lively's Dual Language Program provides students the ability to become bilingual, biliterate and bicultural through high-level cognitive instructional practice.

Sobre la escuela

La Escuela Secundaria Lively está ubicada en la histórica South Congress Avenue en la misma calle del Capitolio de Texas. Lively se fundó en 1886 y ha estado en su ubicación actual desde 1911. Nuestra misión, "proporcionar oportunidades educativas que inspiren el pensamiento global y la responsabilidad social", se cumple a través de diversas ofertas de cursos y ricas actividades extracurriculares. El Programa Especializado de Humanidades y Derecho para Estudios Internacionales de Lively ofrece una programación académica avanzada y cursos motivadores para desafiar y apoyar a los estudiantes. En Lively, los estudiantes del programa especializado se inscriben en cursos especializados de artes del lenguaje y estudios sociales, donde disfrutan de un aprendizaje acelerado, multidisciplinario y basado en proyectos. El programa de Lenguaje Dual de Lively proporciona a los estudiantes la capacidad de ser bilingües, biculturales y de leer y escribir en dos idiomas, a través de prácticas de instrucción cognitivas de alto nivel.