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.