The “Source” of the Texas River School

Texas River School founder and executive director, Joe Kendall, fell in love with the River and it changed his life. After a successful career in the restaurant and food service industry Joe created the Chautauqua Foundation in the early 1990’s. His sole purpose was to create opportunities for sharing his love of the River with people of all ages.

The Foundation quickly realized that the most valuable thing they could do was to create opportunities for our children to learn from and enjoy the River and through those adventures on the water, plant the seeds of good citizenship, environmental stewardship and leadership. These experiences will inspire a life-long love interest and concern for the River. 

The Foundation took a leadership role in making this a reality by creating the Texas River School. Since its inception, TRS has served nearly 5,000 elementary students.