by LCA | Aug 24, 2023 | News and Events
A wide view of science: Science is international, crossing all inhabited continents (well, we can even include Antarctica, given the research going on there, but no one scientist is of Antarctic nationality!). Our grades 6-8 science teacher, Dr. Vince Gutschick,...
by LCA | Aug 23, 2023 | News and Events
Welcome to the new year. All of our families who could make it came to the potluck dinner on Friday, August 18th. We’d just finished our third day of regular classes. This was a good time for everyone to mix, meeting new families and renewing friendships. We segued...
by LCA | Jun 11, 2023 | News and Events
Our students and teachers packed a great deal into April and May. Each activity gets a link, or a story below: STEM Day, April 1, Saturday: our students presented their fun studies Students took the national tests, the Iowa Assessments, and do stunningly well, April...
by LCA | May 14, 2023 | News and Events
In the mornings of several days in mid-April all of our students in grades K-7 took the Iowa Assessments, Form E, a national standard exam covering many aspects of English, math, science, and social science. In each subject area each student achieved a rank as a...
by LCA | Apr 18, 2023 | News and Events
Our students all know each other, across grades, and they treat each other well. They come from the US and from 9 other nations of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Classes are small, 15 students or fewer. On the national Iowa Assessments in 2022 23% of our students scored...