K-8 students join the worldwide Climate Strike

K-8 students join the worldwide Climate Strike

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Saturday, 20 September 2019: A week’s learning, writing, and drawing culminated in 16 students in grades K through 8 being out on the sidewalk in front of the Mesilla Town Hall holding posters they had made.  They were inspired by Greta Thunberg, the courageous...
Open house, September

Open house, September

On Tuesday, September 10th: The Las Cruces Academy is holding an open house, 8-10 AM and 5:30-6:30 PM, at the school, 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. You can meet with our Head of School, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, in the morning observe students in classes and at play,...

The Kids Are Not Alright: the LCA Difference

A recent opinion piece published in the New York Times lamented the lack of “free play and childhood independence” critical for unstructured growth and overall happiness of students in most schools. “For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop...
Labor Day 2019

Labor Day 2019

It’s Labor Day.  We salute our hardworking teachers – Elizabeth Brasher (English, writing, music, social studies, Assistant Head of School, theater and engineering clubs); Arielle Lane (early kinder and kindergarten, 1&2 reading, fitness, garden club, overseeing...

New academic year, added teacher

The new academic year starts on August 8th! We’re proud to announce a new Spanish teacher, Yolanda Guevara. Yolanda just rejoined us for the upcoming 2019-20 academic year, having taught Spanish in our first year of operation.  She stepped out to meet family needs and...