Congratulations

Congratulations

Sunday, 5 May 2019: We were so pleased to see Yi Li, wife of LCA board member David Gutschick, get her PhD diploma in person at the Ohio State University in a huge commencement ceremony attended by 70,000 people.  She was formally awarded her doctorate in Materials...
The Insect Zoo comes to us

The Insect Zoo comes to us

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Thursday, 9 May 2019: NMSU’s Insect Zoo came to the Academy to show the students a great diversity of both mounted and live insects.  The students paid rapt attention, particularly when they themselves handled a giant millipede, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, and a...
Really, really active!

Really, really active!

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9 May 2019: a recap and a prospectus: Big event on the 11th: our twice-yearly end-of-term performances by our students for families and friends, 5 PM.  Students and teachers worked on this all semester. Big event on Wednesday, the 29th: Food for Thought, our signature...
Enjoyable testing

Enjoyable testing

26 April 2019: Our students completed their nationally used Iowa Tests and enjoyed the challenge; many said “Why are these so easy?”   Yes, we have students with talent.  We ran the tests this week, as our second year of doing so.  Only two to four mornings were...
A bit of rocket science

A bit of rocket science

26 April 2019: The Iowa Tests took up some mornings for two to four days this week, and the afternoons were devoted to fun and other learning – music, a classic movie or two, some regular classes, and play.  One of our kindergarteners, Alden, took the time to read...