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New Mexico Supreme Court Justices visit the LCA

New Mexico Supreme Court Justices visit the LCA

by | Nov 25, 2021 | News and Events

Las Cruces Academy was graced by the visit of three justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court on Sept. 16, 2021 as Justices C. Shannon Bacon, Julie Vargas and Briana Zamora visited the school. The justices fielded questions from 24 students in grades 3 to 8 as the...
Flashy science

Flashy science

by | May 28, 2021 | News and Events, Science 6-8 2022

Literally.  We do lots of experiments in grades 6-8 science. Girls love explosions as much as boys, it seems.  Here are two experiments with flashes. As an 8-year-old boy, Lou Ellen and Vince’s son, David, now an LCA Board member, bought a huge electrical...

In-person learning works best!

by | May 28, 2021 | News and Events, Uncategorized

We readily met CDC guidelines essentially right from the start of the 2020-21 academic year.  We are fortunate that we have nearly 200 square feet per student; we met the 25% occupancy rule readily.  We took extensive precautions.  We took every student and...
Economics 1 & 2

Economics 1 & 2

by | May 28, 2021 | News and Events

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Students of Kelly Lin, our teacher for grades 1 & 2 (and all math) created their economics projects.  They became producers by creating a product and setting up shop. On Friday, they invited Katie Bushma’s kindergarten class over to shop at their...