September 2021 public newsletter

by Leah | Aug 29, 2021 | News and Events, Uncategorized

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Letters from kindergarteners to their successors

by Leah | May 28, 2021 | News and Events

At the end of the 2019-20 school year, our kindergarteners, ready for their transition to the 1-2 classroom, wrote letters of advice to the new group:  

Flashy science

by Leah | 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 Leah | 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

by Leah | 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...

Earth Day 2021

by Leah | May 28, 2021 | News and Events

Our students of the Las Cruces Academy honored Earth Day this 22nd of April, 2021.  They had learned about many environmental issues over two weeks, from plastic pollution to climate change to deforestation.  Each of the 23 students in grades 3 through 8 chose a...