Labor Day 2019

by Leah | Sep 2, 2019 | News and Events

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

by Leah | Aug 6, 2019 | News and Events

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...

Teaching cursive writing, and science at the same time

by Leah | Jul 24, 2019 | News and Events

Cursive writing isn’t a lost skill at the Las Cruces Academy.  Head of School Lou Ellen Kay teaches cursive to students in 1st grade and up.  They can then take notes more rapidly than by printing, they can read historic documents, and they can develop personal,...

Welcoming new students for 2019-2010

by Leah | Jul 24, 2019 | News and Events

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There are still open places in kindergarten and grades 3-8; grades 1&2 are projected to be nearly full. What are we offering to our students?   We provide a high-quality education at the level that is both supportive and challenging.  We assess each student and...

The 2019-2020 year is just around the corner!

by Leah | Jul 22, 2019 | News and Events

How did LCA students wrap up 2019? Our students shone in the Iowa Assessments, averaging individually in the 88th percentile nationally.  LCA students who tested in both 2018 and 2019 showed an average gain of 1.7 grades per year. We also had 7 students in grades 2-7...

Stellar results on Chinese test

by Leah | Jul 12, 2019 | News and Events

10 July 2019 This May, seven of our students in grades 2-7 took the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) exam, a test of proficiency in the Mandarin Chinese language including both reading and listening comprehension components. Their performance was stellar: 100% of students...