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Recognition for our teaching of Chinese

Recognition for our teaching of Chinese

by | Mar 20, 2019 | News and Events

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2 March 2019: The Las Cruces Academy is delighted to announce that we have received confirmation that our request for status as a Confucius Classroom, a special part of the Confucius Institute, has been granted. This honor is due to the excellent education in Mandarin...

by | Mar 12, 2019 | News and Events

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12 March 2019: A very windy day is not a problem for our archers in grades 3-7.  They’re enjoying a sport that rewards precision and self-discipline.  Thanks to New Mexico’s Fish and Game Department, and especially Jeremy Lane, we have a full set of equipment on loan:...
Big celebration of Chinese New Year

Big celebration of Chinese New Year

by | Mar 9, 2019 | News and Events

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Chinese New Year, Saturday, 9 February 2019. Our students were invited to perform at the heart of this celebration at New Mexico State University’s Corbett Center. It was a big event, with perhaps 500 attendees in addition to performers. Our beloved Mandarin...
Student-initiated letter

Student-initiated letter

by | Mar 2, 2019 | News and Events

25 January – 2 March 2019. A recent session of grades 4-8 science on light and energy led naturally  to a discussion of climate change. The ramifications of climate change for society led  6th-grader Erika to propose that the students as a group write a letter...
Fun in school – Valentine’s Day

Fun in school – Valentine’s Day

by | Feb 14, 2019 | News and Events

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Valentine’s Day, 2019: Our school is fun as well as strongly academic. Every day students play at recess, in PE, after school in our extended hours (no charge)…and on special days when we have celebrations. Here are images from the Valentine’s Day party...
A biochemist visits

A biochemist visits

by | Feb 14, 2019 | News and Events

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On Thursday, 14 February 2019 (yes, Valentine’s Day), Dr. Kevin Houston, Kaleb’s dad and a Prof. at NMSU, visited. He engaged the class to learn about DNA being transcribed to messenger RNA and that being translated into the sequence of amino acids, or proteins.  He...