by LCA | Apr 18, 2023 | News and Events
Our students all know each other, across grades, and they treat each other well. They come from the US and from 9 other nations of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Classes are small, 15 students or fewer. On the national Iowa Assessments in 2022 23% of our students scored...
by LCA | Apr 5, 2023 | News and Events
Teaching the Chinese language (Mandarin) is fun for teacher Yulin Zhang and learning it is just as much fun for the students. It certainly is one of our flagship teaching efforts, and it us among all local schools. Yulin brings in the cultural insights, too. She...
by Leah | Sep 13, 2022 | News and Events
It’s Tuesday, September 13th. We’re just finishing four full weeks of classes in the new academic year. Forty students continuing from last year joined 10 new students and our wonderful faculty of seven dedicated and extremely qualified teachers. Students enjoy...
by Leah | Sep 13, 2022 | News and Events
Presentation to the Dona Ana County Commission, Tuesday, September 13th: How hot will it get in Las Cruces? Three students of the Las Cruces Academy – Arezou and Setareh Sibley and Morgan G. – and computer programming teacher Dr. Vince Gutschick presented a deep...
by Leah | Jun 5, 2022 | events, News, News and Events
In mid-April all our students but one brand-new student took the Iowa Assessments Form E. These are national-standard tests, each set for a grade level. We use the tests to assess how well we are teaching, not to rank students against each other. The value for...
by Leah | Jun 1, 2022 | events, News, News and Events
May 21, 2022. In the culmination of more than a year of preparation, students in grades 3 through 8 presented the full-hour play, James and the Giant Peach, based on the story by Roald Dahl. Siblings, parents, grandparents, and teachers packed the school courtyard in...
