Field trip to the Organ Space Mural in Organ

by Leah | Feb 5, 2018 | News and Events

Monday, 26 January 2018.  The 3rd- through 8th-graders visited the Organ Space Mural. They came back, thrilled that they had been allowed to handle real remnants of the space program, including Shuttle heat shield tiles and a titanium fuel cell.  The other visitors at...

Open house – February 2018

by Leah | Feb 3, 2018 | News and Events

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We’re having an open house at our school,1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla.  We invite the public to visit on Tuesday, February 13th. In the morning, 8:30-10:00, visitors can watch classes in several subjects, talk with our Head of School, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, and view...

Coming up – Chinese New Year

by Leah | Feb 3, 2018 | News and Events

Changed date and time: Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 17th, 2-6 PM.  Venue: NMSU’s Corbett Center.  Our students will be singing in Mandarin Chinese and dancing.  Our students are busy practicing their performance.  Our program in Mandarin Chinese that has run...

Our public outreach grows

by Leah | Feb 3, 2018 | News and Events

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Our outreach to the public keeps rolling.  On community radio, KTAL LP FM, Vince Gutschick brings in the concepts and the amazing linkages among the sciences and among science with technology and society.  It’s on every Tuesday, noon to 1 PM.  The latest show covered...

Art at the LCA

by Leah | Feb 3, 2018 | News and Events

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Our students study art each week with Lou Ellen Kay.  Some of our 1st- and 2nd-graders’ art is pictured here, done in another class, taught by Elizabeth Brasher.  Now each Wednesday after school students join in for painting lessons with parent Bleu Knight.  With...

Chemistry of catalysis for middle-schoolers

by Leah | Feb 3, 2018 | News and Events

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2 February 2018. Middle-school science class took an outdoor turn, for safety’s sake today, Friday, February 2nd.  With Vince Gutschick, the students saw chemical catalysis in action.  Acetone, which is ordinary nail-polish remover,  can burn with an open flame…...