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We have over 100 posts about the very interesting and fulfilling activities at the school.  In late February 2019 a malicious attack led to loss of 28 posts (fortunately, that was the only significant hit after a quick purge and lockdown by us).  We've restoring the...

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...

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:...

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 Chinese...

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 to our...

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 organized by...

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...

5 February 2019: Today we celebrated Chinese New Year with a taste-treat of a lunch; students used chopsticks, some of them for the first time, and got to keep decorated chopsticks that Head of School Dr. Lou Ellen Kay brought back from Japan. We integrate subjects at...

5 February 2019: The spring semester is off with a flying start. We have 3 new students this semester, in grades 1-2, 4, and 8. One student moved out of state, so we’re at 43 students now. Our diversity continues to grow, and we celebrate that. We’ve also had another...

Friday, 22 February 2019: Sharing world culture: Three LCA families were recently in Japan, so they pooled pictures, souvenirs, other memorabilia, and stories at a potluck dinner from 5:00-7:30 PM. Many LCA families came with good food to share. Jessica and Kevin...