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Adventurous science
Friday, 21 Sept. 2018: students in our grades 4-7 science class viewed (from a safe distance, and with protection) a rapid chemical reaction, with reactants bursting into flame. Teacher Vince Gutschick, a Ph. D. chemist, guided students as they ground up potassium...
Exuberant Chinese performance
Saturday, 29 Sept. 2018, 4-9 PM, on the outdoor stage to the east of NMSU’s Corbett Center: we’ll be at the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at NMSU, New Mexico State University Confucius Institute and...
Another beautiful afternoon
7 September 2018. Here is a view from the edge of our parking lot. We have a very fortunate location.
Open house coming up
Thursday, 13 September 2018: We're holding an open house, 11 AM to 1 PM, at the school, 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. You can meet with our Head of School, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, observe students in classes and at play, and talk with our great teachers. We're proud...
First-time learners absorb Chinese fast
5 September 2018. Our students progress fast with a great teacher, Yulin Zhang. These are beginning students, who’ve never had Chinese before, and it’s just the 4th week of classes! Good work, all of you. Here's a video, 29 seconds, 9.6 MB.
The new academic year
5 September 2018: We’re just over 3 weeks into the new school year, in our tenth year of classes. New and continuing students, a new teacher joining us, and vibrant classes fill the school. Our 13 students in early K/kindergarten and 14 students in grades 1 & 2...
Maker’s time for students
A Tuesday activity - makers' time with our Head of School, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay (who has made amazing furniture, herself). Students pick what they want to make, as a potentially durable object - perhaps a patterned lampshade of an interesting shape. Here some students...
Not academic – just a great view
17 August 18. As we were cleaning up after our very successful LCA Community Meeting with parents, students, teachers, and Board members, we caught this beautiful sunset from our courtyard. Enjoy.
Our after-school fun on-site
15 August 2018. Most of our students stay and play, and study, after the school day ends. It's a great socialization time for them. We don't charge for this time, which runs to 5:30 PM for the convenience of working parents (students also arrive in droves as early...
The 2018-19 school year is rolling
17 August 2018. The new school year is off to a great start. We have 40 students already, with more inquiring about our waiting lists for early K/K and grades 1-2. Most of the families met at our first LCA Community Meeting this past Friday, sharing an abundance and...