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Space festival, 14 April 2018, on the Plaza de Las Cruces, 3-7 PM: we had a booth to share scientific ideas and, of course, give visitors a look at what our school does. Vince had his FLIR One camera on his Android phone, taking images in thermal infrared radiation...

Come see our students at the International Festival on the Downtown Plaza (Plaza de Las Cruces) tomorrow - Saturday, April 14th. At 10 AM, they'll be singing in Mandarin Chinese.

Thursday, 12 April 2018. It's space week - the inaugural Las Cruces Space Festival is rolling! Check out the site, lcspacefestival.com for the lists of activities. LCA Board Chair Vince Gutschick has been doing additional radio shows on KTAL LP FM, along with Nan...

10 April 2018.  Harry E. Hellmuth (Lt. Col, US Army, ret.), died peacefully at La Posada Hospice.  Harry was a long-serving member of our Board of Trustees.  His calm and sage advice was always valued.  He also left us a bequest to provide scholarships.  We all miss...

10 April 2018, Tuesday. We have another great open house event coming up. Come see our school, engage with our outreach in science and world culture, view classes (8:30-10:00 AM), talk with teachers (5:30-6:30 PM). We welcome families considering enrolling their...

30 March 2018: Our students in grades 3-8 requested three levels of competition; they got it, and they had fun challenging themselves.  Our winners were Arabella, an 8th-grader, with Kira very close; Samantha, a 4th-grader; and Anish, a 3rd-grader.  The younger...

28 March 2018: Our students in grades 1-6 enjoyed the stunning Zuhl Collection of minerals and fossils on the NMSU campus.  They had questions and thoughtful comments about all the displays.  We thank Tiffany Santos, the curator, for showing us around with excellent...

15 March 2018.  Ides of March? No worries.  Our older students (here, Samantha, 5th grade) read with the younger students (here, Marissa and Cailin, 1st grade - both readers themselves), in a comfortable setting in our grades 1 & 2 room.

March 2018.  Our founder and Head of School, Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, had her birthday recently.  There was a lunch period Happy Birthday song in both English and American Sign Language (students, all with normal hearing, learn it in a club).  At afternoon snack, students...

Wednesday, 7 March 2018.  This is an 8x slo-mo video of an archery class at our school in Mesilla, NM.  Teacher and Head of School Dr. Lou Ellen Kay is in the foreground.  Our students worked hard with tight instruction that emphasizes safety; they've become quite...