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24 October 2017.  Here are a couple of nice, simple demos of how momentum is exchanged... and conserved, in collisions of bodies.  

29 Sept. 2017. Our students not only speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese; they learn the culture. Teacher Yulin Zhang invited martial arts expert Xue Jun from NMSU's Confucius Institute to teach students some martial arts. Here the beginning class has a turn....

We have another great open house event on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017. 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...

Once more into the joyful fray!  Our young students are competing again in the Junior First Lego League.  This year’s theme is Aqua Adventure.  From the FirstInspires website, here’s a descriptor: “Find out where the water you use in your daily life comes from, and...

Here’s an opportunity for you to save money on restaurants, groceries, books, sporting goods, and more.  We’re selling great discount coupon books, raising money for us as a 501(c)(3) public educational charity and saving you much in the bargain.  SaveAround books,...

26 September 2017. The LCA supports the arts, inside our school and outside.  We just submitted copy for an ad in the program of the Las Cruces Chamber Ballet’s Nutcracker 2017 performance.  The rehearsals go on for months, of course.  The performances are scheduled...

10 & 22 September 2017. Both city newspapers have featured the LCA for our extensive recycling program.  The Bulletin ran a story on 10 September and the Sun-News on 22 September.  Thanks, you two, for the recognition, and thanks to our whole school, from students...

25 September 2017. Our new teacher for Mandarin Chinese, Yulin Zhang, has been on the job now for 6 weeks.  She and the students are thriving.  Here she’s teaching the students to write the characters for the numbers 1-12.  They’re learning conversational Chinese...

We have another great open house event on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017. Come see our school, engage with our outreach in science and world culture, view classes (8:30-10:00 AM), talk with teachers (5:30-7:00 PM). We welcome families considering enrolling their...

Monday, 21 August 2017. LCA students view the eclipse, three ways. The Great American Eclipse of 2017 treated our students to an outdoor experience, a rare optical treat, and an appreciation of the Solar System. Students came out in groups, about 6 times each, to...