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Parent Testimonial 5
[Our son] continues to impress us with such topics as the roles of participants in a federal courtroom his class had visited, the universe and our solar system, the different branches of the US government, the history and culture of New Mexico, etc.
Parent Testimonial 4
[Our son] has been at Las Cruces Academy for nearly two years, beginning with the 2nd grade. He is currently learning both Spanish and Chinese, two languages besides English in which my husband and I want him to become fluent. He arrived at LCA with deficient math...
Parent Testimonial 3
Las Cruces Academy is a place for intellectual and personal development where our son has grown at his own pace, but particularly happy, challenged, and motivated. The environment in the academy is rich in many ways; for example, the kids are place in groups by range...
Parent Testimonial 2
[My son] has learned so much from LCA. [Seeing him] succeed socially in a setting which he had struggled with so much before is both heart warming and makes me thankful for all of you each time he comes home smiling.
Parent Testimonial 1
His love for art has skyrocketed, and his creative side is through the roof.
Open house for April
Tuesday, 11 April 2017. The Las Cruces Academy, at 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla, invites the public to visit the school. In the morning, 8:30-10:00, visitors can watch classes in Chinese and in grades early K through 2, talk with teachers, and view the...
LCA at the International Festival
Saturday, April 8th. We were invited to be part of the International Festival held in Pioneer Woman’s Park, 10 AM to 3 PM. What a beautiful, sunny day it was. We mingled with students, teachers, and others from diverse nations...and our students in grades 2-8...
Students learn about submarines
Monday, 27 March 2017. Retired seaman Dale Redd from the nuclear submarine USS James Monroe SSNb engaged our middle-schoolers with stories of what a submarine is, and, likewise, a nuclear reactor for powering it, plus tales of life in a 500-foot-long “people tank” on...
LCA Founders Interviewed on KRWG-FM
Friday & Saturday, 24 & 25 March 2017. Drs. Lou Ellen Kay and Vince Gutschick were interviewed by Emily Guerra on February 13th. Emily edited the interview splendidly and got a time slot free on the Puentes à la Communidad program for this Saturday. It will...
Students visit the Museum of Space History
Friday, 17 March 2017. Searching not for leprechauns but for knowledge of space exploration, nine of our twelve students in grades 3-8 visited the Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. Teachers Elizabeth Brasher and Ellen Armitage led the group, along with Shawn...