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Self-portraits

Self-portraits

by | Oct 16, 2018 | News and Events

16 October 2018: We’ve gotta share this – the first- and second-graders made self portraits in Kelly Lin’s class!
Vignettes of classes

Vignettes of classes

by | Oct 16, 2018 | News and Events

15 October 2018: students play tennis, sing in Spanish (they also know Chinese, English, and a bit of other languages, all starting in kindergarten), and watch our piano being tuned as a real-life experience.  Our piano is being readied for our end-of-term student...
Students at work in small classes

Students at work in small classes

by | Oct 14, 2018 | News and Events

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10 October 2018.  We’ve split up classes so that there’s even more individual attention.  Here are classes in early K/K (easy to guess which one; Arielle is the teacher), grades 1 & 2 (teacher: Kelly), and social studies 4-7 (Elizabeth).
Open house, 11 October

Open house, 11 October

by | Oct 2, 2018 | News and Events

Thursday, October 11th: The Las Cruces Academy is 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...
Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival

Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival

by | Sep 30, 2018 | News and Events

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Saturday, 29 September 2018: Our students, of all ages and experience in our Chinese classes, performed on the NMSU campus.  The festival was sponsored by the Confucius Institute and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of NMSU.  With only 2 weeks to prepare,...
We’ll have a book fair at Barnes & Noble

We’ll have a book fair at Barnes & Noble

by | Sep 25, 2018 | News and Events

Preparing for a book fair at Barnes & Noble in the Mesilla Valley Mall: we’ll be there on Saturday, 17 November, with students performing in several languages, a science demo, a book reading, and more.  Our Parent Committee is meeting on 3 October to start the...
Adventurous science

Adventurous science

by | Sep 25, 2018 | News and Events

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

Exuberant Chinese performance

by | Sep 25, 2018 | News and Events

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...