Some details on good test results

by Leah | Jun 10, 2018 | Uncategorized

30 April – 3 May 2018: Finding out how we’re doing as a school: We did our first standardized testing, over 2- or 3-hour slots on four days.  We chose the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, covering language and math for the kindergarteners, and additional subjects for older...

Great test results

by Leah | Jun 10, 2018 | News and Events

Early May 2018: Finding out how we’re doing as a school: We did our first standardized testing, over 2- or 3-hour slots on four days.  We chose the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, covering language and math for the kindergarteners, and additional subjects for older...

Food for Thought 2018

by Leah | Jun 9, 2018 | News and Events

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Wednesday, 30 May 2018: Food for Thought, our 5th run of this community event and school fundraiser. We thank our food donors (La Posta, the Santa Fe Grill, Luna Rossa, and Marv and Marni King), our silent auction donors, our 50 generous guests, our numerous...

Talent show 2018

by Leah | Jun 9, 2018 | News and Events

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Friday, 25 May 2018: Talent show.  This was our last day of the academic year, and a busy one.  Students took a break for a picnic at a nearby park.  They returned for a talent show, each student choosing what to do individually or in pairs.  After the school day...

Appreciating wildlife: snakes!

by Leah | Jun 9, 2018 | News and Events

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Tuesday, 22 May 2018: An appreciation of wildlife: snakes come to the Academy.  Jeremy Lane, of New Mexico Game & Fish visited again with nonvenomous snakes.  Imparting not fear (as you can see) but an awareness of how snakes live, act, and fit into our world,...

Open house, June 19th

by Leah | Jun 7, 2018 | News and Events

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The Las Cruces Academy, at 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla, invites you to visit the school on Saturday, June 16th. While we don’t have classes to observe during the summer, we welcome you to visit us in the morning, 10 AM to noon.  You can meet our Head of School,...

Opening for Deputy Head of School

by Leah | May 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

The Las Cruces Academy seeks a Deputy Head of School, with a path to becoming Head of School.  This development starts our transition to long-term leadership.  The position requires the abilities to teach and to do business management. The position would initially be...

Food for Thought 2018

by Leah | May 19, 2018 | News and Events

Food for Thought 2018 – our signature community event and fundraiser!  May 30, 2018, 6-9 PM.    Click here to go to the full, updated page – thanks for visiting!

Vignettes: academics, fun

by Leah | May 19, 2018 | News and Events

Monday, May 14th: a snapshot of our academics, on two of our whiteboards. The spelling words for the week for our 1st- and 2nd-graders get pretty advanced!  The topics in biology for our middle-schoolers, likewise. …and school life, Wednesday, May 16th: a...

Student performances, end of the term

by Leah | May 19, 2018 | News and Events

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Also Saturday, May 12th, 5-8 PM: We had our classic end-of-term performances by students of all ages, singing in English, Chinese, Spanish, and American Sign Language, acting and dancing in accompaniment.  A number of students played piano pieces.  At the opening,...