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Quick news: click here for directions (as a PDF file) to our presentation, "Gifted children thrive & help the community", at the Good Samaritan Village, Thursday, February 2nd, 2 PM.

 

News

 

In October, we received a stunning contribution to boost our capital campaign from the Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation. Read that and other news here.

 

An exciting trip to Bali and Sulawesi is in planning, for 10 to 15 people who wish to accompany us.  We're sharing the cultural richness we've found there, and we're also engaging you to donate to the Academy.  To find out more, please click here.

 

Please click here or on "News" at right for much more news - about our diverse and generous donors, our beloved volunteers and student teacher, our appearances in the public eye, our capital campaign, more ways for donors and volunteers to find us, and some interesting science sessions, past and current.

Welcome to Las Cruces Academy's online home.  We're a private, non-profit, secular school for gifted and academically advanced children who thrive in this alternative to other schools.  Our focus is on languages, math, and science, but we fill out a good education with a variety of other subject areas.  All children learn English, Spanish, and Chinese every day, and now we have Farsi available after regular classes. We also understand that good teachers, intellectual freedom and engagement, and a supportive social environment are the most valuable gifts we can give to students.  Please read on, and, if you wish to explore having your child join us, please visit the admissions page.  The navigation bar at right leads you to much more detail about our philosophy and curriculum (or click here).  We also are pleased to share news of what is happening at the school currently.  We started the second semester of our third year of classes on Wednesday,January 4th, 2012, with 27 students in grades K-5.  We'll have an Open House event on Tuesday, Feb. 7th, at 8-10 AM and at 5:30-7 PM. You can see the list of our events on our calendar.  You can also make an appointment by calling our Director.  To find us on the Downtown Mall, see our map.

 

Comments from parents & students have rewarded us for our efforts.   Please click here to see a selection.

 

Our students of all ages do hands-on science.  Presentations and demonstrations are given by Ph.D. scientists.  We use the highly successful Singapore math program.  Our students spontaneously count in Chinese or Spanish when they exercise, and during birthday celebrations they sing in all three languages. They have access to over 4,000 books that have been donated and purchased by many people.

 

Scholarships are available, in large part thanks to continued support of our scholarship fund by El Paso Electric.

 

Outreach to the community and the public schools is mandated by our Articles of Incorporation. A concrete plan is for our students themselves to develop and run a public museum.  In this effort they will use a number of scientific and cultural artifacts that the Academy founders, Drs. Lou Ellen Kay and Vincent Gutschick, have acquired in their scientific careers and in travels to 36 nations.  As a kick-off for our outreach, we have written a series of one-page light essays on interesting topics in science.  These are located here.

 

If you are a potential donor to the Academy, please consider augmenting the scholarship fund, capital fund, or our general fund. We plan to grow to a full pre-K - 12 school over the years, with your help.  If you wish to donate, please visit our Giving page, or call, write, or email us.  Thanks!