Education

2013 Quality New Mexico Learning Summit Set for April 22-23

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QNM News:

Quality New Mexico will host its annual Learning Summit April 22-23 at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.

Bill Wadt of Los Alamos is chair-elect of Quality New Mexico and co-chair of its educational initiative New Mexico Excellence in Learning.

“The goal of the Learning Summit is to get people interested in the idea of improving education in a Systemic way,” Wadt said.

Quality New Mexico Chair-Elect Bill Wadt

Wadt announced the primary speakers for this year’s Summit.

“We were able to get Terry Holliday, the Commissioner of Education for Kentucky, to be a keynote Read More

New Mexico House Fights for Public Schools

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The News Mexico House of Representatives passed two bills Sunday aimed at protecting New Mexico’s public schools.

House Bill 460, “School Management Contracts & Charter Boards,” sponsored by Rep. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo-21) passed the House with a vote of 34 to 33.

House Bill 392, “Public Education Commission as Independent”, sponsored by Rep. Mary Helen Garcia (D-Dona Ana-34) passed the House with a vote of 37 to 27.

There has been a recent outcry regarding the Public Education Department’s (PED) action to overrule the Public Educations Commission (PEC) Read More

PAC 8 Opens Spring Break Music Video Class

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Students jam during class with Jimmy Russell on harmonica who has played with greats such as Prince and Lenny Kravitz. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 will begin a new session of “Spring Music Video Classes” April 8 that will run through April 11 (spring break.)

Classes start at 2 p.m. and run until 4 p.m. each day.

Students will learn the process of making a music video.  During the session, students will learn to record audio, operate a camera, basic lighting techniques and basic editing and mixing.  

Classes are taught by Eric Heithaus of Read More

Mountain Fifth Graders Tackle Skiing and Snowboarding

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Pajarito Mountain Ski School instructors take students through their paces. Courtesy photo
 
Fifth graders who participated in the Mountain School skiing and snowboarding program at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy photo
 
 
Mountain Elementary students ride the chair lift at Pajarito Mountain. Courtesy Photo
 
LAPS News:
 
Thanks to generous support from Pajarito Mountain Ski Patrol and Ski School, the 5th grade students from Mountain Elementary School were able to participate in a four-week ski and snowboard program.
 
Students were bused up to
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Enrollment Underway for Summer Art Camp at Bilingual Montessori

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BMS News:

Enrollment for  Summer Art Camp at Bilingual Montessori School is now open. 

The program will serve kids from first to fifth grade.

Bilingual Montessori School has a year-round program for children from 6 weeks of age through kindergarten.

During the summer, the school offers a Montessori based program focused on the arts for older children as well.

Visit www.bilingualmontessorischool.com to learn more about both of these programs, or call Odalys Fernandez at 505-672-1800.

Bilingual Montessori School is at 115 Longview Dr. in White Rock.

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Los Alamos Ranks High at Regional Science Fair

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Los Alamos students at the Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair March 2 at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Students from Los Alamos competed and ranked well at the 2013 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair March 2 at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M.

2013 Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science Fair:
 

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LAPSF Awards Microscopes to Aspen Teacher Through ‘Great Ideas Grant’ Program

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Aspen Elementary School 5th grade students work with microscopes, from left, Hannah Mullen, Victor Popa-Simil, teacher Stacy Martens, Isabel Montoya and Aedin Miller. Courtesy/LAPSF

LAPSF News:

As part of its “Great Ideas Grant” program, the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation awarded a grant for microscopes to Aspen Elementary School teacher Stacy Martens.

In her grant application last fall, Martens wrote, “The purpose of this grant is to allow 5th grade students at Aspen Elementary the opportunity to study cells in science. Part of the 5th grade curriculum and standards Read More

LAPS Board Meets Tuesday, March 12

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LAPS News:

The Los Alamos School Board will hold its Regularl School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theatre.

The agenda for the meeting will be posted at the District Office the Thursday before the meeting.

If special accommodations are required, notifiy the secretary to the superintendent 72 hours before the meeting at 663-2230. Read More

Rotary Club Honors Essay Contest Winners

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Rotary Club of Los Alamos Essay Contest winners and their parents and teacher were honored at the Club’s March 5 meeting. From left, Minhua Wang, Jenny Wang (Third Place), James Delgado, Katie Delgado (First Place), Cindy Welch, Tabitha Welch (Second Place), Eighth Grade Los Alamos Middle School Language Arts Teacher Lorene Beckstead and Christina Kraemer who served as Rotary chairperson of the 4-Way Test Essay Competition. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 

Katie Delgado reads her first place winning essay to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com Read More