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2017 Tribal Business Scholar Justina Coriz

My name is Justina C. Coriz, and  I am a tribal member of the Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos. I am a student/athlete at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) in Lawrence, Kansas. I am beginning my fourth year at this…

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ISEC Teacher Rachel Barber

Above: ISEC teacher Rachel Barber and her class at Pojoaque 6th Grade Academy start a lesson in a Meaning Making Circle.   Synthesizing Complex Concepts  After just returning from spring break, and in anticipation of PARCC testing, ISEC teacher Rachel…

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2017 Scholar Joseph Estrada

A Small, Local Library Opens Up a World of Learning Joseph Estrada is a voracious learner and reader. He calls the Embudo Valley Library the center of the community, but for him it was like a second home. The library…

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2017 Scholar Wilbur Wang

Wilbur Wang, Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund award winner, is driven by curiosity. Growing up in Los Alamos meant being surrounded by exploration, open-ended questions, research, and above all science. “This community is centered around LANL, and you can’t help…

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2017 RCRS Scholar Jinelle Scully

Did you know that the LANL Foundation offers support for adults returning to education? Scholarships offered through the  Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarships Fund (LAESF) for Northern New Mexicans seeking higher education are not just for students straight out of high…

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Empowering Teachers, Cultivating Talent

So often the message in education is that students are failing and it’s all the fault of teachers. Professional development is sent in to “fix” us and save our students from our shortcomings as educators. This is a powerfully disheartening…

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2017 Scholar Khaled Khweis

For Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship winner Khaled Khweis, growing up with three sisters and two brothers brought a spirit of competition. They had lively dinner discussions with their parents, asserted their points of view, disagreed, took sides, and often tried…

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2017 Scholar Charlyna Gonzales

On the scenic High Road to Taos sits Vadito, NM. The small village is best known as the home of Sipapu Ski Resort, but to locals it’s a place of rich tradition and community.  Charlyna Gonzales spent a lot of…

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Inquiry Learning in Science & Beyond

ISEC Teacher Jen Kennedy Students from Jen Kennedy’s third grade class at Nava Elementary learned about the Sun, Moon & Stars with the support of the Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) experiential materials and curriculum. Tracking the position of the…

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Larry Cox

Why I Give: Scholarships Jumpstart Careers and Create Opportunities “I realize the importance of education and continuous learning after going to college at age 27. I went from working as general contractor to getting a PhD in physics and math…

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