TESOL Teacher Certification
Melisha Martinez was on a very different career path before becoming an educator. Over 10 years while her three children were young, she worked her way up from desk clerk to manager at a Santa Fe hotel with a daily…
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2019 NM Home Visiting Summit
Exploring Remedies to Childhood Trauma At the September 16 Early Childhood Symposium and September 17 New Mexico Home Visiting Summit, keynote speaker Dr. Bruce Perry, a prominent child psychiatrist, author and consultant known for his research and clinical work with…
Triad awards $599,600 grant to the LANL Foundation
Award supports K–12 STEM education, growing and supporting teachers in Northern New Mexico and LANL Scholars program. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation’s mission to “inspire excellence in education and learning in Northern New Mexico through innovative programming, collaboration and…
LANL Foundation welcomes new board members
Española, NM — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is pleased to welcome new members of its Board of Directors: Wilmer Chavarria, Gary Falle, Thom Mason and Tania Sanchez, and returning member Kathryn Harris Tijerina. “Our new strategic plan is focused…
Welcome Kersti Tyson & Michael Dabrieo
New Leadership in K-12 Programming and Evaluation to Strengthen Educational Impact in Northern New Mexico LANL Foundation is pleased to welcome Kersti Tyson, PhD as Director of Evaluation & Learning and Michael Dabrieo as Education Enrichment Director. Tyson’s primary focus…
The Impact of ISEC
These videos about the impact of the ISEC program were created by the talented staff at Littleglobe Inc. Special thanks to Chris Jonas and Luke Carr. ISEC – Inquiry STEM Program Overview [video: align:center] ISEC – Inquiry Lesson…
Grant Recipient – STEMarts Lab & Paseo Project
In 2018, LANL Foundation provided grant funding for the STEMarts Lab, in conjunction with its fiscal sponsor Paseo Project, to design an intercultural curriculum and exciting three-day youth workshop called Indigenous Cosmology Meets Particle Physics. Using projection art, students were expose…
Grant Recipient – Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
Story and photos provided Matthew Foster Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) provides comprehensive life skills and workforce development training to youth and young adults across north and central New Mexico. Corpsmembers work on a wealth of conservation and education projects…
National Board Certification for Local Teachers
LANL Foundation recognizes that the salaries of public school teachers do not match their dedication nor the importance of their work. In an effort to encourage teachers to elevate their earnings as well as their professional practice, the K-12 Program…
Pueblo Partnerships Strengthen Children & Families
Pueblo communities view their children as gifts. Each child brings a unique offering to the world, and it is the responsibility of not only the family but also the larger community to cultivate those gifts as children grow. The LANL…