Legislators, cabinet secretaries and scientists joined two dozen educational organizations from around New Mexico at the Roundhouse Wednesday, Jan. 22, for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation’s 2020 STEAM Day at the Legislature. Approximately 350 house and senate members, legislative…
At Tesuque Elementary School, Michele Barnard’s kindergarten class spent the fall 2019 semester studying Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation’s Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) “Exploring My Weather” unit. They shared this video they created highlighting their work as meteorologists at…
Kindergarteners become school meteorologists with the help of Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) investigations. It is Amelia’s turn to be meteorologist in Michelle Barnard’s kindergarten class at Tesuque Elementary School. She stands at the front of the room, wearing a…
(above) Celebrating two excellent teachers at Tony E. Quintana Elementary School in Española: LANL Foundation ISEC Program Manager Bryan Maestas, LANLF Grants Manager Sylvan Argo, Centerra-Los Alamos Director of Business Management Graig Newell, bilingual education teacher and award winner Hazel…
Above: LANL Foundation and Centerra-Los Alamos celebrate two excellent teachers at Tony E. Quintana Elementary School. L-R: LANL Foundation ISEC Program Manager Bryan Maestas, LANLF Grants Manager Sylvan Argo, Centerra-Los Alamos Director of Business Management Graig Newell, bilingual education teacher…
In 2019, LANL Foundation was honored to sponsor Mary-Charlotte Domandi’s Radio Cafe Podcast with The Santa Fe New Mexican. Listen to the interview with Foundation President, CEO Jenny Parks as she discusses work to further education in Northern New Mexico.…
(above left to right) During an on-campus networking event at Santa Fe Community College, LANL Scholars Francelia Martinez (accounting) and Amy Ketcheson (engineering) discuss balancing college courses, work and family with LANL Scholars Ambassador Wyetta Bradley (nursing). Mingma Sherpa shares…
LANL Foundation recently awarded 39 grants totaling $94,309.30 in the second of two annual cycles in its 2019 small grants funding process. Grants of up to $2,500 in two funding categories support the work of schools, nonprofits and community programs…
Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) officially adopted Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation’s Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) program as its core science curriculum for grades K‒5. The district has been using ISEC in classrooms since the program began in…
Janan Talmadge’s students are bursting with excitement for their Grand Canyon, Earth is Rock investigation in ISEC’s 6th grade Earth History kit. “We’re going to test rocks with acid!” exclaims Carlos Rascon-Bencomo, one of Ms. Talmadge’s 5th grade students. Velarde…