Fourth grade teachers at El Camino Real Academy followed ISEC lessons in electricity with a make-at-home project for enhanced learning. Students worked with parents to build incredibly detailed model houses that incorporate electricity and lighting. In this video, teacher Edmund…
Photo above: First-graders in Rita Rios-Baca’s class watch Nov.19 as a bubble drifts around a brick wall, in a demonstration of wind and air patterns. Sami Edge, The New Mexican. By Robert Nott | The New Mexican | Nov 26, 2017 Ramirez…
Building Positive Culture from Classroom to Community On Friday, November 10, 2017, LANL Foundation hosted its 18th Conference on Education focused on the topic of “Building Positive Culture from Classroom to Community”. Nearly 300 K–12 education professionals attended this free,…
Applications are Now Accepted for Scholarships for Nontraditional Students Seeking 2-Year Degrees or Certificates and High School Grads and Current Undergrads Lorraine Alire of Vallecitos started pursuing higher education as an adult to earn an associate’s degree from Northern New…
Promoting Scholarships in Northern New Mexico Richard Eeds sat down with Evenlyn Juarez, 2016 Silver Scholarship winner, Española Valley High School graduate and current UNM student; John McDermon, LANL Foundation Scholarship Program Manager; and Andrea Multari, LANL Foundation Communications Director…
October 26, 2017 Education Secretary Christopher Ruszkowski NM Public Education Department 300 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 Secretary Ruszkowski: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation commends you and the Public Education Department’s decision to adopt the…
Thank you KRSN AM 1490 for helping us promote scholarship opportunities for Northern NM students! Listen to LANL Foundation Scholarship Program Manager John McDermon’s interview. Listen Apply for Scholarships
Ms. Jamie Gonzales Policy Division, NM Public Education Department, Room 101 300 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 RE: LANL Foundation’s Comment on NM STEM–Ready Standards Dear Ms. Gonzales: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation respectfully submits to the Public…
By Bill Wadt, LANL Foundation Board Treasurer & Jenny Parks, CEO As the citizens of New Mexico mourn the passing of Senator Pete Domenici, we reflect upon his many legacies that have enriched our State. One such legacy is the…
Photo: Gabriela Campos, Santa Fe New Mexican By Robert Nott | The New Mexican | Sep 19, 2017 New Mexico’s dramatic overhaul of science education standards, which is drawing criticism from across the state and around the nation, is “troubling,”…