Coding Camp for High School Students
This article was written by the Albuquerque Journal about the Cultivating Coders program funded by the LANL Foundation as part of the K-12 Programming initiative. ABQ startup launches free coding summer camps Albuquerque Journal | By Kevin Robinson-Avila / Journal…
NGSS & ISEC Featured in the SF Reporter
Santa Fe Reporter dug deeper into the benefits & challenges of adopting Next Generation Science Standards. We support NGSS for New Mexico students. Do you? NGSS in action is featured: Willow Gersh’s 4th grade class at El Camino Real Academy…
Jenny Parks: My View, Education Plan
New Mexico Needs a Long-term Education Plan New Mexico is in dire need of a plan for education. Somehow, we have become complacent about consistently ranking near the bottom in the nation. In 2017, New Mexico ranked 49th in Quality…
Bill Wadt Wins 2017 Excellence Award from QNM
Photo: Courtesy of Quality New Mexico. L to R: Congressman Steve Pearce; QNM Board Chair Anne Kain (Del Norte Credit Union); Bill Wadt (Awardee); Andy Strobe (Don Chalmers Ford); Chair-Elect Alan Varela (US Eagle FCU); Summit Chair Steve Keene (Moss Adams) LANL Foundation Celebrates…
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…
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…
Teacher Brenda Dominguez
Learning by Discovery and Struggle: Brenda Dominguez, Golden Apple Award Winner & Exceptional ISEC Teacher Step into the classroom of Brenda Dominguez, third-grade teacher at Amy Biehl Community School in Santa Fe, and you immediately experience an example of excellence…
Donors Heidi Hahn & Phil Goldstone
Heidi Hahn and Phil Goldstone, Leaving a Legacy of Support for Students Heidi Hahn and Phil Goldstone have been donors to Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund (LAESF) from the program’s beginning in 1999. They were inspired to give by their…
Changes Made to LANLF Grant Process
The LANL Foundation supports the work of schools, nonprofits and community programs in northern New Mexico through its grants program. Changes have been made to the grantmaking process to assure fair distribution of funds and alignment of outside programs with…