Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
The LANL Foundation invests in education, learning, and human potential through innovative programming, collaboration, and advocacy along the cradle to career spectrum.
We work to understand Northern New Mexico communities and learn better ways to serve them. Guided by our board of directors and strategic plan, we build upon accumulated knowledge, programmatic experience, feedback, evaluation data, best practices, and partnerships not only to meet the needs of students and families but also to effectively grow programs in meaningful ways.
Our programs are the puzzle pieces that bring to life our vision of lifelong learning for all New Mexicans.
Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Program at the LANL Foundation is committed to strengthening children, families, and communities in a culturally respectful way. By supporting children (prenatal to five) and their families through leveraging family support systems such as home visitation, they…
K-12
Our K-12 Program grows and bolsters teachers and educational leaders through programming that is highly effective, culturally sustaining, and inquiry based, to create education ecosystems with the conditions for students and educators to thrive. Our three strategic priorities are: 1)…
College, Career & Community Pathways (C3P)
We believe everyone has a unique contribution to make and deserves to be able to earn a living doing something meaningful in their community of choice. All youth and young adults should be supported to build upon their assets, pursue…
Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC)
The Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC), the LANL Foundation's flagship K-12 program, provides Inquiry STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum focusing on physical and earth sciences for students in grades K–6 throughout Northern New Mexico.