Education

Time Change Update: Oversized Portable Classroom Transport From Mountain To Aspen July 14

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Update: Transport time changed to 2 p.m. Thursday.

COUNTY News:

Desert Wind Transport is working with Los Alamos Public Schools to transport an oversized portable classroom at 10 a.m. July 14 from Mountain Elementary School to Aspen Elementary School.

The contractor is asking residents who live along 38th Street or Villa Street to avoid parking vehicles on the west side of 38th and the south side of Villa July 14.  Rather, it is preferred that vehicles be parked off the streets in residents’ respective driveways to clear a path for the oversized load to move along the route. 

The planned route Read More

ECECD ‘Moments Together’ Public Education Campaign Releases Multilingual Tutorial Videos To Help Parents Apply For Services

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Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky

ECECD News: 

SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) released three videos dubbed in English, Spanish, Vietnamese (and soon Diné) that walks families step-by-step on how to apply for free childcare, early intervention services through the Family Infant Toddler Program, and Home Visiting services.

Each video is only around two minutes long and provides an easy-to-understand walkthrough for accessing important early childhood programs that support children and families.

“A huge priority for Governor Read More

Reminder: Leadership Los Alamos Meet & Greet July 14

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LLA Class of 2022 Orientation at Bandelier. Photo by Kateri Morris

LLA News:

Anyone interested in learning more about Leadership Los Alamos (LLA) is invited to attend a “meet and greet” 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 14 at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square.

The Board of Directors and a few LLA graduates will share about the leadership program, along with their personal experiences, how to apply, and answer questions.

What is LLA?

LLA is a unique opportunity for individuals who live or work in Los Alamos County and are committed to assuming roles of responsibility in civic, charitable, Read More

Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries To Host Science & Technical Book Sale Saturday July 16

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FLACL News:

Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) will be having a science & technical book sale this Saturday, July 16 in cooperation with Sciencefest.

They’ll have 1000’s of books in the fields of popular science, physics, engineering, chemistry, mathematics plus so much more.

The best deals will be outside Mesa Public Library where you can fill up a bag (provided) for just $10 per bag and in the lobby, tables will be set up with $5 books.

While there, come into the Friends Bookstore for the latest in fiction, nonfiction, or dozens of genres to choose from.

Every dollar Read More

Scenes From Recent Work Of Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corp Summer Trail Crew

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The Family YMCA’s Youth Conservation Corp summer trail crew works on the Red and Blue Dot trails in White Rock. Thank you Los Alamos County Open Space Specialist Eric Peterson for teaching this crew trail building! Photo by Diana Martinez/YMCA

Photo by Diana Martinez/YMCA

Photo by Diana Martinez/YMCA

Photo by Diana Martinez/YMCA

Photo by Diana Martinez/YMCA

Photo by Diana Martinez/YMCA

The Family YMCA’s crew has been building numerous rock bridges on Los Alamos County’s tent rock’s trail at the bottom of main hill road. LAC’s Eric Peterson has taught the crew this work and is hauling in the Read More

PED Awards Scholarships For Canvas Certified Educators

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — The Public Education Department has awarded five New Mexico educators a $1,000 scholarship each to become school-based experts in the state’s official learning management system, Canvas. 

The recipients, announced Friday, will participate in a 36-week professional development series to become Canvas Certified Educators and the go-to person at their schools for teacher and student questions about the learning management system, which is software designed to create, distribute and manage the delivery of educational content.

Teachers use the learning management Read More

Los Alamos High School Student Receives U.S. State Department Scholarship For Exchange Program In Germany

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LAHS Student Elizabeth Frost

CIEE News:

CIEE, a nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization, has  announced that Elizabeth Frost, a gap year student at Los Alamos High School, is one of 250 American high school students from across the United States to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.

CBYX is a bi-lateral exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag (Parliament). 

As a CBYX scholar, Frost will spend the academic year in Germany living with a host family, Read More

Heinrich, Luján Welcome Almost $500,000 In Federal Investments To Support Chile Research At NMSU

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SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming $477,074 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support research at New Mexico State University (NMSU) focused on ways to increase the nutritional quality and yield of chile in New Mexico and across the United States.

“Whether you like red, green or Christmas, New Mexico chile is second to none. As one of the top chile producers in the country, our state’s signature crop is an economic driver and a culinary and cultural staple,” Heinrich said. “Thanks Read More

SFCC Offers Free Weekly Online FAFSA Workshops

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SFCC News:

Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) students and prospective SFCC students may get assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online via Zoom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays (July 13, 20, 27 and Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31) through Aug. 31. 

Visit this link for details.

The FASFA form is the first step for many to gain access to free money for college, including the Opportunity Scholarship.

For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@sfcc.edu or call 505.428.1268. Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents: Understanding Confidence & Uncertainty In Religion & In Science … Can We Explore Faith Truth And Science Truth In A Similar Manner?

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LAFSF News:

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum presents: Understanding Confidence & Uncertainty in Religion & in Science … Can we explore Faith Truth and Science Truth in a similar manner? By Gary Stradling, PhD.

The community is invited to join the lecture in person Wednesday, July 13, in Kelly Hall at 3900 Trinity Dr. or via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/GodCosmos.

A free dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. followed at 6:30 p.m. by the lecture.

Science is discussed in experiential/quantitative terms which may be shared with others: observation, measurement, analysis, modeling. Read More