After School Program cultivates a Safe, Brave and Culturally excellent space, to nurture healthy and positive growth for young community leaders
As Tonatiuh (sun) rises from the east peaking over the Organ Mountains, it shines its light directly on the gates of Raíces del Saber Xinachtli Community School. The sunrise marks the quiet before the spiraling sounds of growth, learning, and the continuous movement that happens daily in the classrooms of this small and mighty community…
SUCCESS Snapshot: Community Partners in Education
It takes a village to teach a child, and this fall, Las Cruces has a new tool to connect the village and the classroom: CommunityShare Las Cruces, a free-to-use, profile-based website that makes it easy for teachers to find and work with community members who can bring specialized knowledge, real-world perspectives, and project-based learning to…
Dona Ana County Little Libraries and Pantries Increases access to books and food throughout the county
It all started with a post from a social media page that made us wonder how many little libraries and pantries were in our area. We posted that very questions on an area community page and the comments, answers, suggestions, requests just flooded in. With such engagement and interest, we decided to start a Facebook…
21st Century Family Engagement Program offers families the opportunity to bond
Vanessa Mobley Knox Family Engagement Coordinator Ngage New Mexico 21st Century Family Engagement Program offers families the opportunity to bond Did you know that children are more successful when they have active, supportive family members? Our 21st Century Family Engagement Program is dedicated to precisely that! Family Engagement programs are established to help…
A path to digital success for LCPS
A path to digital success for LCPS In March of 2020, as Covid-19 was shuttering school buildings and the world seemed to be flipping upside-down, I relied on three pieces of advice given to me by a teacher. This advice came to me through a series of mildly panicked texts and a phone call. It…
Helping Children and Families Flourish
Michelle S. Adames, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Jardin de Los Niños Helping Children and Families Flourish Jardin de los Niños is a non-profit organization with a Five-Star early childhood education program. Jardin provides early childhood education, therapeutic intervention, and comprehensive services to homeless and near homeless children from the ages…
Paid Family & Medical Leave is an Investment in New Mexico’s Future
Paid Family & Medical Leave is an Investment in New Mexico’s Future Tracy McDaniel, MPH Policy Advocate Southwest Women’s Law Center In the last few years, Southwest Women’s Law Center has led a coalition advocating for the passage of Paid Family & Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) in the NM state legislature. PFMLA would create…
LAB Learning Action Buffet Launches Project to Create Racial Equity in Education
The LAB’s mission is to support youth in creating a sustainable and healthy community through the arts, communication, and action. The LAB accomplishes this by integrating meaningful hands-on learning with real-world problem-solving. The LAB Learning Action Buffet has initiated the Creating Equity in Education (CEE) project to support the Southern New Mexico (SNM) Equity Forum….
REDUCING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA BY SUPPORTING THE CAPACITY OF OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE
We know from the recently published Education Context Report, one out of every six children in New Mexico has multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). ACES are traumatic events experienced in early childhood that can negatively impact our social and emotional development. ACES come in many forms, from physical and, mental abuse to household dysfunction. The…