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Young Scientist 17

Holiday Gift Guide 8

Let’s Read! 18 Albuquerque Kids! Calendar 21 Great Kids! 29

Popejoy’s Schooltime Series 16 Program Exposes Thousands of Local Young People to Theater, Dance

Santa Fe Kids! Calendar 30

Stressed Out 20

Growing Up Online 34

Nine Fun Ways for Moms to De-stress

Guest Column 36

State Charter Schools Report Card 38

Family Crafting 36

2015/2016 Preview Guide to Schools & Academic Support 46

Let’s Draw! 37

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Twoolies (infants and older) Colorful wool “Twoolies” are great gifts for babies and older children alike. Handmade by Mayan Tzotzil artists, these stuffed animals come in bright colors with unique designs. Their stitched eyes make them safe for infants, and older children will enjoy the variety of animals, from dogs and cats to monkeys and flamingos, which come in a range of sizes. $12$58 at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe.

Baby Blastoff! Onesies and T-Shirts (infants to 24 months) Baby Blastoff! shakes off the tired stereotypes of gendered clothing to encourage children to explore their interests. Sumptuously soft, brightly colored bodysuits and T-shirts feature simple, delightful block prints.

Started by an Albuquerque-based artist and mother, Baby Blastoff! manufactures and prints nearly all of its line in New Mexico. $24-$69 at Indigo Baby in Santa Fe, La Montanita Co-ops in Albuquerque and online.

Bilibo Shell (ages 2-7) This bright, hard shell can be used in many ways: as a seat, bucket, spinning toy, doll cradle, step stool and more.

Nowadays, kids need these kinds of simple, yet solid toys to encourage creative play and engage the imagination. It’s an award-winning design, considered a “high IQ” toy from Fat Brain. $26.95 on Amazon or FatBrainToys.com.

Big Rig Building Set (ages 3 and older) Not only is this a solidly built wooden truck, but it becomes a construction site using the holes along the side panels and the large tools in the truck bed. It’s a Melissa & Doug set, so you know it’s well made. $32 at Explora in Albuquerque.

Buddha Boards (ages 3 and older) Master the art of letting go with an exercise in impermanence. Dip an elegant Japanese brush in water to paint designs and letters on a white canvas, but don't get too attached to your creation; watch while your marks slowly fade away as the water evaporates. $14.95 for mini boards and $39.94 for larger boards in Santa Fe at the Palace of the Governors, Museum of International Folk Art, and online.

Around the World Matching Game and Puzzle (ages 3 and older) Colorful illustrations of children from around the world offer kids a visual introduction to cultures across the globe. The matching game exercises memory muscles while the circular puzzle teaches shapes and problem-solving.

Each set is $14.99 at the Folk Art Museum.

Retro Ray Water Guns (ages 4 and older) Defend the planet from UFOs with these water-squirting ray guns inspired by movies of the 1950s. They are produced by Schylling to be sturdy and classic, and to provide old fashioned fun. $7 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque. continued on page 10

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Locomotive Puzzle and Play Set (ages 4 and older) Crocodile Creek's interactive Locomotive Puzzle and Play Set offers fun and exploration.

Children can create a train station and village as they complete a large 24-piece puzzle, then move five figurines and a rolling train over the constructed landscape. $22 at Santa Fe Children's Museum.

Cedar Necklaces (ages 4 and older) Strings of colorful glass beads interspersed with brown, dried cedar berries are a favorite among the younger guests at the Palace of the Governors. These handmade Navajo gifts are said to protect the wearer and offer beautiful, earthy adornment as well. $4 at the Palace of the Governors.

Hoot Owl Hoot (ages 4 and older) Help get a family of owls home before sunrise in a colorful cooperative game by Peaceable Kingdom. The award-winning board game helps children practice colormatching, strategy and creative problem solving skills as all players work together to help the owls complete their flight. $18 at Santa Fe Children's Museum.

The Old Mineral Bag (ages 5 and older) For a young rock hound, The Old Mineral Bag is an excellent starter kit. Each bag offers 12 to 14 different rocks and minerals, each labeled with a card that also includes basic scientific information. Kids will enjoy peering at the colors and textures of each rock with a magnifying glass included in the set. $16.95 at Mama's Minerals in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Food and Dinos (ages 5 to adult) These cookie cutters come with stampers to create big and beautiful dinosaur cookies. And the ice trays (sold separately) create dinosaur fossil shapes. Food plus fun is a winner. These are great parent-child activities. The cookies can fit together to make 3-D edibles! The Dino set of three is $14.95 and the Fossil Iced trays are $10.95 at the Natural History Museum.

these hand-crafted rosewood puzzle boxes from India. $19.95 at the Folk Art Museum.

Sunprint (ages 6 and older) Make your own solar prints with the Sunprint Kit from Lawrence Hall of Science.

Experiment with shapes and layering as you place objects on sunlightsensitive paper. Then, just rinse with water and dry. Kit comes with 12 sheets of photographic paper. $8 at Santa Fe Children's Museum.

Fractiles (ages 6 and older) Bright red, yellow and blue magnetic geometric shapes are the simple but engaging components of this award-winning, travel-friendly activity set.

Developed in Boulder, Colo., and produced in the United States, Fractiles offer children (and adults!) endless possibilities to create complex designs, from snowflakes and spirals to starbursts and flower bouquets. $30 at Santa Fe Children’s Museum.

Spice Box — New Art Kits (ages 8-16) These kits include instructions and supplies for great art-making fun. The fingerprint kit illustrates steps for stamping your unique print and then turning that shape into fun illustrations. Unlike other kits, these are open-ended, encouraging the imagination to explore endless possibilities. $16-18 at Explora.

Owl Puke (ages 8 and older) Explore the undigested details of an owl's meal with Ted Co. Toys' Owl Puke sets.

The ick-factor is high with these "scientifically gross" packages. Use the set’s included dissecting tools and magnifying glass to reveal and reconstruct the mole, shrew or mice skeletons in two heat-sterilized owl pellets. $17 at Harrell House Bug Museum in Santa Fe and online.

Suspend (ages 8 and older) Learn all about balance and gravity as you take turns hanging notched metal rods on a wooden table stand. Each rod has different curves, hooks and weights, and the balance shifts with each move. Find out how steady your hands are — and how strong your nerve — in this great family game. $19 at Santa Fe Children's Museum.

Rosewood Puzzle Boxes (Ages 6 and older) Elegantly carved elephants, lions, butterflies, cats and turtles made of interlocking parts offer a beautiful conundrum for younger children.

Older children will enjoy the secret compartments for storing small treasures inside

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Be a Math Magician (ages 8 and older)

Paper Magic for Budding Architects (teens to adult) An artist named Yee invented these paperfolding replicas of famous buildings and now makes this kit available giving step-by-step photo directions along with his philosophy on a DVD. This is great for those who aspire to be architects or love intricate art. $19.95 at the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY UNM BOOKSTORE: Board Books (babies – preschool) Jojo’s House is a house-shaped box with six sturdy books inside. Farm and Vehicles are books that encourage little ones to “touch, think and learn.” Each of these well-made board books ($14.99) can be found at the UNM Bookstore.

(Check out Lobos baby gear, too!)

Is it magic? No, it’s math! Kids will amaze everyone with these eight fascinating illusions. This kit comes with comic book-style instructions and supplies for the tricks. Then, after the magician has mystified the audience, he or she can reveal how math is the “magic” behind it all. $29.99 at Lakeshore Learning in Albuquerque.

Gyrobot—Building and Engineering (ages 10 and older) Did you know that gyroscopes are used in smartphones, space telescopes and a lot of other neat stuff? This is a kit for building real world machines using gyroscopes and “Legolike” pieces. Kids construct seven motorized models including a tightrope-walking robot. It’s an awardwinning kit from Thames & Kosmos. $52 at Explora.

Concept (ages 10 and older) Like charades without the acting, this party game is great for groups of four to 24. By arranging chips on a board with colorful symbols, players try to communicate concepts to their teammates without using words. Available for $26.97 online.

Nefarious (ages 13 and older) It’s a race to the bottom in this game of strategy and innovation that pits mad scientists against each other in a sinister competition of evil genius. Using research, espionage and wit, each player is out to become the most infamous mad scientist in the world. $29.95 available online.

Picture Books (ages 3–7) The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark ($19.99) by Jill Tomlinson is a book and stuffed toy combination to ease toddlers into sleep. A Lesson for the Wolf ($16.95) by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley is the story of a wolf who admires all the other animals. When his wish is granted to become one of the others, he learns to appreciate his own identity. Book ($16.95) by David Miles is a new, original design with pathways and words to encourage a love of books. A young boy is on a search for “truth” in a world of viruses, passwords and broken screens.

Early Readers (ages 4–8) What Pet Should I Get? ($17.99) is a new picture book, by none other than Dr. Seuss! (It was published in July 2015 and is available at Bookworks in Albuquerque.)

Santa is Coming to New Mexico ($9.99) is a colorful and fun book exploring Christmas in our state, illustrated by Robert Dunn and Jim Mitchell.

Middle Grade (ages 8–12) The Imaginary ($16.99) by A.F. Harrold is the story of an imaginary friend who is chased by the evil “hunter of imaginaries.” Amanda needs to dream up her imaginary friend if she is to help him escape the hunter. The Ravenous Gown ($15.95) by Steffani Raff, includes 15 stories about finding the real beauty that lies within. The Hot Air Balloon Book ($14.95) by Clive Catterall is about how to build and launch hot air balloons. It’s a great New Mexico book for this and older age groups.

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Young Adult (ages 12–18) Alive ($18) by Scott Sigler tells the tense story of a teen-age girl who wakes up to find she is trapped in a coffin and she has no memory.

Even getting out doesn’t help because she is now in a room full of people who have also been buried alive and have no memories. It’s a thriller. Brown Girl Dreaming ($16.99) by Jacqueline Woodson tells the story of the author’s childhood in the 1960s and ‘70s. It is written as poetry, capturing the feelings and struggles of many young people. Photographic Card Deck ($24.95) comes from the American Museum of Natural History. This boxed set of cards details the vividly beautiful treasures of the world in both pictures and text.

STOCKING STUFFERS Coloring with Twigs (ages 3 and up) Eco-friendly, fat, colored pencils are great for young hands. These pencils are made from coniferous branches and each has a slightly different texture.

They come in sets of eight. $8 at educationoutdoors.net.

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We will share ideas, resources and shine a light on OCD.

Hex Bug Nanos are Very Merry (ages 5 and older) These little bugs dance and move on their many thin rubber legs. They are micro-robotic creatures. Versions include a reindeer bot, a glow-in-thedark version, underwater bots and sets of five bots. The reindeer holiday version comes in a clear ornament for hanging on the tree. Analyze that engineering! They start at $5 each at Explora.

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Seed Pod Birds (ages 10 and older) Whimsical hand-painted birds from Zimbabwe are beautiful, delicate toys for older children. Bright paint hides the original materials under a colorful sheen, but if you look closely, you'll see the shapes and ridges of the seed pods and pine cones that form the birds’ bodies. $10 at the Folk Art Museum.

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In the upcoming months, thousands of New Mexico schoolchildren will have the opportunity to watch performances by professional touring theater and dance companies. And the cost is only $3 a ticket, or, in some cases, free. This Laura Maness happens through the Popejoy Schooltime Series.

Laura Maness has run the program since its inception 10 years ago.

“I am so rewarded when I see middle school boys going in to watch a dance performance with their shoulders slumped, and they come out exuberant and excited,” Maness said, remembering how students responded to the nationally renowned, innovative Pilobolus Dance Company last year.

There are 18 offerings in this year’s Schooltime Series, including Sherlock Holmes for 6th to 12th graders and a Spanish-language performance of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other book-based performances include 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Curious George.

“We are also honored to offer highlights of the Nutcracker Ballet,” Maness said. “When children can get exposure to ballet in one hour for only $3, that is amazing.”

For each performance, Maness writes teaching guides for families and teachers that are available at schooltimeseries.com. The guides include vocabulary, activities and outreach links.

Last year, 58,500 children and adults attended performances and several thousand more are expected this year. More than Youngsters attending a performance at 3,000 students in low-income Popejoy through its Schooltime Series.

Photos by Judith Costello. schools receive free tickets.

Maness said the program aims to expose children to all aspects of the theater. “From sound systems to set design to accounting, theater offers many behind-the-scenes opportunities that I want kids to know about,” she said. “It is a collaborative business.”

The Schooltime Series program also includes contests in which students can send in drawings that illustrate their experience at the theater. “I want non-traditional learners to be seen and heard as well,” Maness said. “When we receive drawings, we look at the age and ability of each piece. The top works of art are featured on our website and the winning student receives a Dion’s pizza party for the entire class.”

New this year, Popejoy is joining the National High School Musical Theatre Awards Program, which will judge area high schools’ musical theater performances. Winners will receive prizes, scholarships and a trip to New York City. There will be a local awards ceremony featuring a medley from top schools on April 29.

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By AILEEN O’CATHERINE

Albuquerque/Santa Fe

If someone told you that you could change the world, would you believe them? What if the person who told you was nine years old, and believed it herself because she already had? For the past few years, young people who enjoy making and building things have joined together using the Internet and 3D printers to help those in need. With computer science, the Internet, tinkering skills and the use of a 3D printer, an entire community has sprung up to help kids in need, and a lot of those doing the helping are kids themselves. e-NABLE is an all-volunteer community that began two years ago. In those two years, community members have created about 1,500 artificial hands, mostly for children. It all began when Ivan Owen, a puppetmaker near Seattle, posted a video on YouTube of a mechanical hand he had created. He was contacted by a man in South Africa who had lost some of his fingers. He asked the puppet maker if he could build him a mechanical hand. They worked together via the Internet, email and Skype to build a hand using 3D printers donated to them for the task. A mom in South Africa then contacted the team to ask if they could build an artificial hand, or prosthesis, for her little boy.

Owen’s daughter, nine-year-old Torrae, began helping her dad build the artificial hand for the little boy in South Africa. Torrae’s hand was the same size as the boy’s, so Owen used it as a model to build a prototype. The robotic hand enabled the boy to use his arm and hand much like his normal arm.

When Owen posted his plans for the mechanical hand on the Internet and asked for help in refining the design, the response was phenomenal. People wanted to help, and those who had 3D printers donated their time and the cost of materials to print the hands. Developers helped refine the hand’s design, and the e-NABLE community was born.

Two years after it started in 2013, e-NABLE has grown to more than 5,500 members who have donated 3D printed hands to people, mostly children, in more than 40 countries.

Torrae became interested in doing more than modeling, and now helps build mechanical hands for kids. She believes in the power of imagination. “Everybody can change the world,” she says. “We don’t need to do something huge to change it.”

Kids like Torrae, who want to help make change, include Girl and Boy Scouts groups, who assemble the 3D printed e-NABLE hands for children who don’t have access to healthcare. The Scouts gather printed hand kits and raise money for supplies to assemble them, then print them out and distribute them. Other kid helpers can be found at schools where elementary, middle and high school classes are giving up recess and lunch hours to build the prosthetics. Universities have formed teams.

The number of helper teams keeps growing.

If you have a 3D printer or would like to be part of a group that helps kids, contact the e-NABLE community online at enablingthefuture.org.

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These book reviews were written by Shari Stewart's fourth grade class at Manzano Day School in Albuquerque, unless otherwise noted.

Grandma Lale’s Tamales: A Christmas Story Author: Nasario Garcia Illustrator: Dolores Aragon Publisher: Rio Grande Books Ages: 3-8 Enjoy all of the wonder of New Mexico at Christmas time in this book.

This is the story of a girl who learns to make tamales from her grandmother.

She learns about the history and origin of tamales.

However, she gets news that makes her realize nothing lasts forever.

Nasario Garcia has won awards for his books and teachings of the his-

tory of New Mexico. He lives in Santa Fe. Dolores Aragon has won awards for her contemporary Hispanic art and also works as a judge for Expo New Mexico. She lives in Peralta, N.M. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves New Mexico.

Daniel Richards, 11 Sunset Mesa School

favorite picture was the one where Abukacha finds his shoes on his doorstep. This story’s theme is how

Abukacha’s Shoes Author and illustrator: Tamar Tessler Publisher: Groundwood Books Ages: 4-7 Have you ever worn out your shoes and felt like you couldn’t get rid of them? Abukacha has the biggest shoes in the world, made just for his enormous feet. The shoes get really worn out, so he tries to get rid of them in many ways. But every time, somebody finds them and returns them. Once Abukacha and his family send them away tied to a hot air balloon! What I really liked about this book were the illustrations. My

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Abukacha realized where his shoes belonged – his home.

This is Tamar Tessler’s first book.

She is an illustrator and graphic designer living in Tel Aviv, Israel. She uses collage in her illustrations.

Abby C., 9

Messy Jesse Author and Illustrator: Paula Bowles Publisher: Tiger Tales Ages: 4-6 Does your dog always make a mess?

Meet Jesse – a very creative dog who always makes a colossal mess!

Take time to look at the excellent drawings by Paula Bowles. My favorite picture is of Messy Jesse building a fort. I recommend this book if you need help and motiva-

tion to clean your room. I love this book’s theme of friendship as well as a reminder to always clean your room! Paula Bowles graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2005.

She lives in Bristol, England, and loves riding her bike. The story and illustrations make this an extraordinary book!

Winston B., 9

Feathers: Not Just For Flying Author: Melissa Stewart Illustrator: Sarah S. Brannen Publisher: Charlesbridge Ages: 6-9 Have you ever wondered what a rosy-faced love bird’s feather looks

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like? This book is about feathers and birds. For example, feathers can act like sunscreen, or like an umbrella, or a sponge and even a scrub brush. I liked this book and the details about feathers. Some are small and pretty, while some help the bird blend in. The book is nonfiction.

The illustrations are very detailed. I recommend this book for people

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who want to see what feathers do for birds.

Author Melissa Stewart has won 11 awards. Sarah S. Brannen used water color for the illustrations.

This is an excellent book.

Anne P., 9

Knit Together Author and Illustrator: Angela Dominguez Publisher: Dial Books Ages: 3-5 Have you ever wanted to do something you didn’t know how to do? If so, than you will like this book. It is about a girl who wants to knit like her mom but doesn’t know how.

When she tries for the very first time, she decides knitting is harder than it looks. I like this book because it has a very good lesson.

The lesson is that teamwork is the best kind of work.

Knit Together is an excellent book.

The illustrations are fantastic! Angela Dominguez used an illustration board with gouache, tissue paper, ink, colored pencil and a dab of digital art.

Thomas W., 9

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Stressed Out: 9 Ways for Moms to De-stress

By AILEEN O’CATHERINE Mothers often forget about themselves, and it’s no wonder. Getting dinner on the table is a priority even after a long day at work. On weekends and days off, it’s often a matter of where to take the kids rather than relaxing with your feet up. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom or one who is in the workforce, juggling tasks and time crunching is just part of the day-to-day life of being a parent. Unfortunately, the price tag is stress.

Stress is manageable, though, given the right focus. Albuquerque psychologist Barbara Howard notes it’s important to keep a balance in your life to keep the stress level manageable, which is important in maintaining a healthy relationship with your kids. “You have to reconnect with your priorities and do something to take the steam off a little,” she said. She believes doing what you enjoy helps you to gain calm. Howard finds activities such as baking and listening to music help her de-stress from a hectic life with her two girls. “It’s really about finding balance,” she said. “Find the quiet place within yourself. Regroup and know your priorities so you can relax and have that connection with your kids.”

Fortunately, some of the best ways to counteract stress are the ones that get you to indulge in yourself.

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1. Spend Time with Other Moms Getting together with other moms gives you the understanding and sympathy you crave, and the chance to vent your frustrations and tout your triumphs. Find a group of other parents you have something in common with, such as moms of twins, a homeschooling group, or a group focused on parenting a child with special needs.

2. Schedule a Date Night Date nights help moms get out of the caretaker role and back in the shoes of who they were before the kids came along. Reconnect by going to a movie, out to dinner, or just for a long walk. The person you were before becoming a mother is still there, and needs attention.

3. Gather the Girlfriends Pick a time to get together with a group of girlfriends to do something special. Whether going shopping or just getting together for dinner, you’ll find that reconnecting with the girls for some adult time is a great pick-me-up.

4. Expand Your Personal Interests Find time to take the Italian class you always wanted, or to join a book club. Investing in your interests helps build confidence and lets your children see the importance of following your dreams.

5. Spend Some Time Alone Be selfish. Put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on your bedroom door. Take a bubble bath. Curl up with some magazines while the baby is napping, or after everyone’s gone to bed. Indulge yourself with a little bit of quiet and you’ll soon find yourself recharged and relaxed.

6. Pamper Yourself Giving yourself a little luxury from time to time will do wonders as a pick-me-up. Getting your nails done, shopping for a new sweater, whatever little thing you normally wouldn’t give yourself comes in handy when you’re stressed.

7. Plan Something Special Have a half-birthday party and send out announcements (Emma’s turning 7-1/2!), bake your dog a cake, have a Christmas carol sing-along with the neighborhood kids, eat dinner at breakfast and breakfast at dinner.

Be spontaneous and just have fun.

8. Eat What You Want Sometimes following a healthy diet is not what you need at the end of a stressful week. Indulging in an occasional candy bar or cappuccino can help. No time to make dinner? Get take-out from your favorite restaurant and relax.

9. Exercise Walk by yourself, with the kids, or with a friend. Make a date to ride a bike with the kids, or dance with them for 10 minutes. Exercise keeps the stress at bay. The trick is to find the type you enjoy most, and, if you can, to do it with your kids. Then everyone benefits.

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Albuquerque Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar Our calendar is as accurate as possible, but times, places & dates of events can change, so be sure to call ahead. To have your events listed free in our next calendar, fill out our calendar form at newmexico-kids.com, or send date, time, place, cost, description of activity, sponsoring organization and contact phone to kids@newmexico-kids.com. The deadline is Dec. 2 for listings in January and February. Calendar listings are not guaranteed because of space limitations. All phone numbers have a 505 area code unless otherwise noted.

October Highlights Ongoing-31, Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, Sun-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am10pm. Corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, hay rides, pony rides. $6 ages 3-11, $8 ages 12+. Wagner’s Farmland Experience, 6445 Corrales Rd, wagnersfarmlandexperience.com, 459-0719. Also in Los Lunas, 1420 Desert Willow Rd. Ongoing-31, Galloping Grace Youth Ranch’s Pumpkin Patch, 9am-6:30pm Tue-Sun, closes at noon Oct 31. Corn pit, harvest maze, scarecrow dress up, tractor races, pumpkin bowling, duck races, face painting. Free, Santa Ana Star Center, 3001 Civic Center Cir NE, Rio Rancho, ggyr.org.

Ongoing-31, Rio Grande Community Farm Maize Maze, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm.

Explore an 8-acre fractal corn maze, pumpkin painting, hay rides, fractal building. $7 adults, $5 ages 3-12, 2 and under free. 1701 MontaĂąo Rd at Rio Grande Blvd, riograndefarm.org.

Ongoing-Nov 1, McCall’s Pumpkin Patch, 10am-6pm. Pig races, an ice cream parlor, a giant fort and corn mazes of various lengths make this a fun destination. Kids can pick pumpkins, go on hayrides, feed farm animals, race a pedal kart, slide down a giant slide, mine for gemstones. $11.95, McCall’s Pumpkin Patch, 34 McCall Ln, Moriarity, mccallpumpkinpatch.com.

30, The Bugarium Opening (subject to change), time TBD. Get up close and personal with hordes of live bugs at the biggest exhibit opening in years—for the smallest creatures. Included with regular admission, ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, 2601 Central NW, 848-7112, cabq.gov.

30, Roust the House Teen Performance Night, 7:30-9:30pm. Local teen bands and soloists, punk rock to classical piano, singer songwriters, hip hoppers, spoken word artists take the stage. $3, Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE, 268-0044, outpostspace.org.

31, 27th Annual Zoo Boo, 11am-4pm.

This is an annual trick-or-treat alternative. Play games, visit Haunted Habitats, and enjoy a costume parade and costume judging. Taste sweet treats from the many sponsoring businesses and

civic organizations that will have tables throughout the zoo. Free Park and Ride is available from 10am-5pm from the Aquarium & Botanic Garden parking lot.

W/admission. Up to four children in costume get in free with each paying adult, ABQ Bio Park, 903 10th St. SW, 768-2000, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

31, Costume Parade with Princess Unicorn, 3:30pm. Stories, a parade and Princess Unicorn. Free, Ernie Pyle Library, 900 Girard SE, 256-2065, partiesbyunicorn.com.

31, Kidgits Club Boo Bash, 12-1pm; Mall-wide Trick-or-Treat, 1-3pm. Showoff your most creative, spookiest and spectacular costumes. Featuring face painting, a bounce house, games and prizes. Free for Kidgits Club members, $5 to join; Mall-wide Trick-or-Treat free.

Cottonwood Mall, 10000 Coors Bypass NW, 897-6571, cottonwoodmall.com.

31, Halloween Pops: A Frightfully Good Night! Enjoy a symphonic tribute to musical chills and thrills. From eerie classical favorites to the most macabre movie music, the spirited New Mexico Philharmonic brings you an evening of Halloween hits. Scarily conducted by Byron Herrington. $68, $46, $20 (10% off for season ticket holders, all tickets include free parking and shuttle from lot). Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr, 2778010, nmphil.org.

31, Halloween Spooky Science Activities for kids, 3-5pm. Included

with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, explora.us.

31, Underwater Pumpkin Carving, 23pm. Watch divers in the Shark Tank carve pumpkins, sea turtles snack on bits and curious fish swim through spooky eyes and triangle noses. Included with regular admission, ABQ BioPark Aquarium, 2601 Central NW, 768-2000, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

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Ongoing, Free Sundays and free 15 and under Tue-Sat, Art Museum at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 10am-5pm. 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

Ongoing, Colcha Community StitchAlong, third Fridays, 9:30am-12pm.

Whether you are beginning or advanced in this traditional New Mexican style of embroidery, bring a current colcha project along and enjoy these informal community work sessions to share ideas, resources, and encouragement. Free, NHCC Education Center/SRC Library, 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

Ongoing, Stitch Club, 11am-1pm Tues.

Knitting, crocheting or any other stitch-

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Albuquerque Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar ing craft drop-in club. All ages, skill levels welcome. Free, Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 291-6264, libevents.abclibrary.org.

Ongoing, Craft Wednesdays, 3pm, 1st Wed. A variety of crafts for all ages.

Free, South Broadway Library, 1025 Broadway SE, 764-1742.

Ongoing, Family Art Workshops, Saturdays 1-2:30pm. Art activities for the family. Free w/admission, no reservations required. Abq Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd, 243-7255.

Ongoing, Jiggle and Jam, 10:3011:15am, Tues. Music and movement activities with stories and games for children 0-5 years old and their adult caregivers.

Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, ext. 3032, riorancholibraries.org.

Ongoing, Knit Clique, 4-6pm Tuesdays. Learn some stitches and simple techniques. Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

Ongoing, Monthly Craft Time, 3:30pm 2nd Wed. All ages welcome. Free, Alamosa Library, 6900 Gonzales SW, 836-0084.

Ongoing, Wacky Wednesday, 2-4pm.

A different adventure each week might include crafts, hands-on science, shows, games and other activities. Intended for children grades K-6 unless otherwise noted. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 8915013, ext. 3032, riorancholibraries.org.

Ongoing-Dec 27, PARCH: A group art exhibit exploring the nature of water, 9am-5pm, Tue-Sun. Six local artists express their relationship with water in the desert. Their creations embody the mission of the Open Space Gallery, “inspiring an exchange of ideas, solutions and interpretations … and deepening understanding, appreciation and stewardship for Albuquerque’s unique natural and human community.”

Free, Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors, 897-8831, cabq.gov.

2, Preschool Art: Circles, 1-1:45pm.

Ages 3-5 join Ms. Laura for stories, art and fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 857-8321, abclibrary.org.

5, 12, 19, Dec 3, Celebrations Around the World, morning session 10-11:30am, afternoon session 1-2:30pm. Continuing the Museum’s theme of exploration, ages 3-5 will gather inspiration from the art of celebrations and festivities around the world with instructor Ophelia Cornet. $50 non-member/$45 member for either morning or afternoon session, Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd, 243-7255, cabq.gov/museum.

7, Embroidered Felt Ornaments, 10am-12pm. Daryl Perry will show how to make hand embroidery stitches on felt material and create a Christmas ornament, a package topper, or a brooch to wear. Add as many stitches as you like in a variety of thread colors and select one of two simple shapes, a circle or a heart, for ages 13 and up. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

7, Vamos al Museo, Portraiture,

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11am-12:30pm. During this docent- and artist-led family program, participants will get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art form, source inspiration, artists or type of material. After, the whole family can create their own artwork. Free with registration or $10 per person, Art Museum, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

10, Tween Time: King Tut, 4-5pm.

Tweens 8-12, learn about King Tut through activities and art. Registration required. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 857-8321, abclibrary.org.

14, Origami Adventures, 2-3pm. Learn to create several different folded paper designs, all ages. Free, Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 291-6264, libevents.abclibrary.org.

15, 2nd Annual Balloon Museum Arts, Crafts & Book Fair, 9am-5pm.

Books, food, and crafts for sale. Free, Anderson-Abruzzo Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. NE, 768-6020, balloonmuseum.com.

18, Elementary Art: Recycled Art Turkeys, 3-4pm. Ages 6-12, join Ms. Laura for an hour of turkey art. Registration required. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 857-8321, abclibrary.org.

21, 516 Arts Workshop/Sculpting with the Science of Nature, 2-4pm. In this hand-on workshop, students use natural materials found in our backyards to create their very own erosion sculptures that are visual representations of the effects of climate change on the Southwest. Students learn about earth systems, water conservation, rock types from the Rio Grande Valley, hydrologic systems, erosion, and impacts of human activity on the regional hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.

For ages 5 and up. $5, pre-registration required, Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

21, Create a Scarf, 10-11:30am. Anyone age 13 and above can sign up to decorate a silk scarf in any design of their choosing. Join members of the Rio Rancho Art Association with this fun and easy way to create your own scarf. The RRAA will provide a blank white scarf to work with along with all other needed supplies.

Registration is required. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

21-22, Placitas Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Show, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am4:30pm. Painters, printmakers, ceramic and glass artists, woodworkers, silk painters, photographers, gourd artists, jewelers, metal artists and more. Homemade clothing, leather goods, painted drums, pottery and hand carved furniture on display. Anasazi Fields Winery, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church and Placitas Elementary School. Placitas, 8672450, placitasholidaysale.com.

27-29, Rio Grande Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, 9am-5pm Fri & Sat; 10am5pm Sun. Shop from the works of 200 of the best artists and craftsmen from all over the country, including a great selection of 40 artists new to the show. Free, Expo New Mexico, Manuel Lujan Exhibit

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Complex, 300 San Pedro Dr NE, riograndefestivals.com.

Classes & Workshops Ongoing, City of Abq Bike Safety Programs, Bike safety education for public & private/homeschool or any civic organization. Minimum 12 kids, city provides equipment, instruction. Free. Contact Chuck Malagodi 768-BIKE, 768-5328.

Ongoing, Meditation for Kids, 10am Sun. Ages 4-13. A simple introduction to Buddha’s teachings emphasizing kindness, respect for others & keeping a happy heart. $3/child, parents free.

Kadampa Meditation Center, 8701 Comanche Rd NE, 292-5293, meditationinnewmexico.org.

Dance Ongoing, Indian Dances, 12pm Sat & Sun. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St NW, 843-7270, indianpueblo.org.

Ongoing, Elegant English and Contra Dance, 7-9:30pm, 2nd Sundays. NM Folk Music & Dance Society presents a live, traditional band & dancing. 12 & under free, $8/members, $9/non-members, half-price for students w/ID. Albuquerque Square Dance Club, 4915 Hawkins St NE, folkmads.org.

Exhibits Ongoing-Nov 29, Making it Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman, 9am-5pm, Tue-Sun. An exciting exhibition culled from the New-York Historical Society’s extraordinary trove of over 2,000 folk art objects acquired by the avant-garde sculptor Elie Nadelman (1882–1946) and his wife, Viola Spiess Flannery Nadelman (1878-1962). As the first major examination of Nadelman’s seminal role in folk art collecting, this exhibition will make a significant contribution to the field of folk art studies. Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd, 243-7255, cabq.gov/museum.

Ongoing-Jan 10, 2016, Dinosaur Discovery Traveling Exhibit, 9am-5pm daily. Dig for paleo fossils, climb on a dinosaur’s back, and marvel at animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar.

Free under 2, $4 ages 3-12, $7 adults, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, 8412800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

Ongoing-Mar 2016, Chasing the Cure to Albuquerque, 9am-5pm, Tue-Sun. The Photoarchive exhibit will feature images of the tuberculosis sanatoriums of Albuquerque as well as the patients and health providers. Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd, 243-7255, cabq.gov/museum.

Ongoing, Albuquerque Art Museum.

Common Ground: Art in New Mexico.

Highlighting a significant and museumowned works from the late 19th century to the present day, including some that have never before been viewed by the public. Only in Albuquerque. New per-

manent history exhibit. Interactive, funfilled presentation of the history and culture of the central Rio Grande Valley.

Make your own family coat of arms, electronically send a Route 66 postcard to a friend, create a personal “quilt” of Museum images and record your story to share in the Museum with friends. $3 adults, $3 children. Online reservations required. Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd NW, cabq.gov/museum, 243-7255.

Ongoing, Albuquerque Museum Free Admission, 1st Wed 9am-5pm, 3rd Thurs 5-8:30pm, Saturdays 2-5pm, and every Sun 9am-1pm. 2000 Mountain Rd NW, cabq.gov/museum, 243-7255.

Ongoing, Botanic Garden. Heritage Farm Exhibit. Connect with Albuquerque’s agricultural history at exhibit featuring vineyard, orchard, Percheron horses & Navajo sheep. Botanic Garden, 848-7180.

Ongoing, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Permanent exhibits include Timetracks, a journey through billions of years of New Mexico's natural history, from the formation of the universe to the present day; T-Rex Attack; The Bisti Beast, New Mexico's newest tyrannosaur; STARTUP, the first museum exhibition dedicated to the microcomputer—the little machine that revolutionized the way we live, work and play. $7 adults, $4 ages 3-12, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

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Ongoing, Nuclear Science Museum.

Atomic Culture/Pop Culture. A look at the effect of atomic discovery on our culture from the music we listen to, movies we watch & toys we play with.

Energy Encounter. Learn about the history of nuclear reactor design, future reactor plans & world energy issues. Heritage Park. 5-acre outdoor park with planes, rockets, missiles, cannons, nuclear sub sail, unique military objects.

Nuclear Museum, 601 Eubank SE, 245-2137, nuclearmuseum.org.

Ongoing, Unser Racing Museum. Racing history, a variety of cars, & memorabilia. Under 16 Free, 1776 Montaño Rd NW, 341-1776.

7-Jan 3, Atomic STEAM Photography Show, 9am. Individuals all over the world shared their photographic talent

Albuquerque Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar and eye for everything science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) and a select number of photographs were chosen through a juried competition to be displayed at this nationally accredited, Smithsonian-affiliated Museum. Included in the price of admission, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, 601 Eubank Blvd SE, 245-2137, nuclearmuseum.org.

28-Jan. 4, (closed Dec 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1), River of Lights, 6-9:30pm.

Experience millions of sparkling lights at NM’s largest walk-through holiday production with more than 500 glowing light displays, animated sculptures and twinkling surprises. $12 kids 13+, $6 ages 3-12, free under 3, ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, 2601 Central Ave NW, 764-6212, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/event s/copy_of_river-of-lights/river-of-lights.

Fairs and Festivals 1, Dia de los Muertos y Marigold Parade and Festival, 2-6pm. Families remember deceased loved ones and honor them by building offering altars (ofrendas) where sugar skulls are placed, along with offerings of pan de muertos (bread). The holiday is festive although the subject may not be, as spirits are welcomed back into peoples' lives for another year. Music, altars, food and art vendors to follow the parade at the Westside Community Center, 1250 Isleta Blvd SW. Come in your best calavera attire! The parade starts 2pm at the Bernalillo Sheriff’s Substation at Centro Familiar and Isleta. Free, 433-5829, muertosymarigolds.org.

7, Southwest Bacon Fest, 10am-5pm.

Designed for bacon lovers of all ages, with free bacon-themed carnival games awarding bacon-themed prizes in addition to face fainting and bouncers. Free kids 12 and under, $7 general, $25 includes seven Bacon Bites tokens, Balloon Fiesta Park, 4401 Alameda NE, 8211000, southwestbaconfest.com.

Music Ongoing, Abq Girl Choir Open Auditions. Attend rehearsal most Thursdays at 5pm. K-12 grades. Central United Methodist Church, 201 University NE. Call first, 822-8250, or email: info@albuquerquegirlchoir.org.

Ongoing, Explora Music Jam, 2:152:45pm Wed & Thurs. Instruments are provided for all ages to join in the music jam. W/admission. Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323.

Ongoing, Children’s Radio Hour, 9am Saturdays. Stories & music for all ages. KUNM 89.9 FM. Ongoing, Beep and Bop, 10am Fri. A music and movement program for children ages 1-5 (with a parent or adult caregiver). Concepts of rhythm, sound, up, down, stop, start, and following directions have never been so lively.

Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012 X4.

1, Albuquerque Concert Band, 3-4pm.

This 75-member, all-volunteer community band presents free concerts with a goal to educate both adults and children about band music, and instruments of the band through our concerts. Selections will include "Orpheus Overture" by J. Offenbach; "The Summit" by John Moss; "Swing's The Thing" arr. Warren Barker; "Suite of Old American Dances"

by Robert Russell Bennett; and "Jack Tar March" by John Philip Sousa. Free, Eldorado High School P.A.C., 11300 Montgomery NE, abqband.org.

12, Lala Paw Looza: The Noms, 7pm.

All ages private concert with local band The Noms to benefit homeless pets at Animal Humane. Donate pet supplies or money at Garcia Subaru North and Garcia Subaru East. $5 cash or supplies, Rio Bravo Brewing, 1912 2nd St NW, 255-5523, animalhumanenm.org.

15, Kenny Endo Contemporary Taiko Trio, 7:30pm. AMP Concerts and Bushido Kenkyukai present Kenny Endo, a leading artist in contemporary percussion and rhythm, front and center flanked by taiko drums, performing as a trio, with melodic instruments (like the koto, flute and vibraphone) and additional percussion. The ensemble takes influences from jazz, funk, Afro-Cuban, Hawaiian and many other sources. $22-27, South Broadway Library, 1025 2nd St. NW, 2329868, ampconcerts.org.

15, New Mexico Philharmonic Neighborhood Concert Series, 3pm.

Timeless music by the masters. $20-55, St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2626 Arizona NE, nmphil.org.

Open Houses 6, Cottonwood School Open House, call for time. Seven acre campus where preschool-6th grade follow a Montessori curriculum. Free, 3896 Corrales Rd, Corrales, 897-8375, cottonwoodschool.org.

8, Manzano Day School Open House, 2-4pm. An open house for prospective parents to tour the only ABQ elementary school accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the SW. Accepting applications for the 2016-2017 school year for Pre-K through 5th grade. Free, Manzano Day School, 1801 Central NW, 243-6659, manzanodayschool.org.

20, Learn More About Sunset Mesa School, 8:45am. 9am information session, 9:30am campus tours. Come see why Sunset Mesa is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for preschool and K-5. Free, Sunset Mesa School, 3020 Morris NE, 298-7626, sunset-mesa.com.

Science & Nature Ongoing, Bird Walks in the Bosque, 8:30am Sat & Sun. $3/vehicle, Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, 344-7240.

Ongoing, DynaTheater: Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D, 11am, 3pm. Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of ocean pioneer Jacques Cousteau, offers a breakthrough look at a secret world within the ocean that is perhaps the

biggest story of all that the smallest life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 3-12, 2 and under free, NM Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

Ongoing, DynaTheater: Robots 3D, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm. How close are scientists to replicating some of the particularly challenging human characteristics? (Think fingers and toes.) Robots 3D is a fascinating and fun look at what makes us human, how far machines can really go to look and act like us, and how humanoids are already changing our world. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 3-12, 2 and under free, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

Ongoing, DynaTheater: Tiny Giants 3D, 1pm. An adventure of giant proportions reveals the astonishing lives of the smallest of animals, using the incredibly immersive power of specialist 3D cameras. Audiences are transported in a very intimate way into another world to experience the titanic battles these creatures face to survive. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 3-12, 2 and under free, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

Ongoing, Explora’s Experiment Bar, 10am-6pm, Mon-Sat; 12-6pm Sun. Fruit and veggie batteries, geodesic domes, thaumotropes, spin tables, or string art?

Visit website to see which of these hands-on activities are happening today—activities change weekly. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members, Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, explora.us.

Ongoing, Explora Films, 3pm most weekdays and some weekend showings as well. Science-related topics. Find out what is showing at explora.us website calendar. W/ admission. Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323.

Ongoing, Nature Walks, 10:30am 2nd Sat. Tour of bosque with volunteer naturalists. $3/vehicle, Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria NW, 344-7240.

Ongoing, Planetarium shows. WedMon, 11am, 1pm, Earth, Moon, and Sun; 12pm, Back to the Moon: For Good; 2pm, Enchanted Skies. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $4 ages 3-12, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

Ongoing, Toddler Time, 9-11am. Every Monday except holidays, Explora opens an hour earlier for caretakers and toddlers ages 4 and under to explore early childhood exhibit areas, enjoy story time and join in a music jam. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, explora.us.

1, Bosque Wild Guided Nature Walk, 9-11am. Join a local naturalist for a guided walk into the riverside forest and discover this world away from the city. Free, Open Space Visitors Center (Westside), 6500 Coors Blvd. NW, 8978831, abq.gov/parksandrecreation/ open-space.

1, 15, Adventures in Science, 3-4pm.

Enjoy hands-on science activities hosted by students from Explora's Youth Intern Program. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members, Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, explora.us.

14, Orangutan Awareness Day, 10am2pm. Learn about conservation efforts, and discover the fascinating natural history of the orangutan and other great apes. Visitors can help create enrichment items to be given to the Zoo's orangutans. Learn how our actions matter when it comes to protecting one of our planet's most intelligent primates.

Included with admission: $9 adults, $4.50 seniors, $4 ages 3-12, 2 and under free (NM residents). ABQ BioPark Zoo, 903 Tenth St SW, 764-6214, cabq.gov.

20-21, Aquarium Overnight, 6:30pm 20th-8am 21st. How do fish sleep? Find out during a feast-themed sleepover.

Explore the aquarium at night and learn about ocean animals and their nighttime behavior. Visit the Touchpool, play a game, get crafty with provided ideas and supplies and watch a marine movie at the Aquarium theater. $30, ABQ BioPark Aquarium, 2601 Central NW, 848-7180, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

21, Lunar Mondays in the Observatory, 8pm. Study the moon and other interesting objects in the current night sky through a variety of telescopes.

Members of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society will describe the visible celestial objects and answer questions about astronomy. Please note: this event will be cancelled if the sky is cloudy! $7 adults, $4 ages 3-12, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

Sports Ongoing, Esperanza Cycling Club, after school program for 6th-8th graders, 3-8pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays.

Esperanza’s focus is on bicycle education, with the goal of increasing the safety, self-sufficiency and comfort of recreational, fitness, and utility riders alike.

Operated by the City of Albuquerque’s Parks and Recreation Department. Free, Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center, 5600 Esperanza NW, 224-6688.

Ongoing, Family Night/Free Pizza Night, 6-8pm Sundays. One free slice of pizza for each paid skater. $4, $2 skate rental, if needed, Roller Skate City, 400 Paisano St NE, 299-4494, rollerskatecity.com.

Ongoing, Open Bike Clinic at Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center, 12-7pm Sundays, 6-8pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays. Bring your bike to the shop to use work stations, tools, and donated parts to get it running in top shape. Free, Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center, 5600 Esperanza NW, 224-6688.

Ongoing, Pixie Skate Class, 1011:30am Thursdays. For children ages 2-6. $4 includes rental skates and drink.

Roller Skate City, 400 Paisano St NE, 2994494, rollerskatecity.com.

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Ongoing, Speed Skate Class, 8am Saturdays. Improve your speed skating.

Beginners welcome. No cost to try it out.

Roller Skate City, 400 Paisano St NE, 2994494, rollerskatecity.com.

Ongoing, Toddler Open Gym, 11:1511:45am Tue & Fri. 6 months to age 3.

Supervised time to crawl, roll, jump, climb. $3. Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard NE, 884-6949.

1, Doggie Dash and Dawdle, 8am2pm. Animal Humane NM’s signature event and largest fundraiser offers a scavenger hunt, Flying Houndz Scavenger Hunt, 5K dash and fun walk/run dawdle for all ages and breeds. Balloon Fiesta Park, 5500 Balloon Fiesta Parkway, 2555523, doggiedashanddawdle.org.

4, Open Gym for all age homeschoolers, 11am-12:30pm. Supervised free time in the gym to crawl, roll, jump, climb, slide and swing. First class free, $11 drop in, $8 prepay, Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard Blvd NE, 884-6949, sagagym.com.

14, Kid’s Night Out for all ages, 610pm. This is supervised free time to play in the gym, eat pizza and watch movies while parents get a night to themselves.

(Parents must sign a waiver for child to participate). First class is free, $25 dropins, $20 prepay. Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard Blvd NE 884-6949, sagagym.com.

21, Open Gym, ages 6 and up, 1-3pm; ages 5 and under, 3-4:30pm. Supervised free time in the gym to crawl, roll, jump, climb, slide and swing. $11 drop in, $8 prepay, Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard Blvd NE, 884-6949, sagagym.com.

Stage 1, Legally Blonde, The Musical, 2pm.

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name, the play tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend.

Throughout the show, no one has faith in Elle Woods, but she manages to surprise them when she defies expectations while staying true to herself. $14-24, Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale Ave SW, 242-4750, albuquerquelittletheatre.org.

7, 8, Jack and the Giant, 2pm. NM Young Actors with KiMo Theater Public Performances presents a musical based on the classic Benjamin Tabart folk tale with tunes such as “Fee Fi Fo Fum” and “Run, Jack, Run.” Production includes a 15-foot beanstalk and a 7-foot giant. $10 kids 12 and under, $12 adults, KiMo Theater, 421 Central NW, 768-3544, nmyoungactors.org, kimotickets.com.

19-22, A Christmas Story, The Musical, various times. This musical features a festive and nostalgic holiday themed score. $35, Popejoy, 203 Cornell NE, 277-

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21, Big Bad!, 6pm, 7:30pm. NM Young Actors present the most notorious criminal in fairytale land, the Big Bad Wolf, as the defendant in a class-action lawsuit and the audience determine whether the accused is innocent or guilty. Enjoy the courtroom hijinks. $6, North Fourth Theater, 4904 4th St NW, 821-8055, nmyoungactors.org, holdmyticket.com.

Storytelling & Books Ongoing, Baby & Toddler Storytime, 11-11:30am. Ages 0-3 enjoy an interactive storytime that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, fingerplays and body movement. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 857-8321, abclibrary.org.

Ongoing, Preschool Storytime, 10:1511am, Wed & Thu. Join in the fun with stories, songs, puppets and more that encourage development of early literacy skills in young children, using the guidelines from the Every Child Ready to Read program, for ages 3-5. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 8578321, abclibrary.org.

Ongoing, American Girl Club, 2:30pm 2nd Saturdays. Bring your doll for stories & crafts. Free, Barnes & Noble Coronado, 883-8200.

Ongoing, Baby Bumblebees, 10:30am every Thu. Lapsit program with rhymes, stories, fun for babies and their caregiver. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

Ongoing, Family Story Time, 10:30am Sat. Featuring books, puppets, music, movement, science activities, movies and/or crafts to promote early literacy skills. All ages welcome. Free, Main Library, 501 Copper Ave NW, 768-5170.

Ongoing, Good Morning Storytime, Wednesdays 10:30am. Join Mr. Desmond for stories, snacks and an activity. Recommended for ages 2-5. Barnes & Noble Coronado, 883-8200.

Ongoing, It’s Story Time, 10:30am Tues & Thurs. Stories, songs and activities for toddlers and their adult caregivers. Free, Loma Colorado Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, Rio Rancho, 891-5013 X3032.

Ongoing, Library Storytimes, at all Rio Grande Branch Libraries. Call your local library for times & dates.

Ongoing, Saturday Storytime, 11am Sat. Weekly storytime followed by a fun craft to match the story. Free, Barnes & Noble Coronado, 883-8200, barnesandnobel.com.

Ongoing, Stories in the Sky, 9:30 & 11am, Wednesdays. For children ages 0-6 years. Stories, songs, movement and art.

Free, Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr NE, 768-6020.

Ongoing, Story Time, 10:30am Thursdays. Free, Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd, 344-8139, bkwrks.com.

Ongoing, Sundown Storytime, 7pm Fridays. Story, snack & craft. Free, all ages. Barnes & Noble Westside, 792-4234.

Ongoing, Read to the Dogs, 4-5pm Wednesdays. Children can read to regis-

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Free, Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 291-6264, libevents.abclibrary.org.

1, Reading is Fun, 12-2pm. Reading and hands-on activities for all ages. Story time in English and Spanish, puppet shows, art, science and literacy hands-on activity tables. First Sundays always free with NM ID, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain NW, 8412800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

7, Monster Mayhem Children’s Bookfair, 11am-2pm. Arts and crafts, face painting, refreshments, and special guests. Free, UNM Bookstore, 2301 Central NE, 277-5451, bookstore.unm.edu.

Support Groups Ongoing, Adoption Support Group, 7pm, 4th Thurs. Support & search group for adoptees, adoptive parents & birth parents. Free, Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital, 8300 Constitution NE, 275-9952.

Ongoing, Autism/Asperger Peer Support Group, 6:30pm, 2nd Tues.

Open to everyone on the autism spectrum. Free, sign up at grasp.org.

Ongoing, Autism/Asperger Support Group: For teens and adults, 7 pm second Tuesdays at Friends Meetinghouse, 1600 Fifth NW. 843-6450, e-mail ilf@ianford.com or visit grasp.org.

Ongoing, Bereavement Support Group. For parents who have had a baby die through pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or other natural causes within the first year of life. Office of the Medical Investigator, UNM campus. New Mexico Grief Services Program, 272-3397.

Ongoing, Breastfeeding Support Group, 12-1pm fourth Tuesdays. Free, Los Griegos Community Center, 1231 Candelaria NW, 761-4050, breastfeedingnewmexico.org.

Ongoing, Cancer Support for Survivors & Caregivers, various times and locations. Provides support for caregivers, family, friends. One-on-one cancer support also provided. 255-0405, cancersupportnow.org.

Ongoing, Celiac Disease/Gluten Intolerance/Wheat Allergy Support Group Potluck, 12pm, 4th Saturdays.

Friendly support for the newly diagnosed and all coping with these issues. Potluck meal and an educational discussion.

North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 298-0922, glutenfreealbuquerque.com.

Ongoing, Children’s Grief Center of NM. A safe place for families to share their experiences as they grieve. Peer support groups for ages 5-25 and their caregivers. Supervised play, art and storytelling to assist in the grieving process.

323-0478, childrensgrief.org.

Ongoing, Depression & Bipolar Family & Friends Night, 7-8:30pm 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Along with regular weekly groups, DBSA Albuquerque also offers a special support group for family and

friends to speak of their challenges and triumphs with their peers. Free, 823 Buena Vista Dr. SE, dbsaalbuquerque.org.

Ongoing, Epilepsy Support Group, 46pm 2nd and 4th Saturdays.Group focuses on studies of epilepsy and the brain and discusses how to improve their lives while living with epilepsy. The group sometimes holds outings rather than support meetings. 505 Marquette Ave NW, Suite 1840, 243-9119, epilepsysupportnm.org.

Ongoing, Muscular Dystrophy Association NM, 5:30-7pm, 1st Mon. A support group for anyone coping with muscle disease or caring for a loved one who is afflicted. Free, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 9315 Candelaria Rd NE. For more info call Carol at 828-1331.

Ongoing, NAMI Family Support Group, 6:30pm Tuesdays except the second Tuesday of the month. For family members, partners and friends of individuals living with a mental illness. Free, NAMI Albuquerque, 2501 San Pedro Dr. NE, Suite 212, nami.org.

Ongoing, Rio Grande Down Syndrome Network. Non-profit group promotes friendships, advocacy & support among families whose lives have been touched by Down syndrome. Social activities; annual Buddy Walk, & more. 3825061, RGDSN.org.

3, 17, OCD Support Group, 6:15pm.

Children, adolescents, teens and family members of each are invited to come learn more about this misunderstood diagnosis, and gain support and information from others suffering with OCD and related disorders. Free, NM OCD Support, Raymond G. Sanchez Community Center, 9800 4th St. NW, 350-1849, newmexicoocdsupport.com.

Just for Teens Ongoing, Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Junior Club Meeting, fourth Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm. The AGMC has a large and active Junior Club. Family members under age 18 are welcome to become members where they can participate in the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies’ Future Rockhounds of America (AFMA-FRA) program. At their meeting, which starts an hour before the monthly general meeting, they are provided instruction on various areas of the Earth Sciences. They even sometimes go on their own field trips. NM Museum of Natural History Annex, 1801 Mountain Road NW, agmc.info.

Ongoing, Studio 508, Sat noon-4pm.

Work in 508’s studio and record your own original music. Limited to youth ages 12-20 who have completed studio training (offered monthly.) By appointment. Warehouse 508, 508 1st St NW, 296-2738.

Ongoing, Thirsty For Breaks, 6-9pm Thurs. Open to girls and guys of all breakdancing skill levels. Free (donations accepted), Warehouse 508, 508 1st St NW, 296-2738.

Ongoing, To The Last Word Poetry Slam & Open Mic, 6pm first Fridays.

Slam poetry and open mic stage time for

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Ongoing, Unconfined Thoughts Teen Book Club, 4:30pm 3rd Wed. Ages 13-19.

Free, Loma Colorado Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr, Rio Rancho, 891-5013 X3032.

Ongoing, Youth Radio: Generation Justice, 7pm Sun. The voices of NM teens via news, commentary, interviews, music. KUNM 89.9 FM. 2, College Knowledge: Test Tips for ACT and SAT, 6:30-7:30pm. Glenda Durano gives tips for success for taking the ACT and SAT. For college bound students and their parents. No registration required. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 857-8321, abclibrary.org.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30, The Red Bucket Book Club, 5:30pm. Join this fiction-loving teen group to read and discuss a variety of books like The Hunger Games, Beautiful Creatures and the Mortal Instrument series, and books by Rachel Caine, James Patterson, Stephenie Meyers, Alyson Noel and more. Barnes & Noble Booksellers Coronado, 6600 Menaul NE, 8838200, barnesandnoble.com.

7, Albuquerque's Ghostly Tales, 34pm. Join expert storytellers from Albuquerque's Original Ghost Walk Tours as they relate haunting tales from the Duke City's 300 year history. Free, Cherry Hills Public Library, 6901 Barstow NE, 8578321, abclibrary.org.

9, Strategies for Success: Test Tips for SAT & ACT, 6:30-7:30pm. Join Glenda Durano, the director of College Advising and Planning Services in Albuquerque, as she discusses tips and tricks for acing the ACT or SAT. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

25, Teen Advisory Group Meeting, 5-6pm. Teens are invited to be part of TAG, the Teen Advisory Group of the Rio Rancho Public Library. Help plan programs for teens and recommend books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, and other materials. Open to all teens ages 13 and up. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

Especially for Parents Ongoing, MOMS Club, Non-profit, nonreligious, non-political support group for stay-at-home moms. Activity groups, playgroups & outings. momsclub.org.

Ongoing, MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers, Christian group for moms w/kids newborn-5 years. Support, fellowship, learning & sharing with guest speakers, crafts/activities & discussions.

Groups throughout Abq, MOPS.org.

Ongoing, Inspired Doula Cooperative Meet and Greet, 10am 1st Sat and 7pm 3rd Tues. Learn if a doula is right for your family and see how the cooperative model works. Free, Inspired Birth & Families. 6855 4th St NW, Ste E2, 232-2772, inspiredabq.com.

Ongoing, Moms & Babies Group, 13pm weekly Weds. Fun gathering for moms & babies under 2 years. Abq Birth Network, 123 Wellesley SE,

albuquerquebirthnetwork.org.

Ongoing, New Parents’ Group, 10a Tuesdays. Weekly gathering for new parents and their babies to get support, encouragement, advice; older children are always welcome, too. Inspired Birth & Families, 6855 4th St NW, Ste E2, 2322772, inspiredabq.com.

9-20, The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation, times vary. A new documentary special probing how conditions faced by young children and their families form the foundation for a child's later success—both in school and in life. The film premieres on public television and online Nov 9. raisingofamerica.org.

13, ABQ Preschool Coop 50th Anniversary Gala, 6-10pm. Cocktail hour, silent auction and two-course meal. Speakers include City Councilors and District 1 Bernalillo County Commissioner. $60, Las Puertas Event Center, 1512 1st St NW, 344-0389, abqprepcoop.com.

14, Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho Book Sale, 10am-2pm. The Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho host a monthly book sale with proceeds funding library programs. Come early for the best selection of fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, craft books, puzzles. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

14, Holiday Toy and Gift Event, 9am4pm. Buy and sell gently used toys and gear with this upcycling event by NM Kids Consignment. Free, Expo NM, School Arts Bldg, 750-3091, nmkidssales.com.

For Teachers & Caregivers 19, Transforming Education: Solutions for a better tomorrow, 4:30pm.

Transforming Education features a screening of the award winning documentary film, Most Likely to Succeed, an official selection in the 2015 Sundance Film Festival deemed “one of the best edu-documentaries ever produced” by Education Week, followed by a panel discussion investigating how to build a bold new educational movement in New Mexico. Free, NHCC Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

Also of Interest Ongoing, Cancer Care, 11:15am-12:15pm Tuesdays. Safe for patients in any stage of treatment. Learn to build stamina & relieve stress. Free, High Desert Yoga, 232-9642, 4600 Copper NE, highdesertyoga.com.

Ongoing, B&N Gamer Club, 6pm, first Wednesdays. Gamers of all ages are welcome to bring their favorite card game, strategy game or handheld video game and play with fellow gamers. Barnes & Noble Booksellers Westside, 3701-A Ellison NW, 792-4234, barnesandnoble.com.

Ongoing, Chess Club, 1pm 1st Sat. All ages welcome, no sign-up required.

Cherry Hills Library, 6901 Barstow NE,

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Ongoing, Duke City Homeschool Recreation and Service Club, 1pm Fridays. Weekly recreational and service learning opportunities for homeschooled youth ages 11-15. Activities include park days, hikes, field trips, museum visits, monthly service opportunities and more.

Location varies, 265-6028.

Ongoing, Family Movie, 4pm 4th Sat. Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult. Lomas Tramway Library, 908 Eastridge NE, 291-6298.

Ongoing Free Balloon Museum Days, Sun 9am-1pm & all day 1st Fri of the month get in free. Abq Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum NE, 768-6020.

Ongoing, Hands-On Learning Event, 2pm last Saturdays. Join us for an event to be determined—check the store for specific details. Barnes & Noble Booksellers Coronado, 6600 Menaul NE, 8838200, barnesandnoble.com.

Ongoing, Lego Club, 2:30-4pm, 3rd Sat. Create masterpieces. Legos provided by library. Free, Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE, 888-8100.

Ongoing, Lego Club, 2pm 2nd Sat, 3pm last Wed. Finished creations displayed in Youth Services area. Juan Tabo Library, 3407 Juan Tabo NE, 291-6260.

Ongoing, Lego Club, 3:30pm 2 & 4th Wed. Legos provided. Taylor Ranch Library, 5700 Bogart St NW, 897-8816.

7, Lego Adventures, 2-3:30pm. A Lego club for ages 5-99. Leave your Legos at home and come play with ours. If you can dream it, you can build it; beginners welcome. No registration required. Free, Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 291-6264, libevents.abclibrary.org.

18, Movie: Cinderella, 2:30-4:30pm.

Celebrate World Kindness Day with a showing of the 2015 Cinderella, Disney's new live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

28, 29, Mom’s Matinee: Alice in Wonderland (1933), 12pm. An early adaption of the Lewis Carroll classic with Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and W.C. Fields. Alice’s fantastic adventures lead her straight to some of the most memorable characters ever imagined. $5, Guild Cinema, 3405 Central NE, 255-1848, guildcinema.com.

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Arts & Crafts 2, 9, 16 Holiday Nature Crafts, 6-8pm.

Bring the whole family to River of Lights and visit the Education Building to make gifts inspired by nature. All craft materials provided. Free, ABQ BioPark, 2601 Central Ave NW, 848-7180, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

4-6, Old Church Fine Crafts Show, 10am-4pm. This fine crafts show is filled

with a variety of exceptional quality jewelry, pottery, fabric, paper, gourds, and ornaments. Free, Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Rd, Corrales, corraleshistory.org.

5, 516 Arts Workshop/BioArt, 2-4pm.

Fireflies, jellyfish, algae, glow worms— how and why do some living things glow? This workshop introduces students to the science of bioluminescence and how biological organisms can be selfenergizing, responsive and act as biological sensors to environmental conditions.

Participants will be introduced to dinoflagellates, which are marinedwelling algae that emit light. They will explore the science behind bioluminance and create their own glowing drawings with live bacteria. The workshop encourages students to think about how this living light might be used in the future. For ages 7 and up. $5, pre-registration required, Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

5, Calvary Christian Academy Craft Fair, 9am. Help raise money for the gym. Wide variety of crafters, food and raffle. Calvary Christian Academy, 12820 Indian School Rd, 270-1352, calvarychristianacademy.org.

5, Making Button Magnets, 10am12pm. Need a gift that is easy and quick?

Daryl Perry will instruct attendees on how to change a fabric covered button into a colorful refrigerator magnet. Or, glue the button unto a handbag, picture frame. Ages 13 and up can sign up for this 2 hour workshop. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

5, Vamos al Museo, Staging the Self, 11am-12:30pm. During this docent- and artist-led family program, participants will get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art form, source inspiration, artists or type of material. After, the whole family can create their own artwork. Free with registration or $10 per person, Art Museum, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

12, Creating a Hanging Wooden Decoration, 10am-12pm. Annette Kingman of the Rio Rancho Art Association is offering this craft program for all ages.

All materials will be provided to create a lovely, wooden hanging object for decorating a holiday tree, or a window or a hallway. Registration is required. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE,

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16, Winter Open House, 4:30-6:30pm.

A celebration of winter for all ages with crafts, snacks, and music! Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

Classes & Workshops 5, Lego Adventures, 2-3:30pm. A Lego club for ages 5-99! Leave your Legos at home and come play with ours. If you can dream it, you can build it; beginners welcome. No registration required. Free, Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 291-6264, libevents.abclibrary.org.

12, Origami Adventures, 2-3pm. Learn to create several different folded paper designs, all ages. Free, Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 291-6264, libevents.abclibrary.org.

Dance 3-13, Shira Greenberg’s 19th Annual Nutcracker On The Rocks, times vary.

Dec. 6 & 13, 6:30pm special autism-friendly performance/small children welcome.

Traditional meets contemporary for an exciting and magical holiday event. $1029, Keshet Center for the Arts, 4121 Cutler NE, 224-9808, keshetarts.org.

11-13, Christmas Joy, 2pm, 7pm. The Performers Ballet & Jazz Company's annual production celebrates the life of Christ through dance performed by dancers ages 8-18. $20-28, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th NW, 2462261, theperformers.org.

12, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, 3pm. Experience the artistry of world-class Russian dancers, playful puppets and crafted sets and costumes. $29.50-103.50, ABQ Convention Center, 401 2nd NW, 573-0758, ticketmaster.com.

12, 13, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, The Nutcracker with Ballet Repertory Theatre of NM, times vary. Celebrating the sights and sounds of the season, Ballet Repertory Theatre presents this beloved holiday tradition. The heartwarming tale features choreography by Katherine Giese with a joyful and elegant holiday party, mischievous mice, a bevy of bon bons, and a sprinkle of sparkling snowflakes. $25-30, KiMo Theatre, 423 Central SW, 768-3522, kimotickets.com, brtnm.com.

13, Mariachi Christmas, 3pm. Ring in the holiday season with exuberant mariachi music and dynamic dance to represent the traditions of Mexico at Christmas. Now in its 17th year, the show’s swirling dresses, lively violins, and joyous horns ring in the season like no other performance. $20-49, Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr, unmtickets.com.

18-20, The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment, 7:30pm Fri & Sat, 2pm Sat & Sun. Festival Ballet Albuquerque, with choreography by Patricia Dickinson Wells, and full live orchestra under the baton of Maestro Guillermo

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Figueroa, Artistic Director of the Figueroa Music and Arts Project, present this beloved holiday classic set in the late 1800s in territorial New Mexico, with many surprises including Spanish and flamenco dancers, dancing southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, hummingbirds, a lively fandango, and a storyteller doll with children. $12-47, NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

Exhibits 17-Jan. 17, Kadomatsu Japanese Garden, 9am-4:30pm. Kadomatsu are a Japanese New Year's tradition of pine and bamboo arrangements. These arrangements flank the gates of the BioPark's Japanese Garden. Kadomatsu are said to attract beneficial spirits and are full of symbolism, representing virtues such as strength, flexibility, vitality and purity. Included with regular admission, ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, 2601 Central NW, 848-7112, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

19-Apr 4, 2016, The Artistic Odyssey of Higinio V. Gonzales: A Tinsmith and Poet in Territorial New Mexico, 9am-5pm, Tue-Sun. After more than a century of obscurity, art historian and tinsmith Maurice Dixon discovers that a New Mexican artisan, formerly known only as the Valencia Red and Green Tinsmith, is actually Higinio V. Gonzales, a prolific and bilingual 19th-century educator, artisan, poet, and musician. This exhibition traces the life of Gonzales and, for the very first time, explores his influence on music, poetry, and the arts in New Mexico. Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd, 243-7255, cabq.gov/museum.

Fairs & Festivals 3, Tales of Joy Bookfair, 9am. Join the Tales of Joy R.E.A.D. Program for a bookfair. Ask any bookseller how you can support Intermountain Therapy Animals.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Westside, 3701-A Ellison NW, 792-4234, barnesandnoble.com.

4, Nob Hill Shop & Stroll, 5pm. Shopping and food specials, family entertainment, and photos with Santa. Free, Central Ave between San Mateo Blvd and Girard Blvd, 842-8022.

4, Old Town Holiday Stroll, 5-9pm.

Set the holiday season in motion with entertainment, dining, shopping throughout Old Town. Kids will have the chance to take a photo with Santa in Plaza Vieja and watch the traditional lighting of the largest tree in Albuquerque at 6:15pm in Plaza Don Luis. The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Explora, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History will all be open with free admission and holiday activities. Free, Old Town, cabq.gov.

5, Twinkle Light Parade, 5:15pm.

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turing dozens of floats, marching bands, equestrian clubs, fire trucks, car clubs, and businesses and wrapping up with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, with over 300,000 lights.

Free, Bridge to Tijeras, ending at Civic Plaza, 768-3556.

12, Lew Wallace Elementary Holiday Craft Fair, 10am-4pm. Local artist/vendors and student arts and crafts for sale.

Early bird booth rentals still available; dominica777@me.com for more info. Lew Wallace Elementary, 513 6th Street NW, 270-9401.

24, Luminaria Tour, 5:20-7:40pm. ABQ Ride takes participants through a twinkling wonderland in Old Town, the festively adorned ABQ Country Club and other spots decked out for the holiday like the Los Altos neighborhood. $1.70-3, ABQ Convention Center, 401 2nd St. NW, 768-4575.

26, All Ages Board Games, 12:302pm. All Ages Bingo, 2:30-3:3pm. Esther Bone will provide games for all ages.

Bingo winners receive a voucher for a free book from the Friends of the Library Friendshop. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

Music 6, Concert of Christmas Music, 3pm.

The Albuquerque Concert Band plays the favorite songs of the season with a free band concert of Christmas music. KiMo Theater, 421 Central NW, abqband.org.

8, A History of Holiday Music with Peter Chase, 6:30-7:30pm. Did you know the music to "What Child is This" goes back to the Renaissance period?

Ever wonder where your favorite holiday song came from or when it was written?

Professor Peter Chase discusses the history of holiday music. Hot chocolate will be available. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

Open Houses 3, LearningRx Open House, 6-8pm.

Find out how cognitive skills training improves reading, memory, attention and makes learning easier. Snacks, free assessment, tours. Please RSVP. Free, 7120 Wyoming NE, Ste. 16, 856-1596, learningrx.com.

5, Montessori One Open House, 9am.

Tours at 10:30am of the only AMI-recognized Montessori school in Albq. 9360 Holly NE, 822-5150, montessorione.net.

5, Open House Holiday Event, 9am1pm. Check out the dojang and get into the holiday spirit with music, refreshments, and giveaways. Blackman Martial Arts Academy, 9900 Montgomery NE, 856-5615, blackmantkd.com.

Science & Nature 3, Science on Tap, 5:30-6:30pm. Eat, drink, and talk science. Sponsored by Explora, UNM, and National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. Free,

Yanni’s Lemoni Lounge, 3109 Central NE, 268-9250, scienceontapnm.blogspot.com.

3, 20, Adventures in Science, 3-4pm.

Enjoy hands-on science activities hosted by students from Explora's Youth Intern Program. Included with regular admission, and free for members, Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

4, Holiday Shop & Stroll at Explora, 5-9pm. During Old Town Holiday Stroll, enjoy free admission to Explora, and special holiday activities. Shopping is tax free, and your dollars help fund Explora's educational mission. Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, explora.us.

5, 516 Arts Workshop/BioArt, 2-4pm.

Fireflies, jellyfish, algae, glow worms— how and why do some living things glow? This workshop introduces students to the science of bioluminescence and how biological organisms can be selfenergizing, responsive and act as biological sensors to environmental conditions.

For ages 7 and up. $5, pre-registration required, Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

9, 516 Arts Workshop/Projecting Climate Change, 4-8pm. Hands-on workshop offering students the opportunity to use projection art and their imaginations to visualize and communicate climate change solutions. Students explore climate impacts on diverse ecosystems and allow that to inspire and inform their ideas. Then using projection art tools, they paint, animate, and project their visualizations live onto buildings. For ages 12 and up. $5, pre-registration required, Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

13, Explora’s PoP Science Activity, 14pm. Meet local scientists as they offer demos and activities related to their work. Included with regular admission, and free for members, Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

13, 19, 20, The Polar Express Pajama Party, 6:30pm. Kids can come in their pajamas to see the holiday classic on the giant 5-story screen in the DynaTheater. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 3-12, 2 and under free, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

19, Youth Christmas Bird Count, 8am-12pm, optional countdown dinner at 6pm. Join ABQ's youth birding club, Burque Young Birders, for their first youth Christmas Bird Count. Free, Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, 7851 2nd St SW, 573-8815, facebook.com/Albirdquerque.

23, Lunar Mondays in the Observatory, 8pm. Study the moon and other interesting objects in the current night sky through a variety of telescopes.

Members of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society will describe the visible celestial objects and answer questions about astronomy. Please note: this event will be cancelled if the sky is cloudy. $7 adults, $4 ages 3-12, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

31, Noon Year’s Eve Family Celebration at Explora, 10am-2pm. A family New Year's Eve celebration, with special

Albuquerque Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar activities and a noontime balloon drop.

Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members, Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 224-8323, explora.us.

Sports Ongoing, Toddler Open Gym, 11:1511:45am Tue & Fri. 6 months to age 3.

Supervised time to crawl, roll, jump, climb. $3. Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard NE, 884-6949, sagagym.com.

2, Open Gym for all age homeschoolers, 11am-12:30pm. Supervised free time in the gym to crawl, roll, jump, climb, slide and swing. First class free, $11 drop in, $8 prepay, Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard Blvd NE, 884-6949, sagagym.com.

19, Open Gym, ages 6 and up, 1-3pm; ages 5 and under, 3-4:30pm. Supervised free time in the gym to crawl, roll, jump, climb, slide and swing. $11 drop in, $8 prepay, Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard Blvd NE, 884-6949, sagagym.com.

Storytelling & Books 7, Bingo!, 2-3:30pm. Winners will choose from a selection of Friends of the Library book donations, all ages. Free, Esther Bone Memorial Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, ext. 4, riorancholibraries.org.

Stage 3-6, The Farolitos of Christmas, 7:30pm Fri & Sat, 2pm Sat & Sun. The Vortex Theatre and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present a timeless, heartwarming play by iconic New Mexican author Rudolfo Anaya. $14-27, NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

4-24, A Christmas Carol, 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2pm Sundays. In this inventive adaptation of the classic, the audience encounters a company of traveling players about to enact the Dickens story. $14-24, Albuquerque Little Theatre, 224 San Pasquale SW, 242-4750, albuquerquelittletheare.org.

4-27, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Fri-Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2pm.

Thu, Dec. 10 & 17, 7:30pm. Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier stepped in No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht” (Silent Night) This show is about an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace. It’s a true story told in the words and songs of the men who lived it. A co-production of The Vortex Theatre with Mother Road Theatre Company. $15-22, The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle NE, 247-8600, vortexabq.org.

18-Jan 3, The Little Mermaid, 7:30pm Fri & Sat, 4pm Sun & Dec 25. Directed by Laura Nuzum, performed by Musical Theatre Southwest. $15 kids 12 and under, $20 students, $22 general, African American Performing Arts Center, 310 San Pedro

NE, Expo NM, 265-9119, musicaltheatersw.com.

Support Groups 1, 15, OCD Support Group, 6:15pm.

Children, adolescents, teens and family members of each are invited to come learn more about this misunderstood diagnosis, and gain support and information from others suffering with OCD and related disorders. Free, NM OCD Support, Raymond G. Sanchez Community Center, 9800 4th St. NW, 350-1849, newmexicoocdsupport.com.

Just for Teens 9, Ani-Manga Club, 6-7pm. Join other anime and manga fans at the monthly Ani-Manga Club for teens 13-19. New anime and manga topics every month, plus themed food and activities. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

11, Hour of Code for Teens, 3:304:30pm. Interested in computers and coding? Join this program for teens ages 13-19. No registration required. Visit https://hourofcode.com/us/en for more information. Free, Esther Bone Library, 950 Pinetree Rd SE, Rio Rancho, 891-5012, riorancholibraries.org.

23, Teen Advisory Group Meeting, 56pm. Teens are invited to be part of TAG, the Teen Advisory Group of the Rio Rancho Public Library. Help plan programs for teens and recommend books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, and other materials. Open to all teens ages 13 and up. Free, Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado Dr NE, 891-5013, riorancholibraries.org.

Especially for Parents 19, Parents’ Night Out, 5:30-10pm.

Enjoy an evening out (or in!) while your child has fun at Explora. Staff will lead exhibit exploration and activities related to this month’s theme, Food Fun. Dinner is included. Registration and fee due Dec 17. Explora, 1701 Mountain NW, 224-8341, explora.us.

Also of Interest 5-31, December Garden Holidays, 9am-4:40pm. Enjoy the sights of the season. Included with admission, ABQ BioPark, 2601 Central Ave NW, 848-7112, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

11, Veterans Day, 9am-5pm. In recognition of this holiday, the museum will be offering free admission to all service members active and non-active duty, with military ID. Free, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, 601 Eubank NE, 245-2137, ext. 103, nuclearmuseum.org.

17, Salud y Sabor, 5:30-7:30pm. Salud y Sabor, a partnership between the Agricultura Network, Street Food Institute, and the NHCC, is a free evening of food, art, and entertainment aimed at provid-

ing families with an opportunity to connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and culture. Free, NHCC Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th St SW, 246-2261, nationalhispaniccenter.org.

18, It’s a Wonderful Life, 6pm. A holiday classic film in a classic theater. Free, KiMo Theater, 768-3544, 421 Central NW, kimotickets.com.

19, Holiday Enrichment, 9:30-11:30am.

Many of the zoo’s animals will receive holiday treats (enrichments) during this special event. Come see how the animals interact with their presents, toys and goodies. You may catch a zookeeper at enrichment locations—they will be available during parts of the morning to answer questions and explain the importance of enrichment for the animals.

Included with regular admission, ABQ BioPark Zoo, 903 10th SW, cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark.

Winter Camps 11, Science is Everywhere Day Camp: Code Red, 9am-4pm. Campers ages 6-10 will channel their inner survivalist to learn self-defense, survival tactics and preparedness for both real and imagined scenarios. Teamwork, leadership and scientific know-how will take center stage. $55, National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, 601 Eubank NE, 505245-2137, ext. 103, nuclearmuseum.org.

21-23 & 28-31, Engineering, 1-3pm. For grades K-2, topics include adventure stories and wild animals. $60-100, Engineering For Kids of New Mexico Satellite, 3100 Menaul NE, 816-0215, engineeringforkids.net/newmexico.

21-23 & 28-31, Junior Robotics, 10am12pm. For grades K-2, topics include adventure stories and wild animals. $60100, Engineering For Kids of New Mexico Satellite, 3100 Menaul NE, 816-0215, engineeringforkids.net/newmexico.

21-31, Kodu Cart Racing, Momentum Madness, 9am-12pm, 1-4pm. For grades 3-8. $105, Engineering For Kids of New Mexico Satellite, 3100 Menaul NE, 8160215, engineeringforkids.net/newmexico.

21-23, 28-30, Explora Winter Camps, 9am-4pm for K-8th, 9am-12pm for Pre-K. Before and after care options available 8-9am and 4-5:30pm. Ignite curiosity during the school break with fun activities in science, technology, and art for Pre-K5th graders Dec 21-23 and 28-30, and for 6th-8th graders on Dec. 22. Sign up for single days or for all six; each day has activities with a different theme, including Making and Tinkering, Mix It, Build It, Crazy Color, Splish Splash, Engineering (with code activities for grade 6-8), and Charged Up (electricity and magnets).

Call to reserve. Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, 505-224-8341, explora.us.

21-23, 28-30, Holly Day Camp, 8:30am-5:30pm. Arts and crafts, games and gymnastics, snacks included. Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy (SAGA), 2832 Girard NE, 884-6949, sagagymnastics.com.

21-23, 28-30, New Mexico Natural History Museum Camps, 9am-4pm.

21, New Mexico’s Dinosaurs. Learn all about the amazing and diverse dinosaurs that roamed New Mexico so long ago.

22, Space Science. Larry’s Lookout on Mars is named after our own scientist, Dr. Larry Crumpler. Find out what he and the space crew have been doing on Mars lately. Blast off to explore the new dis-

coveries from our favorite dwarf planet, Pluto. 23, New Mexico Animal Art. Come explore New Mexico creatures through art and observation. 28, Africa.

Explore the creatures of our past and learn about contemporary African animals; campers will enjoy the new Dynatheater show. 29, Arthropod Adventures. Join in for a day of exploring the exciting world of animals with multiple body parts, exoskeletons and segmented legs and figuring out what makes an arthropod an arthropod. 30, Volcanoes. New Mexico has at least one example of each of the different types of volcanoes. Make your own volcano and study the geology that makes our dynamic planet so wonderfully explosive. Aftercare from 4-5pm for additional fee. $75 per class, 10% disc. for Museum members, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, 8412800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

21-23, 28-30, Jan 1 & 4, Trot to the Top Day Camp, 10am-3pm. Mini-camps coincide with public school vacation calendar. Horseback riding, artwork, games, stories. Fee includes T-shirts, water bottles, camp photos, camp supplies, prizes, horse show with trophies and ribbons. $85/day, Liz Sanchez Training Stable, 7622 Rio Grande NW, 898-1810, lizsanchezstables.com.

22-23, Lobo Winter All Skills Baseball Camp, 9am-1pm. For ages 6-13.

Learn the fundamentals and techniques of hitting, pitching, catching and infield play to enhance skills for the spring season with instruction from the UNM Coaching staff. $150, Lobo Field, 1155 Avenida Cesar Chavez, baseballcamps.com/unm/info/9208.

28-31, Congregation Albert Winter Camp, 9am-3pm. Art, science, cooking and fun for ages 2-7. Extended care is enrollment dependent. $45/day or $160/week, Congregation Albert, 3800 Louisiana NE, 883-0306, congregationalbert.org.

Early January 4, Robots and Technology, 9am-4pm.

Watch the Dynatheater movie, Robots 3D and explore the technology that is behind some of the current amazing robotic advancements. Aftercare from 45pm for additional fee. $75 per class/10% disc. for Museum members, 1801 Mountain Rd NW, 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org.

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Light Among The Ruins: A Family Event at Jemez Historic Site

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Light Among the Ruins, a free family event, will be held Dec. 12, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Jemez Historic Site. This annual event is noted for the thousand-plus farolitos outlining the historic ruins of “Gisewa” Pueblo and San José de los Jemez Mission Church, for the traditional Jemez song and dance performed between two luminarias, and for the Pueblo food and art available for purchase. There are free wagon rides from Jemez Spring Park and from the site. For more information call 575-8293530, email marlon.magdalena@state.nm.us or visit nmhistoricsites.org.

Jemez Historic Site is located at 18160 Highway 4 in Jemez Springs. It is open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admittance is $3 per adult, and children are always free. Jemez Historic Site is also free to N.M. seniors on Wednesdays and all N.M. residents on Sundays. Established to preserve the 14th century ruins of “Gisewa” Pueblo and the 17th century ruins of San Jose de los Jemez Mission, the site offers a museum and interpretative trail where visitors can walk among the standing architecture and explore vivid displays.

Visitors learn how the Jemez people once lived and how their lives changed as a result of European contact. Jemez Historic Site includes the stone vestiges of a 500-year-old Indian village and the San José de los Jemez church dating to 1621/2. The village of Giusewa was built in the narrow San Diego Canyon by the ancestors of the present-day people of Jemez (Walatowa) Pueblo. The name Giusewa refers to the natural springs in the area. In the 17th century, the Spanish established a Catholic mission at the village. The mission was short-lived, and, in time, the people abandoned the site and moved to the current location of Jemez Pueblo. The massive stone walls were constructed about the same time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

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Students are invited to participate in “Letters About Literature,” sponsored by the New Mexico State Library in cooperation with The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress and Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “Letters About Literature” is a writing contest designed to promote reading and thoughtful writing by encouraging young readers to read a book and then write a letter to the author explaining how his or her work shaped their perspective on the world or themselves.

Students may write about works of fiction or nonfiction. Entries in Spanish will be accepted. State judges will select the top letter writers in New Mexico, who then advance to the national competition. Letter writers compete at three levels: Level I is for grades 4-6, Level II grades 7-8, and Level III grades 9-12. The one winning letter from each level from each state is entered into the final national competition. There will be cash prizes for the three state winners and also for national winners. Level 3 entries must be postmarked by December 4, 2015. Level 1 and 2 entries must be postmarked by January 11, 2016. For details, visit nmstatelibrary.org/letters-about-literature.

Kids Bird Count Join Albuquerque's youth birding club, Burque Young Birders, for its first youth Christmas Bird Count at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. The count runs from 8 a.m. until noon on Dec. 19, with optional countdown dinner at 6 p.m. The bird count is free and located at 7851 2nd St. S.W. in Albuquerque. For more information call 505-573-8815 or visit facebook.com/Albirdquerque.

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Yazmene Davis-Gomez, 10, gives out bags of goodies along with handwritten notes and prayers to homeless people. Her mom, Stephanie Gomez, describes what happens. “Today Yazmene gave a man one of her snack bags and it made me cry, because he waved at us with his eyes down. He looked real shy.”

This mother and daughter from Albuquerque have the bags always ready in the car and sometimes they drive around specifically looking for people holding up signs. Whenever they see someone who appears to be in need, Gomez drives around the block again and her daughter hands the bag out the window and offers a blessing.

On one occasion, they spotted a man with a sign standing next to a woman in a wheelchair. It was raining.

“The woman was shivering and she was pregnant, so we gave her a blanket we had in the car,” says Davis-Gomez. “It was a blanket that I liked but she really needed it.”

Yazmene, who is homeschooled, says she will become famous as a dancer, musician and singer someday and when she does, she has a plan: “I’m going to buy houses for those who are homeless and I’ll buy them all food, too.”

Originally, Davis-Gomez gave out dollar bills but switched to creating food bags in July. Each bag now contains water, granola bars, candy, tissues, and pretzels. Each has a hand-written note taped to the front. “We want people to have hope. We want them to know someone cares,” Yazmene says.

Lucas Cervantes is another “Great Kid,” and he is only four years old. In August, he and his family asked the guests invited to Lucas’ birthday party to bring animal food and supplies to give to the animal shelter in lieu of gifts.

Lucas loves animals and had wanted a dog of his own, but with working parents it wasn’t possible.

This was the next best thing — to care for animals in need.

Lucas’ father, Jose Cervantes, a third grade teacher at East San Jose Elementary School in Albuquerque, says that his son has been to the shelter to visit the animals. “On our first visit, he donated a tennis ball for the dogs. After his birthday party, we went again and donated everything you see in the picture. The staff members at the shelter were very appreciative. We walked around and said, ‘hi,’ to all the dogs.”

The Cervantes family hopes to volunteer at the shelter when Lucas is older. “Maybe they'll make him an ‘honorary trainer’ someday,” Cervantes says.

NM Kids Consignment Events are a great way to buy and sell gently used toys and gear to our friends and neighbors. Think of it as UPcycling!

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Santa Fe Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar November

Our calendar is as accurate as possible, but times, places & dates of events can change, so be sure to call ahead. To have your events listed free in our next calendar, fill out our calendar form at newmexico-kids.com, or send date, time, place, cost, description of activity, sponsoring organization and contact phone to kids@newmexico-kids.com. The deadline is Dec. 2 for listings in January and February. Calendar listings are not guaranteed because of space limitations. All phone numbers have a 505 area code unless otherwise noted.

October Highlights Ongoing-31, Pumpkin Patch at St. John’s Methodist Church, 10am-6pm weekdays, 9am-7pm Saturdays & Sundays. 1200 Old Pecos Trail, 982-5397, sjumcsantafe.org.

30, All Hallows Evening, 6:30-8pm.

Enjoy an enchanted All Hallows' Eve experience at the Santa Fe Waldorf School.

Walk the jack-o-lantern lit pathways and visit a series of magical vignettes.

All ages invited, and please no masks.

Free, donations gratefully accepted.

Santa Fe Waldorf School, 26 Puesta del Sol, 467-6426.

30, Halloween Modernist-style, 5-8pm. Come in costume and dance to the music of Big Swing Theory in the St. Francis Auditorium. Tarot card readers will keep with the spirit of the day, and people dressed as dead artists and legends of New Mexico will make an appearance. Take the kids on a treasure hunt and participate in Katie May Be Morbid Card-Making. Free, Museum of Art, 107 West Palace, 476-5063, nmartmuseum.org.

30, Tricks, treats, witches and ghosts, 5-7pm. Prowl through the “Telling New Mexico” exhibit on a scavenger hunt for costumed people portraying historic personalities to win a treat: a historically themed Halloween mask.

Costumes are encouraged! At 6pm, author and folklorist Nasario Garcia tells tales of witches, ghosts and bogeymen inside the spooky Palace of the Governors. Free, NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 476-5200, nmhisotrymuseum.org.

31, A Year of Celebrations #19: Weird Science. Hands-on activities, such as making goop, slime, and invisible ink.

Experiment with dry ice bubbles, create erupting volcanoes, and venture though the microscopic scavenger hunt. Costumes are encouraged. $3-5, Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

31, Dia de los Muertos Event, 7pm.

Music and spooky activities sponsored

by City Teen Night Program. Free, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

31, Halloween Carnival, 12-5pm. Carlos Gilbert Elementary, 300 Griffin St., 467-4700, carlosgilbertptk/carnival.

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Ongoing, Fire Fighter Story Time, 11-11:30 am first Thurs. Local Firefighters read stories and allow kids to explore their truck. SF Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

Ongoing, Open Art Studio, 2:304:30pm Fri. Explore the world of art using acrylics, pastels, watercolor, blocks, glitter and glue. W/admission. SF Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

Ongoing, Santa Fe Artists Market at The Railyard, 8am-1pm, Sat. Featuring local artists. Free, The Railyard, 740 Cerrillos Rd, 982-3373, railyardsantafe.com.

Ongoing, Shidoni Bronze Pour and Self-Guided Tour, 12pm Saturdays.

Eight acres of sculpture gardens and bronze art foundry. Watch molten bronze being poured into ceramic molds. $5, Tesuque, 988-8001, shidoni.com.

Ongoing, Watercolors with Doro, 10am-12pm, Thursdays. Weekly sessions with long-time volunteer & watercolorist, Doro. This deceptively simple medium is great for kids of all ages.

Learn from the master. SF Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

1, Dia de Los Muertos, 1-4pm.

Celebrate Day of the Dead: Decorate sugar skulls, make picture frames (visitors are invited to bring a photo of a loved one who has passed away), sample pan de muerto, enjoy live music by Las Flores del Valle, and a performance by Los Ninos de Santa Fe, skeleton/calaca face painting. W/admission, NM residents free every Sun, Folk Art Museum, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200, internationalfolkart.org.

7, Book Arts Group Flea Market, 10am-2pm. The Palace Press and Santa Fe Book Arts Group are having a multivendor flea market where art and craft supplies, handmade books and papers and gifts can be purchased. Free, New Mexico History Museum, 110 Washington Ave, 476-5100, SantaFeBAG.org, nmhistorymuseum.org.

17, School Age Craft, 3:30-4:30pm, La Farge and Southside branches. Children ages 5-12 register to make cool crafts.

Free, 955-4863, santafelibrary.org.

18, School Age Craft, 3:30-4:30pm.

Children ages 5-12 register to make cool crafts. Free, Main Library, 145 Washington Ave, 955-6837, santafelibrary.org.

17, Lego Club, 3-5:30pm. Master builders of all ages can bring their families to create their own original designs in the Meeting Room. Final creations will be displayed and children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

Free, Vista Grande Public Library, Vista Grande Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, 466-7323, vglibrary.org.

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24, 25, Science After School, 3:304:30pm. For children ages 6-12 who enjoy doing science experiments. Registration required two weeks before class begins.

Call to register. Free, (Nov 24, Southside and La Farge, Nov 25 Main Library), santafelibrary.org.

Dance Ongoing, Contra Dances, 7-10:30pm 1st Sat. NM Folk Music & Dance Society presents a live, traditional band & dancing. $8/members, $9/non-members, half-price for students w/ID. Locations vary.

345-8041, folkmads.org.

Exhibits Ongoing-Jun 19, Along the Pecos: A Photographic and Sound Collage.

NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 4765200, nmhistorymuseum.org.

Ongoing-Feb 21, An American Modernism, 10am-5pm. Prints, drawings, photographs and paintings from the 1920s and 1930s. $6-9, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave. Ongoing-Feb 26, Fading Memories.

Three curators approach this subject from different angles and invite visitors to consider fragments of memories and how a long-ago war still defines us as Americans. NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org.

Ongoing-Jan 10, From New York to New Mexico: Masterworks of American Modernism from The Vilcek Foundation Collection, 9am5pm. Ages 18 & under free, adults $10, first Friday of the month free for NM residents. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson, okeeffemuseum.org.

Ongoing-Jan 17, Georgia O’Keeffe in Process. Preliminary sketches and photographs will be shown alongside finished works to demonstrate the steps, thinking, and the technical art-making process of this New Mexico master. $6-9, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave, 476-5072, nmartmuseum.org.

Ongoing-Mar 20, 2016, Gustave Baumann and New Mexico. This exhibit reflects the artist’s time spent in the area and the shift in the subject and palette of his work as a result of the region’s influence. $6-9, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave, 476-5072, nmartmuseum.org.

Ongoing-Feb 15, Indian Country: The Art of David Bradley. Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1269, indianartsandculture.org.

Ongoing-Jan 17, Looking Forward Looking Back. Drawing inspiration from the exhibition of works by Georgia O’Keeffe, this exhibition looks back at historic works by significant women artists in the museum’s collection while looking forward to new projects by contemporary feminist artists. $6-9, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave, 476-5072, nmartmuseum.org.

Ongoing, Museum of Indian Arts &

Culture. Discovery Center. Learn about Indian arts & culture through interactive exhibits, puzzles & games. Here, Now and Always. More than 1,300 artifacts on display, accompanied by poetry, story, song and scholarly discussion as voices of Native Americans guide visitors through the Southwest’s indigenous communities. Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250, indianartsandculture.org.

Ongoing, New Mexico History Museum. Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now. Sweeping across more than 500 years of stories, told through artifacts, films, photographs, oral histories and more. Treasures of Devotion/ Tesoros de Devocion. Bultos, retablos and crucifijos dating from the late 1700s to 1900s. Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy. Focusing on the rise of the Fred Harvey Company as a family business. NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org. 113 Lincoln, 476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org.

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Ongoing, Oblique Views: Archaeology, Photography, and Time. The story of the Southwest told through the aerial photographs of Charles and Anne Lindbergh and Adriel Heisey. Free, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1269, indianartsandculture.org.

Ongoing-Mar 13, Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World. Includes works from Spain’s three colonial capitals: Peru, Mexico and NM. NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org.

Ongoing-Jan 10, Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography. Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography explores a historical art form that exemplifies thoroughly contemporary ideals: Do-ityourself handmade technology with a dash of steampunk style. NM History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 476-5200, nmhistorymuseum.org.

Ongoing-Dec 11, Santa Fe Book Art Celebration. The New Mexico Capitol Rotunda Gallery is hosting an exhibit of contemporary book art. Free. State Capitol Rotunda Gallery, corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail, 986-4589, nmcapitolart.org.

Ongoing-May 2,Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning.

Highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry. Indian Arts Museum, 710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250, indianartsandculture.org.

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Santa Fe Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar Spain to New Mexico, 1-4pm. Live guitar 1-2pm, dance performances 2-4pm, book signing 1:30-2:30pm. This comprehensive exhibit celebrates and studies the living tradition as an art form. Free, Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200, internationalfolkart.org.

Music Ongoing, Free Music Fridays, 5:307:30pm. The museum hosts live performances. Free, Folk Art Museum, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200, folkartmuseum.org.

11, Lala Paw Looza: The Noms, 7pm.

Private concert with local band The Noms to benefit homeless pets at Santa Fe Animal Shelter. Donate pet supplies or money at Subaru of Santa Fe. $5 cash or supplies, Skylight Santa Fe, 139 W San Francisco, 255-5523, animalhumanenm.org.

14, Kenny Endo Contemporary Taiko Trio, 7:30pm. AMP Concerts and Bushido Kenkyukai present Kenny Endo, a leading artist in contemporary percussion and rhythm, front and center flanked by taiko drums, performing as a trio, with melodic instruments (like the koto, flute and vibraphone) and additional percussion. The ensemble takes influences from jazz, funk, Afro-Cuban, Hawaiian and many other sources. $1727, Scottish Rite Temple, 463 Paseo de Peralta, 886-1251, ampconcerts.org.

17, Second Annual Mara Robinson Tribute Concert, 6pm. New Mexico School for the Arts celebrates a longtime supporter with an evening of Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, honoring Mara for her unending contributions to the music program at NMSA, as well as music education in Santa Fe and throughout the Southwest. $15 adults, $10 students and seniors, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco, ticketssantafe.org, nmschoolforthearts.org.

Open House 4, Santa Fe Girls School Open House, 6pm. Both prospective students and parents wishing to familiarize themselves with the school will have the chance to connect with students, alumni, faculty and administration. Parents attend information sessions while students participate in hands-on classroom activities. Free, 310 West Zia Rd, 820-3188, santafegirlsschool.org.

5, Rio Grande School Open House, 8:30am. Come take a look at this school serving students in preschool through 6th grade since 1978. Tuition assistance available. Features a brief welcome from Head of School Nigel Taplin, a music and drama performance delivered by the 2nd grade, speeches from two 6th graders, and a tour of the campus with current parents to engage with educators and students. Call for a private visit, 983-1621, 715 Camino Cabra, riograndeschool.org.

14, Little Earth School Open House,

10am-12pm. For 37 years Little Earth School has provided a successful program of academic excellence for children preschool through 6th grade.

Children learn through an integrated, developmentally appropriate and experiential curriculum which includes art, dance, yoga, music, Spanish, environmental and multicultural studies, and respect for self and others. RSVP 9881968. Free, Little Earth School, 321 W Zia Rd, littleearthschool.org.

14, Santa Fe Waldorf Early Childhood Open House, 10:30am-12pm. Parenting classes and Pre K-12th grade.

RSVP 467-6431.

Science & Nature Ongoing, Docent-led tours of the historic Randall Davey House and Studio, 2pm Fri. Take a trip back in time and on this tour. $5, Randall Davey Audubon Center, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd, 983-4609, audubon.org.

Ongoing, Guided Bird Walks, 8am Sat. An easy walk on the grounds of 135 acre wildlife sanctuary. Bring binoculars or borrow theirs. Randall Davey Audubon Center, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd, 983-4609, audubon.org.

Ongoing, Meet Cornelius, 4:30pm Sat. Watch the museum’s snake eat his weekly meal, draw pictures of what you see, write a poem and learn new facts about snakes. Free under 16. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

Ongoing, Garden Sprouts, 10-11am, weather permitting. Outdoor activities for ages 3-5 with their caregivers. Listen to a book and participate in interactive nature and garden related activities.

Free to members and children under 12, $5 non-members. SF Botanical Garden, 715 Camino Lejo, 471-9103, santafebotanicalgarden.org.

Sports Ongoing, Family Climb, 10am-12pm Sundays. Meet other families, climb the walls, enjoy the colored routes and special games. $7.50/person, free under 2, free rentals. SF Climbing Center, 825 Early St, 986-8944, climbsantafe.com.

Ongoing, Hiking, Biking, Birdwatching, SF area, weekends, all levels.

Sierra Club, riogrande.sierraclub.org/ santafe/outings.html.

Ongoing, Locals Climb, 12-3pm Saturdays. Reduced rates for NM residents. $7.50/person, free rentals with NM ID. SF Climbing Center, 825 Early St, 986-8944, climbsantafe.com.

13, 14, Tennis Fiesta, 6-9pm. Tennis for the family, from novice to advanced players. Tennis, music, food, drinks and socializing. Free-$10, Shellaberger Tennis Center, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr, 473-6144, shellabergertennis.com.

Stage 6-8, 14, 15, Peter Pan, 2pm, 7pm. Pandemonium Productions presents the

magical musical that never grows up.

Let your heart take flight as Peter Pan and Tinker Bell carry you off to enchanted Never Land. The first 100 kids get in free the first Sat and Sun only. $10 adults, $6 kids, James A. Little Theatre, 1060 Cerrillos, 982-3327, pandemoniumprod.org.

5-7, The House of Bernarda Alba, 7pm, Thu-Fri; Sat, 2pm/7pm. NM School for the Arts presents a drama of women in the villages of Spain by Garcia Lorca. Cost TBD, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

12-15, NM School for the Arts theater production, 7pm, Thu-Fri; Sat, 2pm/7pm. Play and cost TBD, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

Storytelling & Books Ongoing, Books and Babies Program, 10:30-11:30am Tuesdays through Dec 15 at the Main Library, Thursdays Through Dec 16 (except Nov 26), La Farge Branch. It’s never too early to start your child on the road to reading. Books, songs and finger games for 6-24 months.

Free, 955-6837, santafelibrary.org.

Ongoing, Children’s Story Time, 10:45 Thu. Catering to ages 6 months to 5 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free, Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St, 988-4226, collectedworksbookstore.com.

Ongoing, Library Storytimes, at all branch libraries. Call your local library for times and dates.

Ongoing, Pajama Tales from the Book Nook, 4-6pm, 4th Thu. Winddown story time. Free, SF Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

Ongoing, Preschool Story Time, Tuesdays-Dec. 8, 10:30-11:15am, La Farge Branch, Wednesdays-Dec. 15 (except Nov 11), Southside Branch, Fridays (except Nov 27) 11-11:45am, Main Library. For children 1-5 years and caregivers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts. Free, 955-4863, santafelibrary.org.

Ongoing, Wee Wednesdays, 10:3011am Wed. Weekly gathering for children 0-3; includes stories, songs and games.

W/ admission, SF Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

4, 11, 18, After School Reading Club, 3-4:30pm. Designed to encourage reading and enjoyment of the library, activities include reading aloud, writing stories, games and crafts. Parents must register their child at the beginning of each semester. Free, Vista Grande Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, 466-7323, vglibrary.org.

12-14, Fall Book Sale, 12-6pm Thu./Fri., 10am-4pm Sat. Free, Vista Grande Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, 466-7323, vglibrary.org.

21, Book Sale, 10am-4pm. The Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library will hold a book sale. Free, La Farge, 1730 Llano St, 955-4862, santafelibraries.org.

Support Groups Ongoing, Adoption Triad Support

Group of Santa Fe, 6pm, first Mon. For families affected by adoption, including adoptees, birth and adoptive parents.

Free, Christus St. Vincent Hospital, 465 St. Michael’s Dr, Ste 201, 466-3839, asgsf.org.

Ongoing, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Support Group, 12-1:30pm, 2nd Tue. Meetings for families, friends, & caregivers. Always open to new members. Hillside Market, 86 Old Las Vegas Hwy, 800-953-6745, namisantafe.org.

Ongoing, Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 4:30-6:30pm 2nd Thurs.

Discuss the joys and challenges of being a primary caregiver as a grandparent.

United Way's Early Childhood Center, 3160 Agua Fria Rd, RSVP to 955-0410.

Just for Teens Ongoing, Breakdancing, 5-7pm Fri. Free, Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

Ongoing, Computer Programming, Sat & Sun. For ages 13-18. Call to sign up.

W21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

Ongoing, Ground Zero Youth Radio, 5-pm, Tue & Wed. Learn to be a local radio DJ & engineer with Noah Elmore and David Tardy. Ground Zero Youth Radio airs live on KSFR 101.1FM at SF’s Public Radio 8-10pm, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Free if on radio show and $10 otherwise. Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

Ongoing, Promoter’s Circle, 3-8pm, call for days. Learn how to book, produce and manage a concert. Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, alex@warehouse21.org, warehouse21.org.

Ongoing, Screen Printing Studio, Thurs 5pm. Print your art on posters, Tshirts, flags & more with the guiding help of an instructor. $10 ages 19 and under.

W21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

Ongoing, Society for Creative Anachronism, 6-8pm Wed. Learn about the Middle Ages by recreating the arts and sciences of that period. Workshops in sewing, drumming, knot making, fencing and more. W21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, brandyangelique@gmail.com, warehouse21.org.

18, Art2Art: A Journey into the Mind of the Artist Educator, 7pm.

W21 and the NM Music Commission present Gary Myers, visual artist, and Casey Anderson, musician, as they take an intimate tour of their creative process in this inspiring view of how art begins and unfolds. $15 suggested donation, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

19-21, Voices: Stories of Girls from Palestine and Israel, 7pm. Creativity for Peace is the leader in preparing young Israeli and Palestinian women to pave the way for peace in their communities and across borders with compassion, courage, and an understanding of the story of the other. Free, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org, creativityforpeace.com.

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7, Acequia Madre Art Auction, 510pm. Live and silent auctions with hundreds of items including fine art, jewelry, vacation packages and services. $15/$20, Scottish Rite Temple, 463 Paseo de Peralta, 467-4000, ames.schoolauction.net/auction2015.

Also of Interest Ongoing, Farmers Market, 8am-1pm Sat. Enjoy all the local goodies. Santa Fe Farmers Market at the Railyard. 1607 Paseo de Peralta. 983-4098, santafefarmersmarket.com.

Ongoing, Historical Downtown Walking Tours, 10:15am Mon-Sat. Led

by NM History Museum guides. Gather at the Palace Courtyard’s Blue Gate. $10 adults, under 16 free with adult. 113 Lincoln, 476-5200.

Ongoing, Railyard Artisan Market, 10am-4pm, Sun. Pottery, painting, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, photography, hand-blown glass, artisanal teas, handmade herbal body products. Farmers Market Pavilion, 1607 Paseo de Peralta.

983-4098, santafefarmersmarket.com.

21, Movie Matinee, 2:30-4:30pm. Family movie. Free, Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Dr, 955-2828, santafelibrary.org.

23, Jazz Documentary, 6:30pm. SF Music Collective presents a jazz film.

Free, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

December See November for Ongoing Activities

Arts & Crafts 13, Hands-on Art Making, 1-4pm. Celebrate winter holidays with hands-on art making for ages 3-103 plus refreshments. 3pm performance of Un Cuento Navidad Flamenco/A Flamenco Nativity Story with Fernando Barros Lirola, Carlos Lomas, Chuscales, Mina Fajardo, Pete Ahman and Melissa Moore. W/ Museum admission. 706 Camino Lejo, 4761200, internationalfolkart.org.

15, Lego Club, 3-5:30pm. Master builders of all ages can bring their families to create their own original designs in the Meeting Room. Final creations will be displayed and children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

Free, Vista Grande Public Library, Vista Grande Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, 466-7323, vglibrary.org.

15, School Age Craft, 3:30-4:30pm, La Farge and Southside branches. Children ages 5-12 register to make cool crafts.

Free, 955-4863, santafelibrary.org.

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Children ages 5-12 register to make cool crafts. Free, Main Library, 145 Washington Ave, 955-6837, santafelibrary.org.

Exhibits 13, Blessings & Good Fortune: Amulets, Offerings and Rituals from Asia, 1-4pm. This exhibit invites visitors to explore some of the ways in which people seek and secure blessings and good fortune in Asia. W/admission, Folk Art Museum, 706 Camino Lejo, 4761200, internationalfolkart.org

Fairs & Festivals 3-Jan 2, GLOW 2015-16, 5-8pm, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. Extraordinary display of winter lights, illuminated geodesic domes, festive food and beverages, visits and photos with Santa and live music on select nights. $3-25, Santa Fe Botanical Garden at Museum Hill, 715 Camino Lejo, Suite E, 471-9103, santafebotanicalgarden.org.

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Music 19-24, A Baroque Christmas, 6 & 8pm nightly. SF Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble with music of the season. $20-69. Loretto Chapel, 207 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-0092, santafepromusica.com.

19, 30, The Brandenburg Concertos, 6pm. The holiday celebration continues with Santa Fe Pro Musica's performance of this beloved collection of concerts avec plusieurs instruments that has unique instrumentation and individual charm. $12-69, St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W Palace Ave, 476-5072, santafepromusica.com.

Science & Nature 13, Hibernation Hike, 10am-noon.

Learn and discuss how different animals conserve energy and use other strategies to survive cold weather. $5/vehicle, Cerrillos Hills State Park, 1220 South St. Francis Drive, Co Rd 59, 474-0196.

19, Animal Superpowers, 10am-2pm.

Learn the connections between your favorite comic book superheroes and wildlife. Free, Cerrillos Hills State Park, 1220 South St. Francis Drive, Co Rd 59, 474-0196.

Sports 12, Tennis Fiesta, 6-9pm. Tennis for the family, from novice to advanced players. Tennis, music, food, drinks and socializing. Free-$10, Shellaberger Tennis Center, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr, 473-6144, shellabergertennis.com.

Storytelling & Books 6, Holiday Faire, 10am-3pm. Crafts and games, artisan market and book sale along with food and entertainment will provide family members of all ages with a fun-filled day. Free, Santa Fe Waldorf School, 26 Puesta del Sol, 467-6427, santafewaldorf.org.

11, Christmas at the Palace, 5:308pm. Hot cider, live music, entertainment, a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus, pinatas, craft activities and more. Free, 105 W Palace Ave, 476-5100.

11-13, Star Wars Party, 9pm. The force is strong at Warehouse 21 for this all-ages event with Star Wars-themed rooms, Star Wars characters, a flash mob light saber duel, collectibles, costume contests, raffle. Free, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org.

13, Las Posadas, 5:30-7pm. Candle-lit procession travels around the Plaza and concludes in the Palace Courtyard recreating Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to give birth to Baby Jesus. Carols, cookies and refreshments follow.

Free, New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln, 476-5100.

24, Christmas Eve Canyon Road Farolito Walk, 6-9pm. Celebrated SF tradition. Stroll Canyon Road by the light of the farolitos. Caroling, cocoa and comradery. Free, Canyon Road.

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2, 9, After School Reading Club, 34:30pm. Designed to encourage reading and enjoyment of the library, activities include reading aloud, writing stories, games and crafts. Parents must register their child at the beginning of each semester. Free, Vista Grande Library, 14 Avenida Torreon, 466-7323, vglibrary.org.

11, Pink Elephant Theatre, 4pm. Joy Ginther brings puppets and stories from the Pink Elephant Ranch to the Library, Free, La Farge Branch, 1730 Llano, 9554863, santafelibrary.org.

12, Pink Elephant Theatre, 11am (Main Library), 2:30 (Southside). Joy Ginther brings puppets and stories from the Pink Elephant Ranch to the Library, Free, santafelibrary.org.

Theater 11, !Feliz Navidad! A New Mexico Mariachi Christmas, 6pm. A bilingual music event filled with nativity, carols and traditional NM songs presented by National Latino Behavioral Health Association. Mariachis and special guest artists will fill the stage with music. $2035, Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco St, 988.1234, lensic.org.

Winter Break Camps 21-23, 28-30, Winter Break Day Camps. Sports, swimming, ice skating and games for ages 6-12. $35/child per day. Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 W Rodeo Rd, 955-4000, chavezcenter.com.

Just for Teens 18, 19, Nightmare Before Christmas Belly Dance, 7pm. This holiday season, prepare to be spooked by Jack Skellington and the citizens of Halloween Town as they steal Christmas. This show will feature The Desert Darlings, Ranee Lovato, Wicked Muse Dance Project, and Phrank Bramlitt. $20, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, 989-4423, warehouse21.org, thedesertdarlings.com.

Also of Interest Ongoing, Food Not Bombs Community Breakfast with Amigos Del Parke at De Vargas Park, 8-9am every Sun. Hot healthy breakfast for the community every Sunday by Earth Care’s Youth Allies Organizers. 6600 Valentine Way, Building A, earthcarenm.org.

19, Movie Matinee, 2:30-4:30pm. Family movie. Free, Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Dr, 955-2828, santafelibrary.org.

Elsewhere in the Region ANGEL FIRE Dec 11, Opening Day. 800-633-7463, angelfireresort.com.

Dec 24, 31, Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks, 6:30pm. Bundle up the family and meet at the base of the mountain. 855-923-7387, angelfireresort.com.

Dec 31, New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworkss, 6:30pm. 855923-7387, angelfireresort.com.

CHAMA Ongoing, Beginner Ukulele Lessons.

No experience & no ukulele needed.

Loaner “ukes” available. Call to arrange lessons. W/entrance fee. Heron Lake State Park, 575-588-7470.

Ongoing, Nature Inspired Art. Art activities based on nature themes. Call ahead for group arrangements. Free, Heron Lake, 575-588-7470.

DURANGO, COLO. Nov 21-Jan 2, 2016 Polar Express Train Ride, times vary. Read along with the story as the train makes its magical round trip journey to the North Pole.

Meet Santa, enjoy caroling, hot cocoa, a treat and a gift for each child. Kids are

Santa Fe Kids! Calendar Calendar Calendar encouraged to wear their pjs. Free kids under 2, ages 2-11 $22-65, adults $32-75, 888-872-4607, durangotrain.com.

Nov 21, Purgatory (Durango Mountain) Resort Opens. Winter ski and snowboarding season begins! Purgatory Resort, 970-247-9000, purgatoryresort.com.

Dec 20, Santa & Mrs Claus. Cookies, cocoa and photo ops with Santa. Purgatory Resort, 970-247-9000, purgatoryresort.com.

Dec 31, Torchlight Parade and Fireworks. Durango loves a party, and we have a great one on New Year's Eve at the mountain. Purgatory Resort, 970-2479000, purgatoryresort.com.

LOS ALAMOS Ongoing, Babytime, 10:10am, Tues. A special sharing program for caregivers and infants & babies on laps with emphasis is on connecting with our children, holding our children and sharing easy songs and rhymes. Twenty minutes of songs, rhymes, and fingerplays for our very youngest patrons. Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central, 662-8250.

Ongoing, Bradbury Science Museum, 1-5pm Sundays & Mondays, 10am-5pm Tuesdays-Saturdays. Free. 1350 Central Ave, 667-4444.

Ongoing, Club Anime, 3:45-5:15pm, fourth Tue. Calling all otaku! Love anime and manga? Open to all aged 13-19. Free, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central, 6628250, losalamosnm.us/library.

Ongoing, Family Night, 6-7pm, second Tue. Stop by the nature center to enjoy games, activities, experiments, or crafts.

Afterward, explore the nature center until 8pm. Los Alamos Nature Center, 2300 Canyon, 662-046, peecnature.org.

Ongoing Feature Film, 2pm Saturday and Sundays. Enjoy 180 degrees of entertainment; a colorful and inspiring journey through the universe. Please purchase tickets or call to reserve seats. $4/$6, Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, 2300 Canyon Road, 662-046, peecnature.org.

Ongoing, Fourth Friday Fractals, 7-7:45pm. See fractcals in nature as a fulldome planetarium show and journey into the never-ending world of fractals in an amazing tour of science, math and art. For viewers 4 and older. $8/$10. Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, 2300 Canyon Road, 662-046, peecnature.org.

Ongoing, Music and Movement, 9:30am, Tue, Thu & Sat. At White Rock library every Wednesday 9:30-10am. For ages 0-5 and their parents or caregivers using songs, instruments, stories and body movements, staff and patrons have fun and reinforce emergent reading skills. Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central, 662-8250, losalamosnm.us/library.

Ongoing, Nature Playtimes, 10-11am.

Every Monday (except holidays), toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers come to PEEC to explore the natural world. Each Playtime features a craft, story and outside activity. Join the fun with other local parents. Free, no registration required, PEEC, 2600 Canyon Rd,

662-0460, peecnature.org.

Ongoing, Scientists in the Spotlight, 11am-1pm, second Saturdays. Actual scientists and researchers talk to visitors about STEM: science, technology, engineering, or math. For all ages. Free, Bradbury Science Museum, 1350 Central Ave, 667-4444, lanl.gov/museum.

Ongoing, Teen Advisory Group (TAG), 4-5pm, second Tue. Hear about and recommend new books while snacking with other teens. Free, Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central, 662-8250, losalamosnm.us/library.

Nov 4, Green Hour Hike, 10am. Hike starts at East Park Trailhead where a variety of trails can be accessed. Free, peecnature.org.

Nov 6, Dec 4, Night Sky Show, 7-7:45pm. Visit moons, planets, starts and other celestial objects from the safety of our planetarium. Focus will be on planets that can be seen throughout the month, constellation and star patterns and selected celestial objects readily viewed with binoculars this month, weather permitting. This program is ideal for stargazers who want to learn more. $4/$6, Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium, 2300 Canyon Road, 662046, peecnature.org.

Nov 17, The First Virtual Dinosaur, 7pm. Ralph Chapman will talk about the project he headed in the late ’90s that produced the first virtual dinosaur, Hatcher, the Smithsonian Triceratops.

Chapman will also talk about other related projects, including the virtualization of the famous T. rex Sue, and the explosion of 3-D work in today's research in paleontology. Free, Los Alamos Nature Center, 2300 Canyon Road, 662-046, peecnature.org.

Dec 5, Winterfest, 10am-3pm. Singing, musical groups performing, traditional folk music, punch and cookies, New Mexico Dance Theatre young dancers perform, a Holiday Cookie Walk. Free, Lodge Arts Center, 2132 Central Ave, 662-1635, fullerlodgeartcenter.com, losalamosartscouncil.org.

Dec 19, Christmas Bird Count, 6:30am. The National Audubon Society will be holding its 116th annual Christmas Bird Count. Free, Los Alamos Nature Center, 2300 Canyon Road, 662-046, peecnature.org.

Dec 20, Valles Caldera Public Appreciation Day,9am-5pm. Enjoy free skiing and snowshoeing. Carpooling is recommended. Check in and check out at the Valle Grande Staging Area is required.

469-6842, vallescaldera.gov.

RED RIVER Nov 25, Ski Season Opening. 575-7542223, redriverskiarea.com.

Nov 26, Frozen Turkey Race, 12pm.

Kids of all ages can ride a frozen turkey down the slope for fun and prizes. 575754-2223, redriverskiarea.com.

Nov 26, Switch on the Holidays, 7pm. Christmas caroling, tree lighting, cocoa, cookies, cider and a visit from Santa. Brandenburg Park and Red River Conference Center. 877-885-3885.

Dec 24, Christmas Eve Torchlight

Parade, 7pm. Rail Jam (a “jib contest” using objects or obstacles to jump upon or over) at 5:30pm followed by the annual Christmas Eve Fireworks and Torchlight Parade. 575-754-2223, redriverskiarea.com.

Dec 25, Christmas Luminaria Ski/Snowshoe Tour, 6:30pm. Crosscountry ski or snowshoe a 3K loop under the glow of candlelight. Complimentary chile con queso, green chile stew, posole, desserts and hot drinks. $10 kids 12 & under, $15 adults, $5 rentals, Enchanted Forest XC Ski area, 575-7546112, enchantedforestxc.com.

Dec 31, Old Fashioned New Year's Eve Party, 7:30-10pm. Take the kids to the Red River Community House for an Old Fashioned New Year's Eve Party to enjoy pizza, music and games. A countdown ball drops at midnight Eastern time (10pm in New Mexico) allowing even the youngest celebrants to ring in the new year. Chamber of Commerce, (575) 754-2366, redriver.org.

SIPAPU Nov 14, Opening Day. Celebrate NM’s first day of skiing and snowboarding!

Lifts start running at 9am. 800-587-2240, sipapunm.org.

Dec 24, Christmas Eve Party, 5-8pm.

Holiday music, warm fires, twinkling lights, an art project for the kids, food and drink. Sipapu Resort, 800-587-2240, sipapunm.org.

SOCORRO Ongoing, Very Large Array Guided Tours, 11am, 1pm, 3pm first Saturdays. An inside look at the world-renowned Radio Telescope Observatory. Ages 17 and under free, $6 adults. 575-835-7243, public.nrao.edu.

Nov 17-22, Festival of the Cranes at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Workshops, tours, hikes and hands-on activities are planned. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 575-835-1828 ext. 234, friendsofthebosque.org.

Dec 11, Rollin’ on the Rio, 7pm.

Socorro County youth dance in a gala culmination performance of three weeks of intense dance instruction.This is NDI's 19th year in Socorro, one of their longest running residencies in NM. Youth free, $6, Macey Center, NM Tech, 1 Olive Lane, nmtpas.org.

Dec 12, Mariachi Christmas, 7:30pm.

Stomping feet, twirling dresses and lively violins. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $10 youth.

Macey Center, NM Tech, 1 Olive Lane, nmtpas.org.

Parade, 6pm. Watch as skiers make their way down the mountain in the dark with flares as their only means of light.

Taos Ski Valley, 866-968-7386, skitaos.org.

Dec 31, New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks, 6pm. Taos Ski Valley, 866-968-7386, skitaos.org.

VALENCIA COUNTY Ongoing, Movie Night, 6pm Thu. Free, snacks for sale, Belen Library, 333 Becker Ave, 966-2608.

Ongoing, Storytime, 12pm Tues. Stories, music and crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free, Belen Library, 333 Becker Ave, 966-2608.

Ongoing, Tales for Tots, 11am Wed. Please register, limited availability.

Music, ABC books and crafts, number crafts. Free, Belen Library, 333 Becker Ave, 966-2608.

Ongoing, Teen Events, 2:15pm. Movies Mon, games Wed. Free, Belen Library, 333 Becker Ave, 966-2608.

Ongoing, Teen Open Gym, 2:30-5pm Monday and Wednesday. $1, Belen Community Center, 305 Eagle Ln, 966-2700, belen-nm.gov/departments.

Ongoing, Youth Open Gym, 2:30-5pm Tuesday and Thursday. $1, Belen Community Center, 305 Eagle Ln, 966-2700, belen-nm.gov/departments.

Nov 21, Fishing Derby, 10am-2pm. All ages event sponsored by Los Lunas Open Space, NM Game & Fish and The Ditchbank Bandits. Los Lunas River Park, 1660 Main St SE, 352-7728.

Nov 28, 28th Annual Miracle on Main Street Electric Light Parade and Festival. Downtown Belen, 9662700, belen-nm.gov.

Nov 28-Dec 31, Bugg Light Display, 5-8pm Sun-Thu, 5-9pm Fri-Sat. Holiday light display with 200,000 individual lights, 50 Christmas trees, a Butterfly Emporium, an alien Noel and several nativity scenes. Belen Harvey House Museum, 104 N First St, 861-0581, belennm.gov.

Dec 5, Los Lunas Christmas Parade, 6:30pm. 3447 Lambros Loop to Don Pasqual and Main, loslunasnm.gov.

Dec 13, Santa in the Park, 6pm. Meet Santa and enjoy photo opportunities with him. Daniel Fernandez Park, Los Lunas, 839-3845, loslunasnm.gov.

Jessica, 9

TAOS Nov 27, Taos Ski Valley Opening Day. Limited opening through Dec 10.

866-968-7386, skitaos.org.

Dec 10, Taos Ski Valley Begins Daily Operations. 866-968-7386, skitaos.org.

Dec 24, Christmas Eve Torchlight

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Growing Up Online

By Carolyn Jabs

Many parents are conscientious about making rules for when and how kids can use technology. But what about rules for parents?

For her book, The Big Disconnect, Catherine Steiner-Adair, a psychologist at Harvard University, interviewed more than 1,000 children, ages 4 to 18 years. Over and over, she heard kids talk about how they felt frustrated or forlorn because their parents spent too much time on their cell phones. The same results showed up in the State of the Kid Survey, done by Highlights Magazine in 2014. More than half the children surveyed reported that their parents often didn’t respond to them because they were distracted by technology — laptops, cell phones or TV. Several researchers have observed that interacting with technology is different from other parenting activities like cooking, shopping or even driving in ordinary traffic. Cell phones, in particular, are designed to grab and hold attention, so people lose track of other things, including how much time they’ve spent staring at the device. Emailing, texting or even scrolling through social media preoccupies parents in a way that can make children feel shut out, lonely and unimportant.

At the same time, giving kids constant undivided attention isn’t possible. Children need to learn how to sooth and amuse themselves. They benefit from opportunities to play and daydream without the direct supervision of adults. And good parenting can’t happen in a vacuum.

Adults must earn a living and stay informed. They are also likely to be

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more grounded and happier if they stay connected to colleagues, friends and other parents, something that’s supported by new technologies.

In other words, cell phones and other technological distractions aren’t a problem in and of themselves. They become a problem when parents aren’t mindful about how they distribute their most precious resource — attention. Here are things to consider: Focus on safety. After years of decline, visits to pediatric emergency rooms have risen. No one can prove cell phones are responsible but research shows that adults who use cell phones while walking, much less driving, are more likely to have accidents. For safety’s sake, parents (and other caregivers) should put away all devices when supervising kids in risky settings — changing tables, bathtubs, parking lots, city streets, swimming pools and playgrounds — where even a moment of inattention can be dangerous.

Make the most of reunions. Adair recommends putting devices on hold when family members see each other after they’ve been separated.

Make yourself fully available when you pick your child up from daycare or other activities and when someone (including your spouse) walks into the house. Plan ahead so you can stop what you’re doing and let your child know how happy you are to see him or her.

Teach (and appreciate) patience. There’s nothing wrong with asking a child to wait while an adult finishes a task. How long a child can be patient depends on age, temperament and other factors, so you’ll want to take those variables into account when you ask for “just a sec” to finish something on our phone or laptop. Be sure not to take advantage of your child’s self control. If you promised to get a snack or play a game in 10 minutes, keep your commitment. And thank your child for being patient.

Respect tech free zones. Many families enjoy each other’s company more if they put technology off-limits at particular times. Meals and bedtime are obvious choices but you might also set aside time for a walk after dinner or game night on the weekend. Some families make the car a tech-free zone, but others depend on technology to relieve the stress of a long commute. Once you decide on rules that make sense for your family, be sure you follow as well enforce them. Before checking in with a ping that seems urgent, think about what you’re telling your children about their place in your priorities.

Monitor emotions. Do you feel irritated when your child wants your attention? In one recent study, researchers observed caregivers and children in a restaurant. Most of the adults used a cell phone during the meal, and those who were most focused on their phones responded harshly to interruptions. Some kids gave up and sat passively, but others became more disruptive in an effort to get the adult’s attention. If negative feelings are building in you or your child, it’s time to take a tech break and tune in to what’s happening. Take a breath and focus on your child. If you have to correct misbehavior, feel compassion for what has caused it. Notice what your child is doing right.

Ask yourself what you can do to restore good feelings.

Make good use of found time. Even when life is very busy, there are moments of unclaimed time. Your toddler is napping. Your school age child is playing happily with a friend. Your teen is engrossed in homework. Use these moments on something that will replenish and not deplete your energies. If you reach for your device, be selective.

Answer the e-mail that’s weighing on your conscience. Reach out to the friend who lifts your spirits. Pay attention to your feelings. Does a hit of social media feel refreshing? Or would you be better served using found time on exercise, crossing something off the To Do list or daydreaming with a cup of tea?

Finally, think about times in your life when you have felt treasured and loved. In all likelihood, you had another person’s full attention. Be sure your child regularly has that experience in your company. Read together. Play a game. Snuggle before bedtime. What you do doesn’t matter nearly as much as the fact that you let go of everything else so your child can feel the security and warmth of your undistracted love.

Carolyn Jabs, M.A., raised three computer-savvy kids, including one with special needs. She has been writing Growing Up Online for 10 years.

Visit growing-up-online.com to read other columns. @ Copyright, 2015, Carolyn Jabs. All rights reserved.

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Guest Column:

Keep Kids in School with Soap and Water

By ELIZABETH CARLOW TANNAZ, RN, BSN Wash, wash, wash your hands, wash along with me. Scrub around your thumb and fingers, soapy, soapy until you rinse them free.

Being a school nurse at a kindergarten and preschool program, this song has come in “handy” in our fight against germs. According to the National Sanitation Foundation, “more than 164 million school days are lost due to illness, which could be greatly reduced with proper hand washing.” That is a lot of time away from the classroom related to illness. We can help keep kids in school with soap and water!

A thorough hand washing – when it comes to combating cold and flu season – is a tool that can actually save lives and misery within our community. Imagine that. Soap, water and rubbing ones hands together to a catchy tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” can actually keep you, your parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors healthy. It’s fun, it’s easy and it is an important habit that we all can easily incorporate into our daily schedule. Children who are taught the hand-washing technique and have its importance stressed at an early age can employ good hygiene, which leads to healthier classrooms, homes and communities.

The Partnership for Food Safety and Education has joined forces with the National Sanitation Foundation to bring an exciting interactive website with super heros, games, videos, activities and educational materials to teachers, parents and community members to encourage proper hand-washing and hygiene. Check it out at scrubclub.org.

Remember this cold and flu season to take care of yourself, rest, eat well, exercise, get your flu vaccine and...wash you hands!

Proper hand-washing technique: 1. Put your hands under warm running water.

2. Apply soap.

3. Sing a song in your head while rubbing the soap around your hands, including your thumb, fingers and nails. You need at least 20 seconds or two sets of counting to 10 to get the job done.

4. Rinse the bacteria and germs away with running water.

5. Dry hands with a paper towel or air dryer. Don't forget to open the door or turn the sink off with the towel.

Elizabeth Carlow Tannaz, RN, BSN, works as an early childhood nurse at New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Casa Angelica, a home for children and young adults with developmental disabilities. She is an adjunct professor of nursing at Grand Canyon University and is a member of the National Association of School Nurses.

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Family Crafting

By JUDITH COSTELLO

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Crayons seemed so unexciting, until I started to think about new possibilities beyond coloring! For this season’s craft column, we looked at our box full of odd crayons and decided to do some experimenting.

Crayons can be used like paint to paint a sculpture. Just melt them and work fast. But be careful, because this paint is hot.

1. I decided to turn a small taper candle into an old fashioned candle decoration by using “crayon paint.” To do this you’ll need two different sized lids, a taper candle, lots of crayons, containers for melting, tongs, a piece of wire and old paint brushes.

Peel the paper off of crayons that are the same, or related, colors. Put these in small containers. I cut off the tops of water bottles and also used metal cat food containers. Put the containers of different color groupings in a pan that has water in it. Turn on the stove and heat the water so that it will melt the crayons.

The two lids are the base of your sculpture. Put them on a paper plate.

Then use tongs to pour crayon wax in and around the lids. Use a brush to drip colors onto the candle and then use the crayon wax to cement the candle to the base. Make a decorative handle by curling a piece of wire. Insert this into the sculpture using more hot crayon wax. Paint with wax to cover the wire.

When this sculpture is done, let the wax cool slightly.

2. Using the leftover melted crayons, make a crayon block for carving.

Pour wax into one container and allow this to get hard. Cut away the plastic container. Now you have a solid, thick block that has different colors mixed in it.

Use a sharp Xacto knife and cut the crayon block into a shape.

Turtles are an easy figure to try. To finish your crayon sculpture, use melted wax again. With a brush, paint on more melted crayon to add the shell of the turtle.

3. Finally, when you are done playing with crayon painting, consider sending crayons to someone who’s recycling. The dad in our house melts down old crayons and re-forms them into fat new ones. These are distributed at hospitals and schools. This is done through CrayonInitiative.org – a great idea and a worthy cause!

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State Supported S pported Charter Schoo Schools ools ls A District Report Card is a comprehensive annual report of a school s achievement, accountability, teacher qualifications, and post-secondary success. This District Report Card is a compilation of the DRCs for 14 State-supported Charter Schools in New Mexico. The information in this report is based on data from the 2013-2014 school year.

What is a Charter School?

You will find .

School Grades

Budgeted Expenditures

Graduation Rates

Teacher Credentials

Attendance Rates

Post-Secondary

Achievement

Achievement Data

Quality of Education

School Board Mem-

Parent Survey Results

ber Training

School Grading Summary

Charter schools, while operating independent of a school district, are public schools. Just like traditional public schools, charter schools are funded by local, state and federal tax dollars based on student enrollment. They are free, do not have special entrance requirements and do not charge tuition. Charter schools are not religious and cannot discriminate against students on any basis. A state -supported charter school is authorized by the Public Education Commission of New Mexico.

Grades

School Grade

School Status

Amy Biehl Charter School

9-12

A

Reward

Anthony Charter School

7-12

D

Strategic

Cesar Chavez Community School

9-12

C

Priority

Cien Aguas International School

K 8

B

n/a

Gilbert L. Sena High School

9-12

B

Focus

La Promesa Early Learning Center

K-8

D

n/a

La Resolana Leadership Academy

6-8

F

n/a

Media Arts Collaborative Charter School

6-12

C

Focus

New Mexico School for the Arts

9-12

A

Reward

Sage Montessori School

K-8

D

n/a

South Valley Preparatory School

6-8

D

n/a

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

6-12

B

n/a

Reward Status - The top 5% of schools in the state Strategic Status - additional 10% of schools that are low performing with large gaps between lower and higher performing groups Focus Status - additional 10% of schools that are low performing with large gaps between lower and higher performing groups Priority Status - 5% o f scho o ls th at are lowest performing

All Students

Female

Male

Caucasian

African American

Hispanic

Asian

Pacific Islander

American Indian

Multiple Races

Economically Disadvantaged

Students with Disabilities

English Language Learners

Migrant

Recently Arrived

Student Demographics

School status refers to schools that are in some form of improvement that requires increased monitoring and educational enhancement. The improvement categories are

Amy Biehl Charter School

290

174

116

102

11

165

2

0

10

0

150

43

6

0

0

Anthony Charter School

57

30

27

0

0

57

0

0

0

0

50

7

19

0

3

Cesar Chavez Community School

200

114

86

7

6

170

1

0

16

0

186

24

57

0

0

Cien Aguas International School

308

159

149

84

5

212

3

0

4

0

129

18

75

0

20

Gilbert L. Sena High School

185

91

94

53

12

110

1

1

8

0

114

31

20

0

0

La Promesa Early Learning Center

374

195

179

3

7

358

0

0

6

0

374

43

253

0

184

La Resolana Leadership Academy

73

27

46

8

1

58

3

0

3

0

70

21

35

0

0

Media Arts Collaborative Charter School

190

87

103

88

13

65

9

0

15

0

85

23

2

0

0

New Mexico School for the Arts

201

129

72

113

4

69

7

0

8

0

93

10

0

0

0

Sage Montessori School

184

99

85

88

2

78

14

0

2

0

27

21

8

0

2

South Valley Preparatory School

156

82

74

14

0

141

0

0

1

0

127

18

40

0

0

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

221

138

83

21

5

191

0

0

4

0

144

34

52

0

0

Source: LEA 120th day submission to the PED

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Accountability - School Growth Targets (SGTs)

Banks indicate too few students to report N<0; Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

Customized targets called School Growth Targets (SGTs) guide a school's path toward proficiency. These goals increase every year and challenge schools to identify student groups that might be struggling to keep up with their peers. Students who are not proficient but have made large enough gains to become proficient in the next 3 years are considered proficient. They are combined with students who are proficient today for percentages.

Growth figures for Q1 and Q3 are in scaled score units, and should be evaluated in the context of the possible score on the assessment which ranges from 0 to 80.

All

Target (%)

Proficient or On Target to Proficiency Caucasian

Amer

Hispanic

Asian

Amer Indian

ED

SWD

Growth Target ELL

(SS/Yr) Q1

(SS/Yr)

Q3

Amy Biehl Charter School Reading 61

65.9

71.8

62.5

Mathema cs 55

48.8

57.9

43.8

A endance 92

96.0

95.9 95.8 96.1

Reading 61

41.2

41.2

37.9

Mathema cs 55

20.6

20.6

24.1

A endance 92

92.1

91.7

91.6

14.8

15.4

58.1

95.5

96.3

0.25

-0.6

0.15

-1.2

2.5

0.25

-2.1

2.2

0.15

-2.6

2.5

44.6

2.2

-1.0

95.7

Anthony Charter School

Cesar Chavez Community School Reading 61

15.7

Mathema cs 55

10.0

6.6

A endance 92

75.2

74.9

Gradua on 73.7

22.8

22.7

24.9

17.2

7.7 72.6

74.7

69.2

4.5

2.5

-3.5

0.25

-2.5

4.5

2.2

-1.8

0.15

-0.7

74.3

Cien Aguas Interna onal School Reading 61

65.9

84.2

60.9

50.0

47.7

2.5

2.3

0.25

-0.1

Mathema cs 55

51.4

86.8

42.2

32.5

24.6

2.2

2.3

0.15

-0.4

A endance 92

98.3

99.1

98.0

97.8

Reading 61 Mathema cs 55

42.6

64.0

37.7

40.7

2.5

-3.2

0.25

-2.3

31.9

48.0

27.9

31.5

2.2

-1.5

0.15

-1.0

A endance 92

84.3

83.7

84.9

83.3

Gradua on 73.7

25.1

45.1

14.9

26.0

98.7

97.1

Gilbert L. Sena High School

82.1

86.0

87.1

La Promesa Early Learning Center Reading 61

29.2

29.9

29.2

3.8

23.6

2.5

1.8

0.25

-1.2

Mathema cs 55

24.6

25.1

24.6

0.0 13.5

2.2

0.4

0.15

-0.6

A endance 92

93.8

94.1

93.8

92.8

93.8

La Resolana Leadership Academy Reading 61

51.4

51.8

49.3

35.0

32.4

2.5

3.3

0.25

0.4

Mathema cs 55

8.3

7.1

8.7

5.0

5.9

2.2

-1.3

0.15

-1.5

A endance 92

87.8

87.8

87.5

87.0

90.9

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School 61

54.0

59.6

43.2

47.9

2.5

-2.2

0.25

-1.5

Mathema cs 55

17.7

23.1

4.5

10.4

2.2

-4.6

0.15

-3.6

A endance 92

90.4

90.4

90.4

88.7

Gradua on 73.7

47.3

51.7

41.7

47.5

Reading

New Mexico School for the Arts 61

80.8

86.2

71.0

75.0

Mathema cs 55

59.6

58.6

58.1

50.0

A endance 92

94.2

94.3

94.1

93.6

Gradua on 73.7

94.4

100.0

Reading

2.5

-1.0

0.25

-0.6

2.2

-1.0

0.15

-1.2

2.5

1.8

0.25

-1.5

2.2

-1.7

0.15

-3.2

91.4

Sage Montessori School 61

46.8

54.5

33.3

Mathema cs 55

36.6

50.0

19.0

A endance 92

95.0

94.5

95.3

Reading

95.7

94.7

93.1

TANM Students will be part of the 2015 Montezuma Ball From having our UNM Dance and Music Ensemble to having some of their artwork displayed, our students will be a part of the 2015 Montezuma Ball. This exciting and prestigious event will be benefitting the National Institute of Flamenco this year. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.montezumaball.com

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Tierra Adentro of NM 1511 Central NE Albuq., NM 87105 Grades 6-12 505.967.4720

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All

Target (%)

Proficient or On Target to Proficiency Amer

Caucasian

Hispanic

Amer Indian

Asian

ED

SWD

Growth Target ELL

(SS/Yr) Q1

(SS/Yr)

Q3

South Valley Prep 61

48.4

Mathema cs 55

26.5

A endance 92

96.5

Reading

96.0

49.3

45.0

25.0

22.5

96.6

96.4

95.4 96.5

46.2 2.5

1.8

0.25

0.1

12.8 2.2

0.7

0.15

-0.9

0.25

0.2

0.15

-0.6

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico 61

57.1

55.3

51.3

29.6 48.8 2.5

1.6

Mathema cs 55

35.0

33.6

31.0

7.4 20.9 2.2

0.2

A endance 92

94.8

94.8

94.5

Reading

95.0

93.4

96.0

Gradua on 73.7

Achievement - Proficiency Summaries by School Level 4=Advanced Level 3=Proficient Level 2=Nearing Proficient Level 1=Beginning Step

Reading

Mathematics

Proficiency Level (%) Level Level Level Level 1

Proficiency Level (%) Level Level Level Level 1

Amy Biehl Charter School Anthony Charter School

<2 <2

Cesar Chavez Community School

41 16

5 29 40 10 17 32 29 6 <2 14 12 13

29 44

Cien Aguas Interna onal School Gilbert L. Sena High School La Promesa Early Learning Center La Resolana Leadership Academy Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School New Mexico School for the Arts

33

47

18

4 7

43 43

42 37

Sage Montessori School South Valley Preparatory School Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

Cien Aguas Interna onal School (K-8)

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

Science Proficiency Level (%) Level Level Level Level 1

<2 <2 5 2 2 <2 <2 14

21 10

35 53

44 37

22 7 18 45

44 44 51 39

33 47 31 <2

8

69

23

<2

"Cien Aguas" means "one hundred waters."

It is the root of "ciĂŠnaga," which is a wetland oasis in a dry landscape.

In our school, many sources will come together to form a single stream.

2 3

23 31

52 45

23 21

2 7

29 23

47 45

22 25

2000 Randolph SE Albuq., NM 87106 (505) 255-0001

<2 <2 15 <2 <2 3

Achievement - Proficiency Summaries by Grade

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

The assessments were developed to measure grade-level standards that New Mexico educators and the public determined are important for our students to master. Results include all students enrolled within the LEA or school, regardless of whether for a full academic year or not. Students are assessed in reading and mathematics in grades 3-8 and 10-11, and in science in grades 4, 7, and 11.

Proficiency Level (%)

Proficiency Level (%)

Proficiency Level (%) Level 4

Reading

Mathema cs

Science

Proficiency Level (%)

Proficiency Level (%)

Proficiency Level (%) Level 4

Science

State

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

Level 1

Level 4

Level 2

Mathema cs

Level 3

Reading

State

State Current Grade 3

6

45

24

24

4

45

34

16

State Current Grade 7

5

46

34

14

5

35

37

23 10 32

34

24

State Prior Grade 3

6

49

24

21

4

47

36

13

State Prior Grade 7

5

45

36

14

6

36

38

21 10 32

35

23

State Current Grade 4

8

36

41

15

10

33

35

23

6

43

31

21

State Current Grade 8

7

51

29

13

5

35

43

17

State Prior Grade 4

10

36

41

13

9

36

35

19

7

46

28

19

State Prior Grade 8

5

55

28

12

5

38

44

14

State Current Grade 5

10

44

35

12

11

33

34

22

State Current Grade 10

5

33

41

21

5

26

52

17

State Prior Grade 5

9

42

36

12

10

33

37

20

State Prior Grade 10

8

33

40

19

4

26

53

17

State Current Grade 6

9

34

40

17

5

32

38

24

State Current Grade 11

9

43

36

13

9

34

46

11

4

37

41

18

State Prior Grade 6

8

39

40

13

6

34

38

23

State Prior Grade 11

12

44

33

11

7

35

47

11

3

37

41

20

South Valley Preparatory School currently has openings in 6th grade.

If you are interested, please call the office!

Thank you for considering our school!

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Achievement ~ Proficiency Summaries by Grade ~ High Schools

Level 4

Level 4

16 51 25

9

4

40 44 11

Grade 10 Prior

5

Grade 11 Current

18 64 14

4

12 49 35

4

10 56 28

6

Grade 11 Current

10 56 23 12

Grade 11 Prior

10 67 17

6

11 49 38

2

8

3

Grade 11 Prior

3

<2 35 44 21

65 21 12 <2 24 71

6

<2 21 59 21

7

55 38

Grade 10 Prior

45 41 14 <2 10 37 49

4

Grade 11 Current

<2 16 55 29 <2 13 55 32 <2

Grade 11 Current

38 46 17 <2 19 48 31

2

8

69 23 <2

Grade 11 Prior

<2 18 51 31 <2

Grade 11 Prior

57 39

2

16 67 14

7

47 50

71 22 <2 <2 41 59

10 43 47 <2

<2 10 65 22

2

La Resolana Leadership Academy

We have been recommended for Accreditation

by AdvancEd!

A Free Public Charter Middle School in Albuquerque New Mexico

AdvancEd is an International, professional non-profit organization which certifies high quality in 32,000 school world-wide! CCCS has been evaluated as significantly above the national average of accredited schools in all 3 subcategories as well as our overall score!

Small and Safe Learning Environment * Rigorous High Academic Standards Focus on Developing Healthy Life Styles * Traditional Middle School Curriculum Individual Learning Plans for Every Student * Caring and Committed School Staff Parent Involvement Opportunities * Remediation in Reading and Math Culturally Diverse School Community * School Provides City of ABQ Monthly Bus Passes 230 Truman St NE Albuq., NM 87108 (505) 243-8114

1325 Palomas SE Albuq., NM 87108 (505) 877-0558

Achievement ~ Proficiency Summaries by Grade ~ Middle/High Schools

Proficiency Level (%)

Proficiency Level (%)

Proficiency Level (%)

5

40 30 26

Grade 6 Prior

<2 60

40

<2

<2

33

60

Grade 6 Prior

2

30 51 16

<2

21 42 37

Grade 7 Current

<2 77

23

<2

<2

23

50 27 14

Grade 7 Current

4

33 37 26

2

20 41 37

7

17 46 30

Grade 10 Current

6

54

31

9

<2

<2

60 40

Grade 7 Prior

4

35 50 11

2

20 46 31

6

39 35 20

Grade 10 Prior

4

37

50

9

<2

24

57 20

Grade 8 Current

11 47 35

7

<2

29 58 13

Grade 11 Current

8

44

42

6

<2

33

53 14

3

40

40 17

Grade 8 Prior

2

51 37

9

<2

12 72 16

Grade 11 Prior

11 43

43

4

<2

32

61

<2

50

36 14

Grade 10 Current

6

50 33 11

6

28 56 11

Grade 10 Prior

20 27 40 13

7

13 67 13

Grade 11 Current

13 60 27 <2

13

53 33 <2

8

46 38

Level 2—Nearing Proficiency

Level 4—Advanced

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Level 1

Level 3

40 44 12

Level 3—Proficient

Level 2

Level 4

5

Level 1—Beginning Step

Level 1

Grade 6 Current

7

Level 2

Level 4

35 50

32 <2

Level 3

Level 1

15

55

Level 2

<2

Level 1

10

Level 2

70

Level 3

15

Level 1

5

Level 2

Grade 6 Current

7

Level 3

Level 4

Science

Level 4

Proficiency Level (%)

Mathema cs

Level 3

Proficiency Level (%)

Reading

Level 4

Proficiency Level (%)

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

Level 1

Science

Level 2

Mathema cs

Level 3

Reading

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

Level 4

Media Arts Collaborative Charter Sch.

4

Level 1

<2 17 52 31 <2

3

Level 2

Grade 10 Prior

Level 1

2

Level 2

29 49 20

Level 3

Grade 10 Current

Level 1

50 44

Level 2

6

Level 1

<2 16 31 53 <2

Level 2

Grade 10 Current

Level 3

Level 3

Proficiency Level (%) Level 4

Proficiency Level (%) Level 1

Proficiency Level (%)

Level 2

Science

Level 3

Level 4

Mathema cs

Level 4

Level 4

Reading

Level 1

Proficiency Level (%)

4

Level 2

Proficiency Level (%)

44 48

Level 3

Proficiency Level (%)

New Mexico School for the Arts

Level 4

Science

4

Level 3

Mathema cs

32 45 18 <2 16 74 11

Level 4

Reading

Level 1

Grade 10 Prior

Level 2

<2 15 63 22 <2 12 63 24

Level 3

Grade 10 Current

Level 1

36 49 11

Level 2

5

Level 3

5

Level 1

Proficiency Level (%) Level 2

Proficiency Level (%)

Level 3

Proficiency Level (%)

Level 4

Science

14 41 39

57 32

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 1

Mathema cs

Grade 10 Current

Cesar Chavez Community School

Level 2

Proficiency Level (%)

Level 3

Proficiency Level (%)

Reading

Level 4

Proficiency Level (%)

Gilbert L. Sena High School

Level 1

Science

Level 2

Mathema cs

Level 3

Reading

Level 4

Amy Biehl Charter School

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

8

41

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We Accelerate Student Success by offering On-campus College Dual-Credit and Career Focused opportunities.

69 Hotel Circle NE Albuq., NM 87123 505.237.2374 School S h l board members must accumulate 5 points during the year by attending specific training.

These figures do not reflect additional trainingSource: that board members may received.

PED Data Planning andhave Analysis Bureau

Grraduation - 5 Year Cohort of 2012

These figures represent students who were expected to graduate on me by August 1, 2012 and either graduated on me, or required one addi onal year. The 4-year rates for the cohort of 2013 are displayed under School Growth Targets (SGT) earlier in this report. Gradua on cohorts include all students who were ever enrolled during the four years, including part- me students.

Students Caucasian State Current Amy Biehl Charter School Current

73.9

Cesar Chavez Community School Current

41.8

Gilbert L. Sena High School Current

52.8

56.2

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School Current

56.5

New Mexico School for the Arts Current

95.9

Amer

Hispanic

71.7

71.6

75.7

Asian

Amer Indian

ED

SWD

ELL 70.8

69.9

67.2

77.0

40.3

42.0

32.3

28.5

49.0

52.6

25.7

55.3

63.7

47.5

49.3

42.1

42.4

93.6

>98.0

89.2

Graduation - 6 Year Cohort of 2012

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

These figures represent students who were expected to graduate on me by August 1, 2012 and either graduated on me, or required one addi onal year. The 4-year rates for the cohort of 2013 are displayed under School Growth Targets (SGT) earlier in this report. Gradua on cohorts include all students who were ever enrolled during the four years, including part- me students.

Students Caucasian State Current Amy Biehl Charter School Current

63.1

Cesar Chavez Community School Current

29.5

Gilbert L. Sena High School Current

41.9

49.0

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School Current

59.1

66.3

Amer

Hispanic

69.4

71.1

64.9

Asian

Amer Indian

ED

SWD

ELL 69.7

62.5

34.2

43.4

31.4

31.5

22.2

38.0

54.5

48.5

61.4

47.5

57.7

Graduation - 4 Year Cohort of 2013, Status of Non Graduates

28.5

77.1

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

These figures represent students who were expected to graduate on me by August 1, 2013 but did not graduate. Gradua on cohorts include all students who were ever enrolled during the four years, including part- me students. Percentages do not use the Shared Accountability method of calcula on. For details see the Gradua on Technical Guide on the PED website: h p://ped.state.nm.us/ped/Gradua on_guides.html Completion Certificate: Status Unknown: Exit Out: Still Enrolled: Completed coursework but Dropped out or whereabouts Exit with intent to get GED Continuing High School did not pass exit exam % unknown % or vocational credential % enrollment past 4th year % State Current Amy Biehl Charter School

<2.0

20.8 16.7

7.3

8.0

Cesar Chavez Community School Gilbert L. Sena High School

42.7

15.6

20.8

31.9

14.7

30.2

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School

23.9

30.4

College Going and College Credit Accumulation

Source: PED Data Planning and Analysis Bureau

These figures represent students who graduated in 2012 (College Going) and 2010 (Credits Earned) and were tracked for post-secondary educa on both inside and outside the state.

Eligible—Students earning a regular high school diploma.

Enrolled—Students who enrolled in an ins tu on of higher educa on within 16 months of earning a regular high school diploma.

All Students N

Cauc N

Afr Amer N

Hisp N

Asian N

Amer Indian N

ED N

Cesar Chavez Community School

Eligible

33

34

Cesar Chavez Community School

Enrolled, In-State

18

19

Cesar Chavez Community School

EnrolledOut-of-State

17

18

Gilbert L. Sena High School

Eligible

15

15

16

Gilbert L. Sena High School

Enrolled, In-State

12

11

10

Gilbert L. Sena High School

Enrolled, Out-of-State

11

10

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School

Eligible

19

14

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School

Enrolled, In-State

15

10

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School

Enrolled, Out-of-State

13

November/December 2015

SWD N

ELL N

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State

Amy Biehl Charter School

Anthony CharterSchool

Cesar Chavez Community School

Cien Aguas Interna onal School

Gilbert L. Sena High School

La Promesa Early Learning Center

La Resolana Leadership Academy

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School

New Mexico School for the Arts

Sage Montessori School

South Valley Preparatory School

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

School board members must accumulate 5 points during the year by attending specific training.

These figures do not reflect additional training that board members may have received.

.3%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

4.8%

High Poverty Schools

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Low Poverty Schools

.6%

0%

0%

n/a

0%

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

0%

0%

n/a

n/a

Teacher Credentials NA= Not applicable; LEA did not have schools that qualified as high or low poverty

% Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Credentials Core Classes Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

National Assessment of Educational Progress Statewide Results

Statewide Par cipa on

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is often called the "Nation's Report Card" because it allows the comparison of student achievement across states and for the nation as a whole. The sampling method does not allow for reporting results by district or by school. For further information please visit http://NCES.ED.Gov/ NationsReportCard. NAEP does not replace assessments which annually measure student performance according to New Mexico curriculum standards. All students are required to take the standards based assessments, whereas the NAEP selects representative samples of students and districts. Because not all subject areas or grade levels are tested every year, these statewide results are for the most recent year assessed in that subject area and grade.

Reading (2013)

4th Grade

Advanced % New Mexico Na on

4 8

Below %

18 26

48 33

Advanced %

Proficient %

4 8

27 34

Reading (2011)

8th Grade

Advanced %

Proficient Basic* % %

4th Grade ELL

98

94

4th Grade SWD* 8th Grade ELL

93 93

86 93

8th Grade SWD*

91

87

Science (2009)

Math (2013)

Proficient Basic* % % 31 33

Reading Math Science %

Basic* %

B elow %

43 41

26 18

Advanced % # 1

24 32

Advanced %

Proficient %

Basic* %

Below %

39 39

37 29

Science (2011)

Math (2011) Below %

Proficien %

Basic* %

B elow %

Advanced %

Proficien %

Basic* %

Below %

New Mexico

1

45

4

18

40

37

1

35

43

Nation

4

42

8

26

39

27

2

34

36

* Basic is most comparable to Proficient on New Mexico's Standards Based Assessment; # Rounds to zero; Blanks indicate too few students to report NAEP does not accommodate students with severe disabili es.

Par cipa ons in NAEP is not mandatory

Amy Biehl High School Make List of Top High Schools in US We have long known that Amy Biehl High School (ABHS) is a great school, now we have proof. Newsweek magazine has posted a list of the top high schools in the US, and ABHS ranks #257(http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-tophigh-schools-2015). Even more impressive is ABHS ranked #63 when economic status of our students is factored in(http:// www.newsweek.com/high-schools/beating-odds-2015). No other New Mexico school ranked higher on either list.

Anthony Charter School is a tuition free public charter school offering:

Small classe sizes offering low student/teacher ratio Classes held Monday thru Thursday with tutoring offered on Fridays Students earn both a high school and college credit with courses thru Dona Ana Community College

Extracurricular activities/clubs include National Honor Society, Student Council, Spanish club

New this year we offer Athletics

123 4th Street SW Albuq., NM 87 102 505.299-9409 811 Landers Rd, Anthony, NM 88021 575-882-0600

Parent Survey on the Quality of Education Q1 My child is safe at school.

Source: PED Anonymous survey collected from parents annually Agree or Strongly Agree (% of Respondents)

Survey Count

Q1

Amy Biehl Charter School

91

Anthony Charter School

0

Cesar Chavez Community School

State-Supported Charter School

Q2

Q3

100

98

100

99

92

99

83

96

97

93

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

102

100

99

97

97

98

98

90

99

100

100

Cien Aguas Interna onal School

176

98

94

98

93

95

95

70

94

96

92

Q5 The school offers adequate access to up-to-date computers and technologies.

Gilbert L. Sena High School

98

99

95

99

99

100

96

86

94

97

97

La Promesa Early Learning Center

310

98

98

97

98

92

94

92

97

94

96

Q6 School staff maintain consistent discipline, which is conducive to learning.

La Resolana Leadership Academy

72

97

99

96

94

87

96

83

97

100

90

Media Arts Collabora ve Charter School

69

96

76

94

94

96

92

57

91

95

86

New Mexico School for the Arts

29

96

48

82

71

75

73

67

76

76

100

Sage Montessori School

42

63

59

74

68

64

67

46

80

78

83

South Valley Preparatory School

109

99

88

100

99

94

96

93

97

97

92

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

32

100

61

97

94

84

94

66

91

97

97

Q2 My child's school building is in good repair and has sufficient space to support quality education.

Q3 My child's school holds high expectations for academic achievement.

Q4 School personnel encourage me to participate in my child's education.

Q7 My child has an adequate choice of school-sponsored extracurricular activities.

Q8 My child's teacher provides sufficient and appropriate information regarding my child's academic progress.

Q9 The school staff employ various instructional methods and strategies to meet my child's needs.

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Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Opera ons & Maintenance

Other Support Services

School Administra on

Student Support Services

Student Transporta on $5400

$344,689

$152,379

$0

$168,387

$3,853

$0

$28,248

$950,705

$364,017

$0

$189,630

$251,876

$0

$36,193

$1,385,023

$287,746

$0

$309,632

$145,968

$0

$0

$22,096

$1,166,812

$185,798

$0

$199,606

$315,431

$0

$94,871

$0

$24,970

$1,693,285

$616,138

$0

$137,459

$363,275

$0

$0

$65,249

$0

$1,845

$283,146

$118,108

$0

$203,082

$18,738

$0

Media Arts Collaborative Ch. Sch.

$0

$85,959

$0

$27,702

$951,949

$255,302

$0

$286,046

$216,190

New Mexico School for the Arts

$0

$144,728

$0

$39,026

$920,708

$88,727

$259,364

$0

$303,373

$86,359

Sage Montessori School

$0

$109,653

$0

$22,367

$668,583

$41,910

$203,317

$0

$144,258

$46,307

$0

South Valley Preparatory School

$0

$134,746

$0

$19,442

$632,409

$4,916

$73,614

$0

$164,034

$64,336

$0

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

$0

$75,821

$0

$75,152

$1,119,853

$697

$174,761

$0

$351,635

$136,874

$0

Instruc on

$405,432

General Administra on

$224,464

Food Services

$0

Community Services

$264,592

Central Services

$59,142

Source: The PED School Budget and Financial Analysis Bureau

Capital Outlay

Instruc on Support

Budget Expenditures Amy Biehl Charter School

$0

$155,659

$0

$15,008

$159,837

$1,395,953

$1615

$72,448

$0

$11,497

$23,735

Cesar Chavez Community School

$0

$74,515

$0

Cien Aguas International School

$0

$74,476

$0

Gilbert L. Sena High School

$0

$84,184

La Promesa Early Learning Center

$0

La Resolana Leadership Academy

Anthony Charter School

$471

$21,844

$16,323

$3,807

$32,148

$3,382

School Board Training

La Promesa Early Learning Center

School board members must accumulate five points during the year by attending specific training. These figures do not reflect additional training that board members may have received

- Provide differentiated instruction delivered through a developmentally appropriate curriculum in a small class setting; - Provide an educational climate of respect and high expectations for every student; - Creates a child, family and community support where family involvement is a focal point; and - Ensures that all students exit their school year meeting or exceeding grade level proficiencies.

Source: NM School Board Association and PED Charter Schools

Amy Biehl Charter School

Cliff Wintrode (5), Eduardo Martinez (5), Kevin Hoover (5), Lesley Andrews (5), Rachel Berenson (5)

Anthony Charter School

n/a

Cesar Chavez Community School

Alicia Bucko (5), Charlene Ayres (5), Kiera Duddy (5)

Cien Aguas International School

Alan Marks(6), Lisa Meyer(5), Michael Rodriguez(5), Rob Nahf(5), Robert Gallegos(5) Ruby Chavez (5), Sabrina Coulie(5)

Gilbert L. Sena High School

7500 La Morada NW, Albuq., NM. 87121 (505) 268-3274

New Mexico School for the Arts Ranked as the 10th best high school in New Mexico! ~US World and News Report

Now accepting lottery applications for the 2016-2017 School Year.

Visit our website: nmschoolforthearts.org 275 East Alameda Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.310.4194

Geroge Lucero (5), L.inda Bradley (5), Mary Louise Sena (5), Tanya Otero-Villalobos (5)

Since receiving its charter, the school and its students have received significant recognition:

Danny Baca (5), Diego Trujillo (5), Yvonne La Promesa Early Learning Center Baca (5) La Resolana Leadership Academy

Chris Montano (5), Paula Farkas (5), Rev. N.D. Smith (5)

Media Arts Collaborative Charter School

Andy Lyman (3), Gina Yakev (6) Jason Padilla (3) Jim Gale (6), John Dunphy (8), Melinda Menke (7), Mike Trujillo (4), Todd Cloak (9)

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New Mexico School for the Arts

Catherine Oppenheimer (5), Greg Hunt (5) Sherry Thompson (5)

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Sage Montessori School

Garrit Kruidhof (5), Kenny Wang (5), Michael Roane (5)

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South Valley Preparatory School

Bernadette Frietze (5) Monica Aguilar (5)

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico

Sandy Martinez (5)

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MACCS was the only public school to be named to its list of the city’s top schools by Albuquerque the Magazine.

National Geographic’s “Future Voices of New Mexico Photography Contest” – student work won second and third place in the “Best Overall Photo” Category.

National Stock Market Game/Competition – MACCS students took third place out of over 10,000 teams.

Microsoft’s Robo Rave – MACCS students took third and fourth place, beating out many schools that focus on science.

Student work won recognition or top-place honors in several local independent film festivals, such as the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Fest and the Digital Deserts Film Festival.

x Two of MACCS Alumni won the 48-Hour Game Jam contest. x The City of Albuquerque awarded MACCS the Creative Bravos Award in 2012.

4401 Central NE Albuq., NM 87108 505.243.1957

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Preview Guide to Schools & Academic Support Santa Fe Private Schools Desert Montessori School, 316 Camino Delora, SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-9838212; Web site: desertmontessori.com; Contact: Melissa Brown, Executive Director. Ages: 2-12 years; Enrollment: 97; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8; Cost: $6,800-$10,850. Desert Montessori School has been a not-for-profit, child centered school since 1994. We follow a modified approach to Montessori teaching, whilst always maintaining the core tenets of Maria Montessori's method.

We are a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-economic, multi-racial, inclusive community of children, parents, caregivers, faculty and staff. Scholarships; Before and After Care.

Fayette Street Academy, 830 Fayette St., SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-982-3396; Web site: fayettestreetacademy.org; Contact: Tara Chandler, Headmistress.

Grades: 1-8; Enrollment: 40+; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:6; Cost: $8500. The goal of Fayette Street Academy is to empower our students as conscious, thoughtful, community members, both locally and globally, while stimulating and nourishing the creative intellectual in each of them. Rigorous academic and creative artistic subjects are woven together and integrated in a nurturing, age appropriate, child available format, with an emphasis on whole body-brain integration and self responsibility.

Little Earth School, 321 W. Zia Rd., SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-988-1968; Web site: littleearthschool.org. Contact: Ellen Souberman, Director. Grades: Preschool-6th; Ages: 3 1/2–12. Enrollment: 50. Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:7-8.

Cost: $9750, full time; part-time enrollment available. Founded in 1978, our curriculum offers developmentally and experientially based learning. We build self-esteem, nurture creative expression and cultivate academic excellence, attending to each child's individual learning needs. Our curriculum includes art,dance, music, Spanish, yoga, multicultural and environmental studies.

Housed in a beautifully restored adobe building on a rural acre. Our master teachers foster a lifelong love of learning, critical thinking skills and build children's social/emotional competence. Economically and ethnically diverse. Small classes. Summer Day Camp. Scholarships; Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Rio Grande School, 715 Camino Cabra, SF, NM 87501. Phone: 505-983-1621. Web site: riograndeschool.org; Contact: Cullen Curtiss, Director of Admissions.

Santa Fe

Grades: PreK-6th; Enrollment: 160; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:9; Cost: PreK: $13,325; K-6: $17,950; Accredited by: Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. Rio Grande School inspires the joy of lifelong learning in students from early childhood through sixth grade since 1978. The School offers enriched traditional curriculum, progressive teaching methods, differentiated instruction, and adventure-based learning opportunities. With two educators per classroom and a constellaKai, a kindergartner at Rio Grande School in Santa Fe, tion of integrated arts works with “Letterland,” a phonics approach to readco-curricular specialing, writing, and spelling, during weekly technology ists, the school contime. Courtesy photo. nects classroom with community and theory with real life, graduating collaborative, confident learners. Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Santa Fe Waldorf School, 26 Puesta del Sol, SF, NM 87508. Phone: 505-9920566; Web site: SantaFeWaldorf.org; Contact: Brent Poole, Admissions Coordinator. Grades: PreK–12; Enrollment: 190; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8; Accredited by: AWSNA, WECAN, NCPSA and NMAA. The Santa Fe Waldorf School cultivates the intellectual, social, emotional, physical and spiritual capacities of the developing individual through an age-appropriate early childhood through twelfth grade curriculum. Our students engage in rigorous academics and gain a fundamental connection to the natural world, an appreciation of themselves and others, and the ability for moral discernment. Waldorf graduates become thoughtful, fulfilled citizens who think imaginatively, communicate effectively, relate compassionately, and initiate healthy change in the world. Scholarships; Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Temple Beth Shalom Preschool, 205 E Barcelona Rd., SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-982-6888; Web site: sftbs.org/content/preschool; Email: preschool@sftbs.org; Ages: 2–5 years old; Accredited: NAEYC, 5 star rating.

Inspiring lifelong learning and caring. Temple Beth Shalom Preschool is committed to providing children and their families with a caring, creative, enriched environment that supports the child’s innate joy of learning, and allows children to reach their full potential. Enrolling for 2015-2016. Follow us on facebook at facebook.com/tbssantafe.

Public Charter Schools New Mexico School for the Arts, 275 E. Alameda St., SF, NM 87501. Phone: 505-310-4194; Web site: nmschoolforthearts.org; Contact: Cindy Montoya, Head of School. Grades: 9-12; Enrollment: 200; Cost: Free. New Mexico School for the Arts, Art Institute and Charter School, assists passionate young artists in developing their full potential through a rigorous mastery arts and academic education. NMSA is a public/private partnership comprised of the NMSA-Art Institute, a nonprofit art educational institution, and NMSA-Charter School, a New Mexico state charter high school. NMSA's purpose is to provide the highest standards of excellence in preparing New Mexico's artistically talented students to compete in the national arena for post-secondary education and/or professional careers in the arts. continued on page 48

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Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Serving Students in Preschool - Sixth Grade

Desert Montessori School

Ready for anything

Research shows that when children start with an excellent educational foundation they develop a strong sense of self-worth and the habits of mind to become lifelong learners.

Laura as a Kindergartener at RGS

Laura at 6th grade graduation from RGS

Laura in her senior year at Santa Fe Prep

LAURA GARRETT:

Come take a look at the school that wants to partner with you to shape a lifelong learner.

ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY NOV 5 8:30AM OR CALL FOR A PRIVATE VISIT 505.983.1621

desertmontessori.com

505.983.8212 Santa Fe

TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE riograndeschool.org/openhouse

Now that I am a senior at Santa Fe Prep, it is clear to me that Rio Grande School was influential in making me a compassionate person.

I learned to have concern for the environment as well as for my fellow classmates. These values have remained important in my life and I credit my RGS teachers with giving me a great education as well as guiding me to adopt the responsibility to care for others.

Rio Grande School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national or ethnic origin.

Santa Fe

Invitation to visit Santa Fe Waldorf School Parenting Classes Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade

Early Chilhood Open House November 14th 10:30 to Noon, or by appointment

Call for more information or to RSVP 505-467-6431

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A Community Outreach of First Presbyterian Church NAEYC Accredited Supporting Children’s Knowing through Investigation & the Arts since 1971

Thanks Albuquerque for 44 wonderful years.

We look forward to many more.

Working with chilldren three months through fivee years Child centtered, play-based curriculum ● Highly trained teachers Registration for 2016-2017 school year begins January 5, 2016 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 website: achildsgardenabq.org (505) 764-2920

Academic Support Programs Higher Ground Learning Alternatives, 1558 Calle Angelina, SF, NM 87507.

Phone: 505-204-4009; Contact: Britt Stotts, Owner/Operator/Tutor, Ages: 8-12; Enrollment: 12; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12; Cost: $180/month. Afterschool Program for children ages 8-12 from 3:30pm to 6pm. Pick up from school available. Wouldn't it be great if your kids had their homework done by the time they got home for the evening? That is our goal at Higher Ground...to keep it simple, with less stress for you and the kids when they get home. They need time to relax and un-wind, just like grown-ups do! We spend the afternoons at one of four libraries. Call for details.

Anthony Public Charter Schools

Albuquerque

Anthony Charter School, 780 Landers Rd., Anthony, NM 88021. Phone: 575882-0600; Web site: anthonycharterschool.k12.nm.us; Contact: Abe Armendariz, Administrator. Grades: 7-12; Enrollment: 60; Cost: Free. The mission of Anthony Charter School is to work with students and families to identify student abilities, both academically and social-emotionally, using a Personalized Education Plan as a pathway to ensure graduation. ACS provides flexible and personalized programs with each student developing a plan. The Personalized Education Plan includes a social emotional learning component, based on the NM Core Stands and best instructional practices.

Albuquerque Area Private Schools A Child's Garden Preschool, 215 Locust St. NE, Abq, NM 87102. Phone: 505-7642920; Web site: achildsgardenabq.org; Contact: Gretchen Fenske, Administrative Assistant. Ages: 3 months–5 years; Enrollment: 180; Accredited by: NAEYC. We are a fully inclusive school with highly trained teachers who offer a play based curriculum presented in a child-centered, intentionally prepared environment. We follow the APS calendar with a summer program offered in June and July. Hours: MonFri, 7:30am to 5:30pm. Scholarships; Before and After Care.

Albuquerque

Albuquerque Academy, 6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Abq, NM 87109. Phone: 505-8283208; Web site: aa.edu & withinreach.aa.edu; Contact: Amy Keller, Director of Admission. Grades: 6–12; Enrollment: 1120; Teacher/Student Ratio: 9:1; Cost: $22,375; Accredited by: The Independent Schools Association of the Southwest; NM State Department of Education. Dedicated to attracting some of the finest students and teachers in the country, Albuquerque Academy's national reputation is based on the breadth of its programs, success of its students, long-term commitment of its faculty and staff, loyalty of its alumni, and inclusivity of its admission and financial assistance policies. Academy students currently receive over $4.1 million in needbased financial assistance each year.

Bosque School, 4000 Learning Rd. NW, Abq, NM 87120. Phone: 505-898-6388; Web site: bosqueschool.org; Contact: Jan Garrett, Director of Admission. Grades: 6-12; Enrollment: 520; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:9; Accredited by: Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. Bosque School is an independent college preparatory school situated along the Rio Grande. Students experience challenging academics, leadership opportunities, competitive athletics, engaging service learning, creative fine and performing arts, individualized college guidance, and numerous extra-curricular programs. Schedule an admission visit today. Scholarships; Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Chinook Spirit Children's Academy, 5621 Paradise Blvd. NW (inside High Desert Center for Spiritual Learning), Abq, NM 87114. Phone: 505-850-7916; Web site: chinookspirit.org; Contact: Holly Wu, CSCA Director. Grades: K-8; Enrollment: 16; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12 max; Cost: $600-650/month. Are you seeking a school that will nurture your child's spirit? CSCA is a K-8 multi-age, integration of academics, creativity, & consciousness with weekly service projects or curriculum-related field trips.

Teachers are nationally certified & have Master's Degree. Daily meditation; differentiated instruction in all academic areas: literacy, math, science, social studies, art, music with instruments, PE, and more. Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

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Albuquerque Congregation Albert Early Childhood Center, 3800 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Abq, NM 87110. Phone: 505-883-0306; Web site: congregationalbert.org; Contact: Dale Sides Cooperman, ECC Coordinator. Grades: 2 years–Kinder; Ages: 2-5; Enrollment: 62; Accredited by: FOCUS, the New Mexico accrediting agency. Are you seeking an early learning community taught by experienced, qualified and nurturing early childhood educators who foster a love of learning, and where children learn that education is both fun and important? We are proud to announce that we have achieved the FOCUS 4 star Level of Accreditation, the highest awarded by the state. Since 1982, our preschool and kindergarten classes have provided families with inspiring and developmentally appropriate programs. Call and inquire about the part time, full time, and enrichment programs available. In addition to our daily programs, we offer extended care from 8-9am, and from 3-4pm. Check our Web site for information about our new classes for tots. All faiths welcome. Limited scholarships may be available. Join our welcoming school community and come learn, play and grow with us! Scholarships; Before and After Care.

Congregation B'nai Israel Preschool, 4401 Indian School Rd. NE, Abq, NM 87110.

Phone: 505-266-0155; Web site: bnaiisraelschool.org; Contact: Jill Tatz, MA, Preschool Director. Ages: 18 months–PreK; Enrollment: 40; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1/8; Cost: Based on number of days attending; Accredited by: FOCUS. Congregation B'nai Israel Preschool is a 4-STAR quality Jewish, play-based program for children of all faiths. CBI Preschool provides a fun, enriched preschool educational environment. Play-based activities focus on all areas of a child's development. Cooking, music and art are an integral part of every day activities. School hours are 9am-1pm. Extended care hours are 7:30-9am and 1-5:30pm. Children with special needs and developmental disabilities are welcome. Scholarships/Financial Aid. Before and After Care.

Cottonwood School, 3896 Corrales Rd., Corrales, NM 87048. Phone: 897-8375; Web site: cottonwoodschool.org. Grades: PreSchool-6th, Cottonwood School sits on a 7 acre campus. Included in our curriculum is art, music, drama, Spanish, Suzuki violin and service learning. We have a working greenhouse for the children.

We also offer integrated arts and peer mentoring. Call for a tour today.

Eastern Hills Christian Academy, 3100 Morris St. NE, Abq, NM 87111. Phone: 505294-3373; Web site: easternhillsca.com; Contact: Camille Miller, Administrator & Principal. Grades: PreSchool–8th; Enrollment: 230; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:7; Cost: $1,650-$6,000; Accredited by: Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), AdvancEd, CYFD 5-Star Rated. Your child is a gift from God. We believe that too! At EHCA, your child is engaged in a high-achieving curriculum taught from a biblical perspective by devoted Christians who are degreed educators. Your child's education is expanded though our enrichment programs in music, PE, art, chapel and Spanish. And, your child is in a safe and loving setting, small enough to receive the individual attention they deserve yet large enough to build lifelong friendships.

Before and After Care.

Albuquerque

East Gate Kids, 12120 Copper Ave. NE, Abq, NM 87123. Phone: 505-294-5102; Web site: eastgatekidsabq.com; Contact: Rose White, Director. Ages: 6 weeks–12 years; Enrollment: 110; Accredited by: 3 Star. East Gate Kids is a safe place for your child to grow and develop, surrounded by loving people who are dedicated to seeing your family thrive. Our mission is to see children lovingly cared for in a stimulating and educational environment, with the end goal of seeing your child and family flourish and be successful. Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Escuela del Sol Montessori, 1114 7th St. NW, Abq, NM 87102. Phone: 505-242-3033; Web site: escueladelsol.org; Contact: Elizabeth Marcilla, Assistant Head of School & Director of Admissions. Grades: 18 months–8th; Ages: 18 months–15 years; Enrollment: 200; Accredited by: American Montessori Society & National Council for Private School Accreditation. As the only school in New Mexico accredited by The American Montessori Society, we are able to offer children an authentic Montessori experience. Programs include: Spanish, Music, Art, Computer Lab, PE, Outdoor Education, and After School Programming. Our beautiful three-acre campus is an urban oasis in downtown Albuquerque. Scholarships; Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Manzano Day School, 1801 Central Ave. NW, Abq, NM 87104-1197. Phone: 505-2436659; Web site: manzanodayschool.org; Contact: Madonna Prokopiak, Director of Admission and Financial Aid. Grades: PreK through 5th; Enrollment: 470; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:10; Cost: $10,940-$13,975; Accredited by: Independent Schools Assoc. of Southwest (ISAS); NM Dept. of Education. Manzano Day School, founded in 1938, is an independent, nonsectarian elementary school dedicated to innovative child-centered education, excellence in teaching and Joy in Learning to prepare children for a life of discovery and community involvement in our diverse world. Applications for the 2016-17 school year are now being accepted. Financial Aid; Before and After Care. continued on page 50

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Montessori ONE Preschool and Elementary Academies, 9360 Holly Ave. NE, Abq, NM 87122. Phone: 505-822-5150; Web site: montessorione.net; Contact: Tina Patel, Founder/Director. Grades: PreK (walking)–6th grade; Enrollment: 210; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12; Accredited by: NAEYC and AMI recognized. Montessori ONE is excited to announce expansion of its program to serve Elementary age children beginning Fall 2015. A new state of the art facility is now open. Montessori ONE Academies’ focus is to serve academically high achieving and gifted students utilizing pure Montessori method guided by highly trained Montessori Guides. Call to schedule a tour of the new facility! Now registering for 2016-2017 academic year.

Before and After Care.

Pathways Academy, 1776 Montano Rd. NW, Bldg. 2, Abq, NM 87107. Phone: 505341-0555; Web site: pathwaysacademynm.org; Contact: Briget Trujillo, Executive Administrative Assistant. Grades: Kinder-12th; Ages: 5-18; Enrollment: 32; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:8; Cost: $12,750 per year. Pathways is a private non-profit school. Our student population is fifty percent Autistic, or on the spectrum, the other half is suffering from severe behavioral problems such as OCD, ADD, ADHD and PTSD. Unique learning environment provides a pathway for kids who otherwise struggle and may never experience joy while in school. Scholarships; Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

St. Mark's Montessori School, 431 Richmond Pl. NE, Abq, NM 87106. Phone: 505262-2484; Web site: stmarksschoolabq.org; Contact: Debra Woodworth, Director.

Ages: 18 months-6 years; Enrollment: 46; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:4 in early PreK; 1:8 in PreK. Accredited by: State of New Mexico. Our nonprofit school provides a Montessori program of education that meets the needs of young children.

Building on the gifts in every child, our program allows children to explore and learn through "hands on" experiences in an environment that fosters independence and creativity. In addition to Montessori curriculum, our school offers enrichment classes that include art, movement/music, and Spanish Language instruction. Come visit and tour our beautiful school in Nob Hill, just a couple of blocks from UNM. Sandia Preparatory School, 532 Osuna Rd. NE, Abq, NM 87113. Phone: 505-3383000; Web site: sandiaprep.org; Contact: Laura Fitzpatrick, Director of Admission.

Grades: 6–12; Enrollment: 580; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:7; Cost: $20,885; Accredited by: Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS), Member: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Sandia Prep is an independent college preparatory school with a balanced program based on the "Five A's" Academics, Arts, Athletics and Activities, offered in a supportive Atmosphere. More than 90% of students participate in the voluntary, student-directed community service program and 75% of students participate in the no-cut athletics program. Sandia Prep also offers a nationally recognized outdoor leadership program for both middle and high school. Financial Aid.

Albuquerque

A K-9 and growing charter school teaching the International Baccalaureate Curriculum TIS students are challenged through the International Baccalaureate(IB) curriculum to think and make connections through hands-on learning, field trips, and inquiry-based teaching.

Visit to Learn More!

Tours are offered every Friday by appointment.

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Southwest Child Care, Web site: southwestchildcare.com; Ages: 0-12. 5-Star Child Care; Nationally Accredited; Infant & Child Care; Preschool & NM PreK; Before & After Care; USDA Food Program. Fun, caring, friendly staff. Low child-tostaff ratios. Arts and crafts, games and field trips. Enriching classrooms and playgrounds. And much more. We also provide FlexCare™ evening, overnight, and weekend childcare. Financial Aid. Three ABQ Locations–Wyoming location: 4802 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Abq, NM 87111. Phone: 505-296-3121; Sondra Carpenter, Director.

Lomas location: 11800 Lomas Blvd. NE, Abq, NM 87112. Phone: 505-294-2233; Ethel Johnson, Director. Uptown location: 2626 Texas St. NE, Abq, NM 87110. Phone: 505293-2626; Elcin Bahadirli, Director.

SpringStone Montessori Schools, Abq and Rio Rancho, NM. Web site: springstonekids.com. Nationally accredited schools accepting children infant–6 years. Schools are open Mon-Fri, 6:30am–6pm. Four state-of-the-art facilities: N. Abq Acres–7940 Carmel Ave NE, 505-821-8181; UNM Area–1615 Randolph Ct. SE, 505-242-1234; Paradise Hills–4598 Paradise Blvd. NW, 505-897-8111; Rio Rancho–2441 Grande SE, 505-994-8111. Enrichment Programs.

Sunset Mesa Schools, 3020 Morris St. NE, Abq, NM 87111. Phone: 505-298-7626; Website: sunset-mesa.com; Contact: Erin Young, Director of Admissions. Grades: Preschool-5; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:16; Accredited by: State of NM; National Independent Private Schools Association. Sunset Mesa Schools is a family-owned private school established in 1948. Students participate in a broad range of intellectual, artistic and physical activities. They are challenged to become productive, responsible and caring people by learning sound values, compassion and ethical behavior. Students are encouraged to think and act independently, develop good study habits, solve problems and think critically. Student achievement test scores are in the top 1% nationally for grades 1-5. Before and After Care available.

UNM Children's Campus, 1210 University NE, Abq, NM 87102. Phone: 505-2773365; Web site: childcare.unm.edu. Ages: 6 weeks-12 years; Accredited by: NAEYC. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program is funded through the US Department of Education and provides free or low cost

Albuquerque child care at the UNM Children's Campus for eligible student parents during class and study time. Drop-in or Evening care options include: Children 6 weeks-5 years: Mon-Thurs from 7:30am- 10pm, Fri from 7:30am-5:30pm. Schoolage children 5-12 years: Mon-Thurs from 4pm- 10pm, Fri from 4pm- 5:30pm.

Financial Aid; Before and After Care.

Public Charter Schools Amy Biehl High School, 123 4th St. SW, Abq, NM 87102. Phone: 505-299-9409; Web site: amybiehlhighschool.org; Contact: Frank McCulloch, Executive Director. Grades: 9-12; Enrollment: 290; Cost: Free. Amy Biehl High School was founded in the spirit of Amy Biehl, a young scholar dedicated to social justice and service. We graduate diverse learners and leaders who demonstrate the intellectual, social, and ethical habits to improve their communities. Our graduates are civic-minded, college-bound and career-ready.

Cesar Chavez Community School, 1325 Palomas Dr. SE, Abq, NM 87108.

Phone: 505-877-0558; Web site: cesarchavezcharter.net; Contact: Tani Arness, Principal. Grades: 9-12; Enrollment: 200; Cost: Free. Cesar Chavez Community School offers intensive support to students entering or reconnecting to high school through flexible and personalized programs, during non-traditional hours. Students who need help getting ready will improve reading and/or math first in our skill-building English and Math classes. We prepare our graduates for their next steps, including education, training, work, family and participation in the community.

Cien Aguas International School, 2000 Randolph Rd. SE, Abq, NM 87106.

Phone: 505-255-0001; Web site: cienaguas.org; Contact: Michael Rodriguez, Principal. Grades: K-8; Enrollment: 350; Cost: Free. CAIS is a K-8 school with a focus on dual language instruction, inquiry, and environmental sustainability.

Cien Aguas seeks to develop students who can ask and investigate important questions about the world around them, are committed to a sustainable society, and are working toward cross-cultural competence, bilingualism and biliteracy in Spanish and English. Afterschool care. continued on page 52

Albuquerque Are you looking for a school that is committed to giving your child an excellent education?

Come learn with us!

Horizon Academy West Is accepting applications for this school year. We are an elementary school that serves PreͲK through 5th grade.

We are located at 3021 Todos Santos NW 87120, off of Ouray and Unser.

Please call or email 998Ͳ0459 or amontano@hawest.net.

We are a free public Charter school who is Committed to Educational Excellence!

Some of the many things we offer are: ¡ FourͲday school week MondayͲThursday 7:45Ͳ3:30 ¡ Academic rigor ¡ Dedicated and enthusiastic staff ¡ Nurturing environment ¡ Parental and Community involvement ¡ Free Before School Care, Doors open at 7am

¡ Students will have Art, Library, and P.E. and Computer

class once a week ¡ After school program ¡ Opportunities for nonͲtraditional and handsͲon

learning experiences ¡ Staff is committed to giving Students every

opportunity to make adequate progress each year ¡ Great student body!

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Gilbert L. Sena High School, 69 Hotel Circle NE, Abq, NM 87123. Phone: 505237-2374; Web site: senahigh.com; Contact: Nadine Torres, Director. Grades: 912. Enrollment: 200; Cost: Free. Gilbert L. Sena Charter High School's mission is to engage students and their families in an innovative and supportive environment directed at gaining academic skills necessary for personal, social, and career success. Gilbert L. Sena promotes, honors and celebrates student success.

Horizon Academy West, 3021 Todos Santos NW, Abq, NM 87120. Phone: 505998-0459; Web site: hawest.net; Contact: Cynthia Carter, Director. Grades: PreK-5th; Enrollment: 478; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:22; Cost: Free; Accredited by: NM Public Charter School. Horizon Academy West has committed to educational excellence, and our staff is dedicated to providing a rigorous, creative, well-rounded education for all students. Our school is committed to helping each student master his or her subjects, and learn to think-critically and creatively. Before and After Care.

International School At Mesa Del Sol, 2660 Eastman Crossing SE, Abq, NM 87106. Phone: 505-508-3295; Web site: tisnm.org; Contact: Sean Joyce, Head of School. Grades: K-9; Enrollment: 280; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:20; Cost: Tuition free; Accredited by: New Mexico State Charter School. A state of New Mexico charter school teaching the International Baccalaureate curriculum. TIS challenges students to think and make connections through hands-on, inquirybased teaching. Grades K-5 are offered special content in Foreign Language, Art, Music and PE. Grades 6-9 take 8 subjects every year: Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Fine & Performing Arts, Spanish, PE and Design.

Tours are available every Friday by appointment. Before and After Care.

La Promesa Early Learning Center, 7500 La Morada NW, Abq, NM 87121.

Phone: 505-268-3274; Web site: lpelc.com; Contact: Dr. Analee Maestas, Principal. Grades: K-8; Enrollment: 375; Cost: Free. The Mission of La Promesa Early Learning Center ensures that culturally and linguistically diverse students thrive in an academic, family centered, developmentally seamless continuum of learning where high expectations, pride, respect and empowerment meet grade level proficiency. La Promesa holds true to its four goals that:1) t0 provide differentiated instruction delivered through a developmentally appropriate curriculum in a small class setting; 2) provide an educational climate of respect and high expectations for every student; 3) creates a child, family and community support where family involvement is a focal point; and 4) ensures that all students exit their school year meeting or exceeding grade level proficiencies.

Before and After Care.

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La Resolana Leadership Academy, 230 Truman NE, Abq, NM 87108. Phone: 505-243-8114; Web site: laresolanaleadership.com; Contact: Justina Montoya, Principal. Grades: 6-8; Enrollment: 75; Cost: Free. La Resolana Leadership Academy provides opportunities for students to grow academically, socially and emotionally to fully prepare them for success in high school and into adulthood. La Resolana Leadership Academy provides pathways that intervene and offer support and encouragement through anywhere, anytime learning.

Media Arts Collaborative Charter School, 4401 Central Ave. NE, Abq, NM 87108. Phone: 505-243-1957; Web site: nmmediaarts.org; Contact: Glenna Voigt, Principal. Grades: 6-12; Enrollment: 200; Cost: Free. The Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (MACCS) offers secondary students a comprehensive, project-based, cross-curricular education centered in the media arts. We prepare our graduates for positions in the media industries and for the rigor of post-secondary education Mountain Mahogany Community School, 5014 4th St. NW, Abq, NM 87107.

Phone: 505-341-1424; Web site: mountainmahogany.org; Contact: Kendra Toth, Director. Grades: Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8; Enrollment: 206; Cost: Free; Accredited by: APS. Now in our 11th operating year, Mountain Mahogany is a public charter school located in the North Valley. Our vision is a joyous learning world in which public education and profound nurturing are synonymous. Learning is based in joy, security, and emotional intelligence. On the cutting edge of education, we incorporate a mind, body, and art-integrated program within a supportive community that includes cultivating close relationships with students and families. Before and After Care.

Sage Montessori School, 3821 Singer Blvd. NE, Abq, NM 87109. Phone: 505-3447447; Web site: sagecharterschoolabq.org; Contact: Felix Garcia, Head Administrator.

Grades: K-8th; Enrollment: 185; Cost: Free. In partnership with parents, Sage Montessori Charter School (SMCS) provides K-8 students the broad educational opportunity afforded by a model Montessori program coupled with exciting and enriching artistic experiences in art and music, enabling each student to develop values and abilities essential to successfully meet their educational goals and lifelong fulfillment as productive citizens and members of a global community. Before and After Care. continued on page 54

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South Valley Preparatory School, 2813 Gun Club Rd. SW, Abq, NM 87105. Phone: 505-306-0867; Web site: southvalleyprep.org; Contact: Charlotte Trujillo, Executive Director. Grades: 6-8; Enrollment: 156; Cost: Free. South Valley Preparatory School provides a quality middle school choice for families in the South Valley. We maintain a core belief that all students can achieve high standards. We specialize in literacy and have highly successful robotics and sports programs. Our students are well rounded and are well prepared.

Tierra Adentro of New Mexico, 1511 Central Ave. NE, Abq, NM 87106. Phone: 505967-4720; Web site: tierraadentronm.org; Contact: Veronica Torres, Director.

Grades: 6-12; Enrollment: 250; Cost: Free. The mission of Tierra Adentro: The New Mexico School of Academics, Art and Artesanía (TANM) is to create an inclusive and thriving learning environment comprised of a demographically and culturally diverse student population with a focus on academics, art, artesanía (artisanship), and the study of the cultures that comprise our rich New Mexican heritage to ensure awareness, preservation, and progression of our cultural legacy.

Center Director. Grades: K-12; Ages: All; Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:1. One-onone brain training to help strengthen the brain to learn more efficiently.

Financial Aid. Tutor-Me, 5528 Eubank NE, Ste. 6, Abq, NM 87111. Phone: 505-307-4170; Contact: Sandra Akkad, Founder. Web site: mytutorme.com. Tutor-Me is a premiere learning center that offers a hands-on approach when helping students. We stimulate & motivate while enriching and helping our students. Tutor-Me provides a safe, conducive, and nurturing environment. We specialize in grades K–12. We offer classes in Math, English, Science, standardized testing, PSAT, ACT, SAT and more. We also have classes in Spanish, French and Arabic. We offer a free trial. Check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/mytutorme.

Educational Materials

ABC Wellness, 324 Adams SE, Abq, NM 87108. Phone: 505-266-6039; Web site: abcwellness.com; Contact: Mae Lynn Spahr, MA, Owner/Counselor. Ages: 18 months–adult. Mae Lynn Spahr, MA, provides a drug-free treatment alternative for children and adults who have ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, stress, headache/migraine and chronic pain.

Lakeshore Learning Store, 6646 Indian School Rd. NE, Abq, NM 87110.

Phone: 505-884-4866; Web site: LakeshoreLearning.com; Grades: Infant to 6th grade. Built on the philosophy that learning and play go hand in hand, Lakeshore Learning Store offers a wide selection of educational toys & games to help children achieve educational goals-while still having fun! From math and language games to science kits, puzzles and craft supplies, Lakeshore's products span the curriculum. Plus, every Saturday from 11am to 3pm, the store offers Free Crafts for Kids, a fun program that gives children an opportunity to explore their creative side with super-fun crafts.

Huntington Learning Center, 8201 Golf Course Road NW, Ste. B-3, Abq, NM 87120. Phone: 505-897-9100; Contact: Sohale Mufti. Web site: huntingtonlearning.com. Grades: K-12; Monday to Saturday. Year after year we continue to offer children, ages 5-17, supplemental instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, phonics and related areas, as well as SAT/ACT test preparation. The positive encouragement of our staff and certified teachers combined with individualized instruction based on our diagnostic testing, is what we believe sets us apart and continues to make our program a success.

UNM Bookstores, 2301 Central NE, Abq, NM 87131. Phone: 505-277.5451; Web site: bookstore.unm.edu; Contact: Anicia Hill, Marketing Manager. Ages: 1-100; Accredited by: University of New Mexico. The UNM Bookstore, conveniently located on Central and Cornell, is as a one-stop community bookstore. More than just textbooks, the UNM Bookstore features an in-store coffee shop and technology store, a large selection of local interest and academic titles, as well as the latest bestsellers, office supplies and exclusive Lobo apparel and merchandise. Visit us online. UNM Bookstores–Where Everyone's a Lobo!

LearningRx, 7120 Wyoming Blvd., Ste. 16, Abq, NM 87109. Phone: 505-856-1596; Web site: learningrx.com/albuquerque-northeast; Contact: Kristen Dickey,

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Open House November 20

JOIN US! At our training center for another

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6:00 –8:00 PM

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You You see it within your child.

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