School News: Adams 14 Teacher Receives Family Literacy Grant

Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week

Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.

November 10, 2010

Adams 14 Teacher Receives Family Literacy Grant

Lisa Garcia, a ninth-grade English teacher at Adams City High School, has been awarded one of the 2010 National Family Literacy Day Grants from Fresh Perspectives – publishers of materials that help people learn.

Lisa will receive multiple copies of Words of Wisdom: Four Minutes a Day to a Richer and More Powerful Vocabulary – including a copy for each student in her class, and one copy for each of their families.

“This grant award will help me engage students and their families in literacy development,” said Lisa. “It’s crucial to have classroom instruction that is supported by supplemental parent and caregiver participation at home. This literacy program will provide families with tools to support student success.”