Escuela Luz del Mundo

Mailing Address: 301 Chama Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
County of Location: Bernalillo
Phone: (505) 266-6622
NTEE Code: B- Education, O- Youth Development, R- Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy, S- Community Improvement, Capacity Building, W- Public, Society Benefit, X- Religion, Spiritual Development
Mission Statement:

Escuela Luz del Mundo (ELM) or “Light of the World School” strives to be a Christ-centered, community-based school in the La Mesa community of Albuquerque, NM that intentionally strives to glorify God by providing a rigorous, college-preparatory education for low-income children.

Primary Programs:

Escuela Luz del Mundo serves a very unique function in the La Mesa Community. None of our students can afford to attend a Christian school and the public schools in the neighborhood are woefully inadequate. The statistics about high school graduation rates in APS that have been in the newspapers recently (Fall 2009) reveal that maybe 50% of students who start 9th grade at the local high school actually graduate.

Moreover, in this community, gangs and violence are widespread. Our students contend with a range of challenging issues. The school is a refuge where, for five days each week, our students are safe and loved.

ELM is serving an important role ministering to and loving children who often must cope with danger, instability, and unimaginable tragedy. We take academics very seriously at ELM. Our students are in school from 8:30 until 5 every day except Fridays, when they go home at 3:40. The idea is to provide students with lots of contact with caring and wise adults who make a difference in their lives.

A priority at the school is that all students learn how to “critically read the world” and act while keeping Christ Jesus as the central focus of their lives. ELM is currently serving grades 6-8. Our goal is to eventually serve grades 6-12.

Tuition at ELM is about $2,225/year. The vast majority of our budget (about 84%) is devoted solely to teachers' salaries. We rely heavily on outside funding since the families we serve pay only $60/month in tuition.

Populations Served: All Populations, Latino/Hispanic, Low Income, Urban
Counties Served: Bernalillo
Year Founded:

2007

Annual Budget: $25,000 - $99,999
Personnel: 1 to 5 FTE
Executive Director:

Dr. Richard Kitchen

Accepts inquiries: Accepts inquiries about volunteering
Nonprofit Status: Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS, Is registered as a Nonprofit Corporation with the State of New Mexico

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