Other K-12 Programs

Natural High
A project of Recreational Services, the Natural High Program is a youth outreach program of The University of New Mexico. The mission of the Natural High Program is to provide positive alternatives to at-risk behavior through educational, arts and recreational activities. The Program aspires to empower the youth to realize their highest potential by teaming them with enthusiastic, dedicated UNM students as role models.

KNME Ready to Learn Workshops
READY TO LEARN workshops are designed to inform parents and/or caregivers of young children about the educational messages in children's public television programs, and how active and interactive viewing, along with books and other activities, extend learning and enrich a child's learning experience. These workshops educate parents and caregivers on how to best utilize the programming available and how to take advantage of the educational outreach materials provided by shows such as SESAME STREET, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, BARNEY & FRIENDS, ARTHUR, WISHBONE and others.

Since becoming a READY TO LEARN station in 1996, KNME-TV has held 43 workshops, trained almost 200 parents and 500 caregivers and has reached over 11,500 children. KNME-TV has been involved with quality educational programming for children since its inception in 1958, and broadcasts over 9 hours of quality educational children's programming Monday through Friday.

ENLACE (ENgaging Latino Communities for Education) - This is a community based partnership working to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic students within the Albuquerque Public Schools, TVI, and the University of New Mexico. One of the goals of the program is to lower the Hispanic dropout rate in grade K-12, TVI, and UNM.

For further information, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Advancement, Scholes Hall 108, at 505-277-1586 or email dgon@unm.edu.

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