Academics

Free Academic Assistance:

APS: Dial-A-Teacher is a free homework service available to students statewide. Help is given in English or Spanish by licensed teachers. To contact Dial a Teacher in ABQ, phone 344-3571
Libraries: Albuquerque/Bernaillio County (ABC) Library system has partnered with companies to provide online academic resources to our citizens via the library's web site. To login to these resources, you will need your library card and pin number. For more information, visit the ABC Library web site at: http://abclibrary.org/home

Free Academic web sites: The following is a sampling of free school sites. For more sites, search the internet.

Bookadventure.com: Book Adventure is a fun, free way to motivate your child to read! Kids in grades K-8 can search for books, read them offline, come back to quiz on what they’ve read, and earn prizes for their reading success. Visit: http://bookadventure.com/
EduHelper: An online resource for teachers, parents and students. It has material for children in pre-K through high school. The subjects include: reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages. Visit: http://edhelper.com/
Free Rice: An educational web site that allows students to both learn and feed the hungry people. For each question your child answers correctly, the site donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme! Visit: http://freerice.com
Khan Academy: A non-profit educational website with a mission of providing 'a free world-class education for anyone anywhere'. The site began with math instruction, but it now includes science, humanities, test preparation and much more. Visit: http://khanacademy.org/
Purpose Games: A site where you can complete free, tutorials on a plethora of subjects. If you can't find a tutorial, the site allows you to create one! Visit: http://purposegames.com/
Spellingcity.com: An award-winning game-based learning tool for vocabulary, spelling, writing and language arts. Visit: http://www.spellingcity.com/
Tutpup.com: Tutpup is a site where you can compete in fun, educational games against other kids from all over the World! Visit: http://www.tutpup.com/

Albuquerque Public Schools (APS):

We live in the Albuquerque Public School district. APS allows students to attend neighborhood schools or transfer to other APS schools for free. These schools include other public schools, magnet schools, virtual-online programs, as well as city and state charter schools located in ABQ. If you would like to more about APS options, visit: http://www.aps.edu/

Our neighborhood schools are listed below:

Manzano High School: grades 9-12 (http://manzano.aps.edu/)
Grant Middle School: grades 6-8 (http://grant.aps.edu/)
Collet Park Elementary: grades K-5 (http://colletpark.aps.edu/)

Other School Options:

Private and Religious Schools: Albuquerque also has a variety of private and religious affiliated schools (search the internet for these options).
Home Schooling: Albuquerque has a large number of homeschoolers. The current requirements for homeschooling are: 1) the teacher must have at least a high school diploma, 2) the teacher may teach his/her children only--the teacher may NOT teach someone else's children, 3) the teacher must keep records proving he/she is teaching his/her children. For more information about home schooling in NM, visit: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/homeschools/

The children in our neighborhood attend a variety of schools. Some attend neighborhood schools, others attend magnet, charter, private, or religious schools. Some attend virtual school programs, while others are home schooled. This page briefly discusses the different types of schools. It also includes resources for academic assistance.