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May Center is proud to be part of The Reading Group, a collective action working group focused on improving third grade reading proficiency as part of Opportunity Santa Fe. The Reading Group, co-chaired by Amy Miller, Executive Director of May Center for Learning, and Perli Cunanan, Executive Director of Santa Fe School for Arts & Sciences, has published a report focused on 4 key investments to improve reading outcomes for students in Santa Fe…

Dyslexia Justice League is a student advocacy group for students with learning differences ages 8-18.  We are currently working on a comic anthology titled “Dyslexia is my Superpower”, and we need your submissions!

When you are a mom who loves to read, you assume your child will love it too.  You can’t wait to share your favorite books with him, and you look forward to the day you’ll come home to find your kiddo curled up on the couch with a book transporting him to other times and places.  

“My superhero, White Eagle, is an 8-year-old boy who wants to learn to read, but he doesn’t know that he’s dyslexic. If he does not succeed, he will get bullied by almost everybody in the school.”

The Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (SWIDA) is proud to offer...Dyslexia is My Superpower: Student/Parent Conference.

Dyslexia is My Superpower is a project of Dyslexia Justice League, a student advocacy group, supported by SWIDA, for kids with dyslexia and other learning differences, ages 8-18.

On May 8th (in exactly 48 hours!), May Center is partnering with Charidy, an online crowdfunding platform, to raise $100K. For just ONE day, your gift will be quadrupled by three generous donors!

We’re so proud of our new video created for our $100K fundraising campaign! Watch it now!

Please join the May Center
Board of Trustees, Faculty & Staff
for a wine and cheese reception

May 4 from 5:30-7:30 pm
Galisteo Campus

Rising 5th Grade Parent Night: Thursday, May 10, 6-7 pm

Rising 5th Grader Step Up Visit:  Friday, May 11, 8:40-10:40 am

Bret Luboyeski will be taking on the role of Intermediate School Director at the Galisteo campus for the 2018-19 school year. 

Structuring Your Classroom for Executive Functioning Skills:  June 21 and 22, 9-3 pm
Multisensory Language Teacher Training:  June 25-30, 9-5 pm daily

On May 8, for 24 hours only, all donations to May Center will be triple matched by three generous donors, which means that every one of your donated dollars translates to 4 dollars for May Center!

Join us on May 1st for our annual May Day Celebration, featuring a student work showcase, multi-media art installations, and more! 

Amy Miller's presentations on Executive Function were sold out.  Here's a link to the handouts from this event.  

Matias Gonzales was diagnosed with dyslexia in third grade. He is just one of the 20 percent of the world’s population coping with a learning challenge of some type. But what exactly is a learning difference, and what does it mean to live with one? It’s a question few people other than those dealing with the difference — and their loved ones, of course — probably consider.

One of my mentors once told me, “Nobody is born lazy. Human beings, by nature, want to grow into their best selves.”  One of the great joys of my work at May Center is watching a student go above and beyond their own expectations. When a child’s reading level improves by three grade levels after eighteen months of hard work, it is a victory. When a child who used to hide under the table performs in front of a room full of people, it is transformative. Our mission at May Center is to empower students with learning differences to become masters of their own destinies. This is life-saving work.