Our Mission
May Center for Learning empowers students with learning differences to be successful, confident learners who recognize the importance of communication, collaboration, and community. We accomplish this goal by focusing on four specific success attributes: Literacy, Empowerment, Advocacy, and Principles.
May Center is committed to developing the understanding of literacy and learning differences by providing consultation and professional development to educators in New Mexico.
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OUR VISION
To access and impact every student with learning differences in New Mexico.
May Center for Learning was founded in 2011 by Santa Fe educators Amy Miller and Karen Lindeen and the first class was offered in 2012. Since then, May Center has grown exponentially and now serves hundreds of students annually through May School, summer school, evaluations, and May Teacher Institute.
Our Values
Literacy: The ability to meet grade level academic demands.
I am an active participant in my education and in my life. I am developing the communication skills of reading, writing, mathematical thinking, speaking, listening, visual communication, physical listening, mindfulness, collaboration, and problem-solving so that I can be successful in pursuing my goals.
Empowerment: Developing perseverance, resilience, self-regulation, and executive functioning skills.
I am an intelligent, unique human being. I accept myself as I am. I am in control of my own destiny; I have the power to change the things I want to change and advocate for what I need to be my best self. Developing my executive functioning skills leads to better self-regulation so that I can be successful in pursuing my goals.
Advocacy: Developing the social and communication skills necessary to find meaningful relationships in my community.
I am a member of a supportive community. I will appreciate, support, and challenge those in my community. I will be a leader by taking responsibility for making my community a safe, inclusive, and meaningful place. My intentions and my actions will be trustworthy and respectful so that every person has the opportunity to successfully pursue their own goals.
Principles: Developing collaboration skills to see things from multiple perspectives and contribute to the community.
Learning is a collaborative process. I recognize that collaboration is sometimes difficult, but I believe that seeing things from other people’s perspectives facilitates growth. I will be mindful of my responsibilities to myself and others in the collaborative process. I recognize that there are “no passengers here—only crew.” I commit to collaborating with all members of May Center’s community so that we can achieve our collective goals.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
May Center for Learning is a diverse community that celebrates differences with a conviction that successful education develops basic principles such as respect and empathy. Through our programs and curriculum, we foster tolerance for differences in gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic group, religion and sexual orientation. We do not discriminate on the basis of these differences; in fact, we affirm that varying perspectives enrich the life of our educational community and the world around us.
