NDI New Mexico Timeline
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JACQUES D’AMBOISE CONDUCTS RESIDENCIES IN SILVER CITY AND SANTA FE
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FIRST YEAR-LONG PROGRAMS. Founding Artistic Director, Catherine Oppenheimer incorporates NDI New Mexico as a 501(c)(3).
100 children taught in Santa Fe.
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NORTHERN NEW MEXICO PROGRAM BEGINS
ALBUQUERQUE PROGRAM BEGINS
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A NEW HOME FOR NDI NEW MEXICO AT THE PINK CHURCH
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TEACHING EXCELLENCE® TEACHER TRAINING BEGINS
2,000 CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY
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RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMING UP TALLER AWARD
GRAND OPENING OF THE DANCE BARNS IN SANTA FE
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AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT FOR HIP TO BE FIT® ESTABLISHING EVALUATION, NUTRITION CURRICULA, AND TEACHER TRAINING
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6,000 CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY
6,200 children taught in 32 communities.
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RENOVATION OF THE HILAND THEATER IN ALBUQUERQUE COMPLETE
7,000 CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY
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RECOGNIZED BY THE WALLACE FOUNDATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR TEENS AND TWEENS
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AWARDED NEW MEXICO ETHICS IN BUSINESS FOR HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, INTEGRITY, AND FOR IMPACTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE STATE
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★★★★ AWARDED FOUR- STAR CHARITY NAVIGATOR RATING FOR 5TH YEAR IN A ROW
8,400 CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY
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NDI NEW MEXICO GOES VIRTUAL WITH HUNDREDS OF INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, PACKETS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND ZOOM CLASSES
AWARDED HISPANO CHAMBER NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR
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Received the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Courageous Innovation Pinon Award for Using a Bold Approach to Solve a Persistent Problem in the Community
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