Lumin Education

This year, Lumin students made a new friend named Buddy. Buddy is a horse.

Horses are unusually good at this work because they mirror what they sense. When a child is anxious, Buddy grows restless too. When the child finds steadiness, so does Buddy. For kids carrying stress or trauma, that feedback loop teaches something no worksheet can: that their inner world affects the world around them, and that they have the power to change it.

Equine therapy is one piece of Lumin's mental health programming, which also includes play therapy, in-home family coaching, and counseling for staff. It costs $208,000 a year to run, and we're raising toward that goal this spring.

If this kind of work matters to you, we'd love your support. You can give at lumineducation.org/donate

Thank you to Communities Foundation of Texas for awarding Lumin Education a $5,000 grant through the Fund for Education in recognition of National Volunteer Month.

We are also grateful to the Communities Foundation of Texas volunteers who recently spent time beautifying our Lumin East Dallas Community School campus.

Thank you to everyone who invests their time, talent, and resources in supporting Lumin families.

On Wednesday, we gathered to honor and celebrate the graduates of Lumin Lindsley Park Community School.

If you were unable to attend the ceremony, we invite you to look back on a few moments from graduation and join us in celebrating the Class of 2026!

Today, one of our classes at Lindsley Park Community School experienced a great moment as they released butterflies and ladybugs they had been caring for in the classroom.

Through this hands-on experience, students learned about life cycles, responsibility, patience, and the importance of caring for living things.

Lumin Lindsley Park Community School Graduation is next Wednesday! Alumni, you’re invited to join us in celebrating our newest graduates and take part in the special Alumni Receiving Line tradition. We hope to see you there!

This week, Alannah A. Navarro, a graduating senior from Lakeview Centennial High School, stopped by Lumin Education to visit her former teachers and say thank you.

Pictured here with Ms. Maricella, who was the teacher assistant in Alannah’s toddler classroom at Lumin East Dallas Community School, this sweet reunion is a reminder of the lasting impact educators have on their students long after they leave the classroom.

Lumin Lindsley Park Community School students recently visited the Tenison Park Pollinator Garden, where children connected classroom lessons to the natural world—discovering how plants grow, how ecosystems work, and why caring for our environment matters. Thank you to the volunteers of the Tenison Park Pollinator Garden.

Today, the Lumin Lindsley Park Community School PTO hosted a special lunch in celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week.

Thank you to our amazing teachers for the countless ways you show up for children and families each day. Your impact reaches far beyond the classroom, and we are so grateful for all that you do.