An Alaska Native charter school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade will open this fall in Wasilla with nearly 200 students. Via alaskapublic
Kids learn to make fry bread at a summer camp hosted by the Knik Tribe. The Knik Cultural Charter School’s curriculum will include cultural activities like cooking traditional foods, hunting and fishing. An Alaska Native charter school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade will open this fall in Wasilla with nearly 200 students.
“We’ve heard a lot of things, like, ‘It’s been a long time coming. We are excited. I wish this was open when I was in school,’” she said. “I’m still getting phone calls at least every day saying that they’re just excited.” They also wanted a K-12 school, so siblings in different grades could be at the same location during the school day. Project director Carl Chamblee said that sets the Knik Cultural Charter School apart from other new charter schools.
The Knik Cultural Charter School will offer in-person learning, a homeschool program and a blended option. Across the three programs, 192 students are pre-enrolled for the school year. The school will accommodate between 275 and 300 students for in-person learning and up to 300 in the homeschool program, according toThe homeschool program will be available to students statewide.
“There’s multiple charter schools here in the Valley. This will be the only one which will provide hot lunches and breakfast through the school district’s nutritional services program,” he said. “That’s a barrier for other families to attend charter schools.”. That’s still in the planning stages, but eventually, they’d like to have two buses meeting students at pickup spots at either end of the borough.
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