Students in Southwest Alaska's Yupiit School District, comprising Tuluksak, Akiak and Akiachak, will no longer have to miss school to go hunting. Via KYUKNews
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To Scott Ballard, the superintendent, it always made sense to change the school year so that it wouldn’t interfere with those activities. When Ballard first began the process of changing the school district’s schedule, he thought that it would be pretty straightforward. “We think it’s going to really benefit our students and get our communities connected to the school,” Ballard said. “Instead of seeing the school as this alien institution that occupies their village that promotes Western values and Western instruction.”
That effort goes beyond changing the rhythm of the school year. It means incorporating Yup’ik culture into everything the district does. Woody Woodgate, the federal programs director for the Yupiit School District, said the district tries to match traditional cultural activities with state educational standards. The summer school this year was a fish camp organized by the district. Woodgate said that the kids loved it.
Peter believes it’s the best way for kids to learn. It’s how he learned. When he was growing up, his parents would pull him out of the Bureau of Indian Affairs school to bring him to spring camp.
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