Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment

Subject Areas: business education or career development

Timeline: one week

Grade Levels: 11-12

Purpose: to introduce students who are considering college to the realities of college life

D. Madara
College Preparation

Activities

Arrange for students to visit a university campus:

have students write Native college upper-classpersons who would consider being chaperones; chaperones will be familiar with adjustment problems, university facilities, and activities

arrange travel and accommodations.
Have students plan and raise funds for the trip.
Include vocational schools.

Resources

funds and transportation
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Bristol Bay Campus

Chukchi Campus

Kuskokwim Campus

North Slope Higher Education Center

Northwest Campus
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Southeast
Alaska Pacific University
Sheldon Jackson College

Variations

Host a career day, inviting local college students/graduates.
Have students write to college for catalogs and information.

Carving and Jewelry Co-Op	Fund-Raising: Concessions/Raffle/Auction/T-Shirt Sales	Rummage Sales	Mail Order Business
School-Based Enterprises	Café Operation	Open House	Community Use of School Library
Village Recreation	Guest Speakers	Newspapers	Local Livelihood
On-the-Job/Cooperative Education	College Preparation	Teacher's Aide Training	Managing Community Affairs
Land Claims Brainstorming	The Corporation Game or Alaska Monopoly	Reconveyances: ANCSA Studies	Resource Development Options
City Council Meeting Simulation	Mock Board of Directors Meeting	REAA School Board Trip	Your Village
Family Tree	Village Archaeology	Building Traditional Dwellings	Cultural Heritage Projects
Traditional Hunters Manual	Ethnic Dinners	Following the Iditarod Dog Race	Visit to the Tribes
Trip to Mexico	Cross-Country Skiing	Firearms Handling	First-Aid Training
Christmas Shopping

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Alaska Native Knowledge Network
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 756730
Fairbanks AK 99775-6730
Phone (907) 474.1902
Fax (907) 474.1957

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Last modified August 17, 2006

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