Alaska ICE actively partners with schools and communities, building positive youth-adult relationships and healthier school and community climates to help kids achieve academic and social success.
Learn more about our statewide initiative.
Youth and Elders in Tuluksak (Yupiit School District) are sharing Yupik cultural skills through a new community project. Ruth Ann Black describes the project details in her article. Read it here.
Kids These Days (KTD) is an award-winning radio show focusing on youth and parenting issues. Upcoming show topics include:
• Week of Jan. 23 – STARTING A FAMILY: ADOPTION
• Week of Jan. 30 – WORK / FAMILY BALANCE
• Week of Feb. 6 – THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN AK
Tune in at KHNS (Haines/Skagway/Klukwan), KCUK (Chevak), KTOO (Juneau), KDLG (Dillingham), KMXT (Kodiak), KSKA and KRUA (Anchorage). www.kidsthesedays.org.
The Alaska Association for Bilingual Education (AKABE) is proud to announce the 2012 statewide Digital Storytelling Contest for Bilingual Students. This is an essay program where students will have the opportunity to submit digital compositions on the topic LOCAL HERO. AKABE will award the first place winner(s) with receive or split a cash prize. Second and third prize winners will receive Certificates of Award. All winners will be introduced at our annual awards luncheon, April 27, 2011, in Anchorage.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 2, 2012. Find out more here.
AAEC invites administrators from member districts to apply now to attend the March 5-6, 2012 Administrators Art Retreat in Anchorage to: (1) deepen their understanding of the power of learning in and through the arts and (2) expand the cadre of interested Alaskan administrators and school leaders working to increase the access to quality arts education for school improvement in Alaska. The focus of the two-day retreat provides an intensive opportunity for administrators to work with and learn from fellow arts education advocates about ways to use the arts to improve student motivation, learning and skills. Apply online until January 20. Click here for more information.
Go to the AAEC website (www.akartsed.org) and apply under the ADMINISTRATOR tab at the top of the site. See you in Anchorage!
The Association of Alaska School Boards/Alaska ICE wants to support healthy youth/adult relationships where young people feel valued and empowered and adults build assets to help young people thrive. Tell us what you would like to do for your community and you may have an opportunity to receive up to $500 to help you to do it! Application form.
For more details, contact Bridget Smith (bsmith©aasb•org) .
The Canvas Community Art Studio and Gallery purchased mbira instruments with an AASB arts stipend in June 2011. With the use of these instruments The Canvas hosted a week-long series of workshops designed to foster an environment of creativity for youth and adults, including artists that experience disabilities. (Continue reading…)
Alaska Youth for Environmental Action’s annual Civics & Conservation Summit brings 20 youth leaders to our state capital for a week of high-impact, fun-filled, and adrenaline-pumping civic engagement lessons. The summit will take place March 19-23 in Juneau. AYEA is currently accepting applicationsfor youth participants, peer leaders, and adult trainers/volunteers.
Applications are available on the AYEA website: www.ayea.org/training-events/ccs. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2012. Please contact Claire Berezowitz, AYEA Program Coordinator, with any questions: (907)717-7882 or Claire©ayea•org.
Do you know a great teen or youth group who is involved in positive activities or giving back to his or her community? Please take a few minutes to nominate them for recognition from Spirit of Youth. Each young person who is nominated receives a congratulations packet with keepsakes from Spirit of Youth and is publically recognized. They are also eligible to be selected for the Spirit of Youth Award and a $500 scholarship.
The School Garden Grant Program is a collaboration between Whole Kids Foundation, Whole Foods Market and FoodCorps. Thanks to the generosity of Whole Foods Market customers, Whole Kids Foundation is able to provide grants of $2,000 to support school garden projects in the US, UK and Canada.
Deadline to apply: Dec. 31, 2011.
The Association of Alaska School Boards is pleased to announce its 21st Annual June Nelson Memorial Scholarship Award. Ten $1,200 scholarships will be awarded this year.
The deadline to turn in applications is March 19, 2012.
Find out more at aasb.org.
