Tag Archives: Hanna Sholl

Alutiiq Language Nest School Enters First Full Semester

Students and teachers in classroom in the Afognak building on Near Island during pilot semester. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT A preschool designed to immerse children in the Alutiiq language is about to enter its first full semester of classes. The Administration for Native Americans granted the Sun’aq tribe roughly $2 million dollars to establish the nest school. It wrapped up …

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Preschool Uses Language Immersion to Teach Alutiiq

Students and teachers in the Afognak building on Near Island. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT An Alutiiq language immersion preschool opened in Kodiak last month. The Sun’aq Tribe received a $2 million grant from the Administration for Native Americans to establish the nest school and keep it going over five years. Teachers use song to transition the kids between open play …

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Alutiiq Museum Turns Children’s Book Into Interactive Tale

The cover of “Yaaki” by Hanna Sholl. Photo courtesy of the Alutiiq Museum Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak is bringing Alutiiq children’s books into the electronic sphere. The Alutiiq Museum paired up with partners both here and abroad to turn the books into apps for the iPhone and other Apple devices. Molly Odell, project manager at the Alutiiq Museum, says she’s been …

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