Our fall Newsletter will inspire you with updates of the ways A-CHILL supports Alaska’s youth to learn and grow alongside dog mushers, teachers, scientists and cultural leaders. Please click on the button to read our newsletter.
Please Click our A-CHILL button below to read of the all the incredible ways our program has been working with youth this past winter.
REACH Academy & Raven Homeschool Students:
High School students enrolled in AGSD's REACH Academy or YKSD's Raven Homeschool are also eligible to participate in our Alaska Veterinary Technology, Vet Science 100 and Vet Science 200 Courses! See our Course Catalog for more information and contact your program's Advisory Teacher to get enrolled.
What is A-CHILL?
This 7-minute film shows the A-CHILL project starting in the communities of Alaska Gateway and Yukon-Koyukuk School Districts (AGSD & YKSD). In this film, George Attla Jr., founder of the Frank Attla Youth & Sled Dog Care-Mushing Program, describes his vision of a community-driven youth and sled dog program that would be a part of the school curriculum. His dream to support children to learn and to develop pride through a school curriculum has been realized through A-CHILL. In this video, you will hear from experienced dog musher teachers and school teachers about how A-CHILL is empowering communities to support middle and high school students learn about dogs as part of science and culture classes. Also shown are in-kennel classes in both AGSD and YKSD are dog musher teachers and community members supporting A-CHILL students shadowing Yukon Quest veterinarians in the village of Eagle.
The Alaska Care and Husbandry Instruction for Lifelong Living (A-CHILL) program is a 4-year Indian Education Demonstration project that brings together Alaska Gateway and Yukon-Koyukuk School Districts and their communities.
Together, the schools and their local community members will collaboratively engage students in grades 6-12 to be inspired and learn valuable knowledge and skills related to the sciences, math, language arts, and college & career readiness.
This project builds on and expands the Frank Attla Youth & Sled Dog Care-Mushing Program, which has been piloted in Huslia for multiple years.
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Spring 2018 OVERVIEW OF PEOPLE & ACTIVITIES in Pictures
