SHI’s STEAM Academy for High School

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SHI HIGH SCHOOL STEAM

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SHI’s High School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)

SHI sponsors a summer academy for high school students through its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) program. Students focus on traditional ecological knowledge and STEAM career connections. Students can earn high school credit while working alongside Elders and professional researchers to build a deeper connection to the place we call home.

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SHI’s STEAM Academy for Middle School

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SHI MIDDLE SCHOOL STEAM

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SHI’s Middle School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)

SHI sponsors a summer academy for middle school students through its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) program. Students create, explore, make, and problem-solve with place-based, culturally relevant STEAM activities. Activities may include such things as outdoor activities, carving paddles, interactive STEAM lessons, games, art, and cultural activities.

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SHI’s Our Ancestors’ Echoes – Language Pathway Project

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SHI’s OUR ANCESTORS’ ECHOES – LANGUAGE PATHWAY

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SHI’s Our Ancestors’ Echoes – Language Pathway Project

SHI designed the Our Ancestors’ Echoes program to increase the number of Alaska Native students in Southeast Alaska who have access to educators teaching their heritage language. Building on the success of the Our Language Pathway project, this work also prioritizes supporting and retaining current language educators, increasing wider access to language courses, and supporting mental health and healing work in the community. Additionally, the program includes the establishment of an immersive language community for 6 scholars enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous Studies in Language at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and the publication of language resources in X̱aad Kíl, Sm’algyax, and Lingít. SHI funds scholarships for language students enrolled at the University of Alaska Southeast who are studying Xaad Kíl, Sm’algyax, and Lingít.

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STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math

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SHI STEAM | SCIENCE, TECH, ENGINEERING, ART & MATH

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SHI’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)

Opening the Box: STEAM provides culturally-centered youth programming to students in grades 6-12 that is grounded in Indigenous knowledge and STEAM career connections. Students and teachers work alongside cultural specialists and professional researchers to build a deeper connection to the places they call home. Current and recently graduated high school students can engage in AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) research projects, field internships, and professional mentorships to help them achieve their academic and career goals. Makerspace activities combine cutting-edge tools with Alaska Native values in classrooms, summer academies, and out-of-school clubs and events.

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