Education

Anchorage-area students can now participate in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program full time with Acceleration Academy (UAA). This component, which supports students of all career interests, is possible in large part thanks to a partnership between ANSEP and Anchorage School District.

The start of the school year does not mean learning must be confined to workbooks and science projects. From Lyutik the majestic polar bear to George the talking magpie, Alaska Zoo residents are eager to help guests better understand their species, habitat and more.

Seventy Alaska students have each been awarded a $2,000 tuition and book scholarship from GCI for the next academic year. The 2018 GCI Scholarship Program is a $140,000 investment in Alaska’s next generation of leaders.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program strives to make high-quality, engaging STEM education accessible to more students around the state. Pre-college components, such as Middle School Academy and Acceleration Academy, have generally been held during summer months.

Each summer the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program hosts four STEM Career Explorations that expose students to a particular facet of science, technology, engineering or math. Throughout the five-day component, students live on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus and participate in hands-on, team-based learning activities. 

Thanks to support from Bristol Bay Native Corporation, the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program hosted 54 middle school students at its May Middle School Academy. Hailing from communities across the state, Southwest Alaska to the Far North, the students gained insight into the college lifestyle and got hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering and math.

This summer, Anchorage School District students can jump-start their science, technology, engineering or math careers. ANSEP’s Middle School Academy for ASD students will be held July 31-Aug. 9.

For the second year, the University of Alaska is offering the Teach for Alaska Scholarship, a full-ride academic scholarship, valued at $12,000, to be awarded to an incoming UA student who plans to pursue an undergraduate degree in education.

Current eighth-grade students can jump-start their college careers with ANSEP Acceleration Academy (UAA) beginning this fall. Applications are currently being accepted via ANSEP’s website.

Alaska is full of bright young people with potential, and the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) wants to empower these students by placing them on a path to leadership from a young age.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program strives to effect systemic change in the hiring patterns of Alaska Natives in STEM career fields by placing students on a path to leadership. Beginning at the middle school level, ANSEP’s longitudinal model continues through high school and into undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program recently held its 23rd annual Celebration, uniting a crowd of 1,300+ students, strategic partners and others to honor past successes and set a tone for 2018. Renowned theoretical physicist, futurist and co-founder of string theory Dr. Michio Kaku joined attendees for the occasion.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program has been selected by the National Science Foundation to host a four-day conference that will engage leaders from nine regional education groups from around the nation in ANSEP’s programmatic components.

Yosty Storms grew up in Unalakleet, where she and her seven siblings lived a traditional Iñupiaq subsistence lifestyle.

Every year, teachers spend hundreds of dollars out of pocket on classroom materials. Chevron is returning this fall with its Fuel Your School program, which has purchased more than $569,788 in supplies for Alaska schools since 2013.

Eighteen-year-old Jeremy Chung, Yup’ik from Bethel, Alaska, enrolled in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Summer Bridge component after his high-school graduation. Jeremy spent his summer learning and getting real-world work experience – he has his sights set on becoming a computer engineer and knows spending this summer with ANSEP will give him a leg up.

According to a recent study, 60.8 percent of incoming University of Alaska students need remedial coursework. Students who graduate from the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s new Acceleration High School (AAHS) in Palmer immediately begin taking college-level courses