Education

The Nuninyu before and after school program  is a blended learning and credit recovery/advancement program serving Alaska Native and American Indian students in 6-12th grade through tutoring, mentoring, and STEM skills-building opportunities.

nuninyu – /new-nin-you/ Dena’ina greeting: “you came back”

That’s our hope for the Nuninyu Before & After School program, where middle and high school students spend their time outside the classroom engaged in homework support, mentorship, Fab Lab time, and cultural activities. Come back, again and again, to build friendships and deepen your learning!

Nuninyu offers drop-off and pick-up to selected schools for afterschool programming.

Learn more about our programs and sign up today!

• Denelchin Middle School Before School program
  • Register here
• Denelchin High School Afterschool Club
  • Register here

In our school break camps, youth learn traditional skills as they participate in STEM activities that can lead to educational and job opportunities. Expect fun, hands-on learning, developing social and life skills, learning about Alaska Native cultures from our Staff and Elders. Camps are held throughout the summer and during winter/spring school breaks and are supported by a broad range of community partners.

Our digital fabrication laboratory, or Fab Lab, is now open in its new location at Denełchin Lab. This state-of-the-art creative space is a place for students to use high-tech design programs, industrial-grade manufacturing machines, and programming tools to transform ideas into reality. Lab students have access to laser cutters, 3-D printers, robotic routers, electronic circuitry, and more.

Created in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this innovative educational space challenges youth to connect to their full science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) potential.

LOCATION:

7710 Grass Creek Road

Anchorage, Alaska 99508

https://denelchinlab.com/

Each spring, NYO Games Alaska brings together student athletes in grades 7–12 from more than 100 communities statewide to compete in traditional Alaska Native games in the Senior games. Junior NYO (JNYO) also draws hundreds of young people in grades 1–6 to compete in their own version of the games. The Native Youth Olympics (NYO) influences our young people to improve academic performance, strengthen overall health and well-being, and instills important values, including leadership, and cross-cultural awareness and respect.

The Johnson-O’Malley Education program supports the educational needs of Alaska Native and American Indian students enrolled full-time in pre-k through 12th grade in the Anchorage School District by providing school supplies, funding, and other resources needed for school and extracurricular activities.

JOM Student Activities Grant Application (new online application!)