Thursday, April 12, 2012

Unfortunately, I don't have any Northern Lights pictures for you (they were not out last night) but I do have a few pictures of where we are staying:
Ilisagvik College (our home for the next 6 weeks)

Hopson Middle School (our second home)
 This place has been phenomenal so far!  We are loving our stay here!  As Jess and Peter have both said, the people are so amazingly welcoming and friendly!  One thing that we were told before coming here but are now witnessing firsthand is the fact that school is secondary for the students here.  Every day we are meeting new kids because they just haven't come to school for the past few days.  A lot of the students will come late and many of them will try to sleep during class.  They are wonderful kids but school just is not a priority for them.  Thus, the teachers here have learned to use A LOT of hands-on, real-world activities to keep students active and engaged.  I am excited to be putting my "tool box" to use!

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