Alaska Education

School District: Nome City Schools
Principal: Todd Hindman
Phone: 443-6207
Website: nome.nosd.schoolaccess.net/~acsa/

Students Enrolled: 44
Grade Level: 5-8
Type: Science
State Board of Education Approval: June 9, 1998
Date Charter Expires: October 1, 2013

Mission: “Through a cooperative network of parents, teachers and community members, ACSA will provide a safe, nurturing, family-oriented, multi-age learning environment supporting a highly rigorous academic program for higher education preparation with high standards of responsible citizenship. Current technology will be incorporated in all aspects of the students’ education. ACSA will promote academic excellence, character development and educational enthusiasm resulting in responsible, productive citizens.”

Purpose: Anvil City Science Academy was created and shaped by a small nucleus of like-minded parents, teachers, and community members interested in a family-oriented, character-developing, highly rigorous academic education as well as concern for the future of their own and community children. It is an expectation that all students will have a high achievement, for each has great potential. Technology and scientific research methods are an integral part of the curriculum, as it will be an integral part of every child’s future.