Ayaprun Elitnaurvik
School District: Lower Kuskokwim School District
Principal: Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields
Phone: 543-1645
Website: www.lksd.org/ayaprun/
Students Enrolled: 145
Grade Levels: K-6
Type: Yup’ik Immersion
State Board of Education Approval: June 5, 1999
Date Charter Expires: June 1, 2009
Mission: Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik Immersion School is committed to providing a public school option where all members, students, staff, and parents, function democratically. Students are valued as unique individuals who are encouraged to learn both independently and collaboratively. A hands-on approach is emphasized integrating the arts and the appreciation of the natural world. The School Community embraces diversity, creating small, mixed-aged, and family-oriented environments, which exhibit mutual respect, and caring.
Purpose: Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik Immersion School is a public school operating under the auspices of the Lower Kuskokwim School District Board of Education. Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik Immersion School offers a choice for students who might benefit from an integrated, thematic approach to education using the arts, the environment, and culture in a small, intimate learning community.