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Teaching ‘My Friends’ Kids': An Alaska Educator With Deep Community Ties

By Catriona Ni Aolain — March 06, 2024 1 min read
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As part of °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳’s new project, The State of Teaching, educators from around the country share the most rewarding and challenging parts of their lives as teachers.

Kiminaq Maddy Alvanna-Stimpfle is in her ninth year of teaching, and works as the kindergarten immersion teacher at Nome Elementary School in Nome, Alaska, where she is teaching students Inupiaq, an Alaska Native language. Alvanna-Stimpfle attended the school where she now teaches—a deep community connection that brings big rewards, but also some challenges. Here, she shares her experiences.

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