MAŊŊUQPUT - OUR FOUNDATION

Inuk una qauriniŋanin inugullaġmi iḷisimmatiniguuruq iḷisausiaminin naipiqtuġniŋaniḷḷu aasii taima isumalaalgusivḷuni suli iḷisimmaġiksivḷuni tainnamik aasii kisuutilaani pautaġivlugu inuguqhuni inulluatauvluni.

The North Slope Borough School District is committed to embedding through our curriculum and teaching practices, traditional Inupiaq ways of raising and educating children, Inuguqsiniq, which is the principle that guides our work with the children and communities of the North Slope. We share the responsibility to support our students’ development as inulluatat - good human beings – who are able to navigate successfully in today’s world.

We honor and recognize the unique process of learning that is deeply tied to the land, culture, language, and knowledge of the Inupiat. This approach, which is directed by the Inupiaq worldview, respects how children learn as they become aware of their surroundings and expand their knowledge into adulthood.

OUR MISSION

Students who are empowered, culturally rooted, bilingual, healthy, critical, creative, life-long learners.

The North Slope Borough School District is located at the "top of the world" in Northern Alaska.

Our communities are populated predominantly by the Iñupiat, and today, as in many thousands of years past, we live the Iñupiaq way. Having embraced modern amenities that make life easier, we continue to practice our hunting and sharing traditions and very much value the structure that those activities bring into our lives.

We are a welcoming and friendly people who believe strongly in the value of education. Our highly trained certified and classified staff are dedicated to serving the children of our communities. They work together to meet the unique needs of every student in the district.

Our students are fully immersed in preparing for tomorrow while honoring and perpetuating the priceless traditions and culture they have as a legacy from the past. Our children exude all the warmth and sunshine one could ever hope to find.

We are led by a visionary board. Their mission for our district calls for every child to become proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics while gaining an understanding of and appreciation for the values, culture, history, and language of the Iñupiat.

Quyanaqpak,

The North Slope Borough School District