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.

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OUR MISSION

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