Who We Serve

Excel Alaska provides supplementary academic and

career education activities for Jr. High/High School

students from rural Alaska.

District Partners include: • Kuspuk School District

• Lower Yukon School District

• Saint Mary’s School District

• Kashunamiut School District

• Lower Kuskokwim School District

• Yukon Koyukuk School District

EXCEL Alaska Mission Statement

EXCEL Alaska will provide high school students and young adults

with the necessary transitional skills and career exploration opportunities to be successful in our ever-changing

world. This will be accomplished through increasing each student’s

knowledge in a wide variety of areas including personal-social and career development, service training, urban familiarization, leadership, character, and life skills development. EXCEL Alaska students will transition into adulthood with a viable Personal

Learning & Career Plan, Occupational Endorsements,

National Employability Certificates and dual College Credits.

6309 Laurel St. Anchorage AK 99507

www.excelalaska.com

Anchorage: (907) 222-0798

Aniak: (907) 675-4250 Ext. 228

EXCEL Alaska Inc.

“Preparing Rural Alaskan Students for the Future”

“EXCEL Alaska is a great program that helps students all

over Alaska realize how important it is to have a good education.”

(A Kuspuk School District Student)

Foundational Sessions EXCEL 7: (4 days) Held in Aniak, 7th grade students practice leadership and teamwork skills.

EXCEL 8: (4 days) Held in Aniak, 8th grade students practice communication and consensus-building skills.

EXCEL 9: (6 days) Held in Anchorage, freshmen are introduced to different career pathways.

EXCEL 10: (8 days) Held in Anchorage, sophomores discover options they have after high school through tours and job shadows.

EXCEL 11: (10 days) Held in Anchorage, juniors learn career skills through a simulated corporation.

EXCEL 12: (10 days) Held in Anchorage, seniors prepare for life after high school.

EXCEL Specialty Sessions

Summer XL – Offers College Exam preparation and training in Welding, Carpentry, Process Technology, or Emergency Trauma Care in this 4-weeks summer program.

Camp Kick Ash I and II - Students can become ETT and EMT1 certified in separate 3-week intensives.

Flight School – Students prepare and take their FAA ground school exam in this 3-week intensive.

Academic Decathlon – Competition in Math, Science, Speech, Essay, Social Studies, Keyboarding, Constructive Engineering, Super Quiz and other fun academic activities.

CTE Carpentry, Welding, and Heavy Equipment Camps – Students become NCCER Core certified in these separate 2-week long camps.

Math Science Expedition – Students study real life math and science on a 10-day raft trip down the Aniak River.

Advanced Fish and Game Internship (GRI) – Students participate in a paid internship conducting field research for a 10-year longitudinal study.

Math & English High School Credit Recovery or Post Secondary Prep Session -Students have the opportunity to earn .5 high school credit in math or English as well as prepare for: Accuplacer, TABE, ASVAB, ACT exams

Internship Opportunities Seniors, who have attended one or more of the Employability sessions and are interested in the trades, have the opportunity to apply to go to Delta Junction for a 2-week Surface Mine Training that is followed with a 2-week paid internship through a Calista’s Subsidiaries.

Showing your Support EXCEL Alaska is a Non-Profit 501C3 primarily funded through Federal and State Grants. As the economy struggles, programs like EXCEL Alaska are financially hit the hardest. It takes financial support from local companies to keep these opportunities for students running. If interested in sponsorship please contact Carol Wilson, Executive Director @ carolwilson@excelalaska.com