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Special Edition
Atheneum School
15 yr. Anniversary an Independent School for grades 6-12 in Anchorage, Alaska
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Spring 2010
Annual Fund
Special Interest:
Atheneum, Today’s Renewable Energy School
Atheneum on the
Historic Iditarod Trail
In 2007, an alumni parent,
What is music? Sandy Matthews, provided a
car and the funding for
Partnering With BP to
Atheneum students to convert
install solar panels on top
the car to fully electric power.
of office buildings in the
lower 48 This exciting project became
the foundation for our studies
Preparing Students to of all kinds of energy from
Study the Latest Technol- local and Native Alaskan vil-
ogy and the Classic Texts lage resources to worldwide
concerns. Atheneum style
Seminars on The Kus- study of all sides and issues
kokwim and Yukon Rivers led to controversial ideas
about extractables, renew-
ables, and a 2009 trip to the
leading country in the world to Above: Working on Geodesic dome in The Renewable Energy class
Inside this issue: be off of oil, Iceland. With the
are Seiji Takagi, 8th grade and Brooke Poirot, 12th grade. Below: The
converted to fully electric 1968 Datsun Roadster taken for a spin by
immediate relevance and im- Linnaea DeVelice Ward (2007) and Austin Johnson (2009).
portance of this discussion in
Spring Intensive in 2 our state and world today, independent studies to sup-
Iceland 2009 Atheneum has incorporated port this topic. Last month
this study into our sciences when an Atheneum parent,
Guest Lecture 2 (well ahead of our new chem- Steve Poirot, was asked why a
Series company interested in install-
istry textbook that claims to
be green!). We added tutori- ing solar panels in Louisiana
Iceland Photo 3 als, two-week intensives, and should partner (cont. pg 5)
Collage
Atheneum is In- 3
vited to Louisiana Atheneum Extends Educational Program to Village Schools
April 2010
In the summer of 2006, Kevin by several Native villages. What
and Lydia led a group of we didn’t realize at the time was
From the Pens of 3
Atheneum students and alumni that this trip was the beginning
Students
on our first canoe float trip on of a new adventure for the
the Kuskokwim River in the inte- school! The next winter we be-
From Alumni 4 gan a relationship with the Idi-
rior of Alaska. (We had com-
From A Parent 4 pleted two different summer tarod School District whose
float trips from Eagle to Circle headquarters are in McGrath.
Remembering 4 The district includes seven
on The Yukon in past years).
Friend, Bill Fowler schools and 150 students along Students in Nikolai, AK, working on
Putting in at McGrath, we arrived
A Thank You
6 the Kuskokwim and Yukon Riv- their illustrated map of The Iditarod
in Aniak two weeks later. The
ers, spanning some 400 miles. Trail with Lydia Ossorgin (03-10).
trip was full of adventure and the
All seven schools are (cont. pg 5) Nikolai is the first Athabaskan village
experience brought us to pass
checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail.
Atheneum School
1920 W. Dimond Blvd.
Atheneum’s mission is to provide young people with the opportunity
and means to initiate and develop their own education. Students and faculty dis-
Anchorage, Alaska 99515 cuss original texts of literature, poetry, music, and history; reenact crucial scien-
tel: 907-344-2533 tific experiments and mathematical demonstrations; strengthen the integrity of
Fax: 907-349-3975 body and mind; and travel to destinations celebrated for their historical and cul-
Email: athenaeum.school@gmail.org tural significance. Every course of study challenges the students and faculty to
consider the principles of their learning and the relevance of these principles to
www.atheneum.org
their lives. In this way the program inspires the practice of not only the intellec-
tual virtues, but also personal and civic responsibility: the lifelong refinement of
We are forever grateful to Ted Collins of community and self.
Alaska and Oregon. Our relationship with Ted
goes back to The Alaska Paideia Project days
Our students represent the full spectrum of capabilities and interests, and
when he was a student at Steller Secondary at Atheneum they develop these to the fullest. Small classes, individualized study
School. Ted approached us several years ago plans, and a program that instills reading, writing, speaking, listening, and rea-
with a generous offer to help us build our web soning skills, and health of mind and body ensure a complete preparation for
site and to keep us up-to-date with the latest college and a life of continual growth in learning.
marketing trends. Thanks from all of us, Ted!
And as always, Happy Trails!