by Ashley First Day photos I know in my last post, I alluded to some things that I said I'd follow up on in my next post. Since I imagine I'll have a lot to update as the holidays near, I figured I'd squeeze in this post to honor my words. In my discussion on the need for good principals, I had mentioned there was an event that almost led to Philip and I resigning from the district, for which we're working. At the end of last year, there was a student on our campus who had

by Ashley My apologies for being so negligent in keeping this blog updated, for those who are still following along on our journey. On...

by Ashley Summer time is alive and well, here in the Arctic circle. We've been out of school now for only a week, and because time moves...

by Ashley Most of the time, before I write a new post, I look back on previous entries, to make sure I'm not being redundant. So much...

Wow, it's been awhile. Amazing how the time gets away from you when life gets busy. Without much further ado, a recount from the kids....

by Ashley I was sitting here this Sunday morning, with all my grading and lesson plans done, watching the snow fall outside, and I...

by Ashley Well, another Christmas has come and gone, during our stay in Alaska. Last Christmas, I reflected on how nice it was to have...

by Ashley December has found us doing well, but in good need of a restful holiday break, which for us, officially started as of 12:00...

Another Thanksgiving in Alaska has come and gone. And would you believe it...I didn't take a single photo. Not one. Which, upon...

We realized it's been 5 months since the kids posted about their experiences, so this post is long overdue! Avery: Um...There is a lot...

by Ashley It's been awhile, since the last post. I suppose that's the normal rhythm of things; a lot of writing up front, after a major...

by Ashley I realize it’s been a long time since the last post, and I also realize the last one was titled, “Summer in Kaltag, part 1.” ...

I'm finally getting around to writing down everything that has happened since my last post in May. I can't believe it's already July....

by Ashley Summer break is upon us, and I wish I could say that it's been relaxing. We wrapped the school year with the handful of...

by Philip “Where love stops, power begins, and violence, and terror.” -Carl Jung Ash and I are now in the process of wrapping our first...

This has been the longest stretch without posting since our arrival here, but for good reason. About two weeks ago, the district had...

Avery: These last two weeks have been interesting with Jadyn and Emily gone. While they were gone, we had the Eskimo Ninja Warrior come...

Ashley Well, we survived our first week back from Spring Break, and it actually went fairly well, all things considered. We eased the...

Ashley We took a break last week, thoroughly enjoying our Spring Break in a few different ways. Something that's pretty big around here...

Philip A couple of weeks ago, my wife penned a quite notably vulnerable post detailing her personal struggle with a host of things (for...