Love tech? Build it. Fix it. Code it. In our Technology program, you’ll gain hands-on experience in everything from digital design and coding to cybersecurity and troubleshooting hardware. Whether you want to build websites, fly drones, or develop apps, this program helps turn your tech talents into real-world skills and future careers.
GIS Foundations: People, Place, and Resources: Discover how maps can tell powerful stories! In this hands-on course, you’ll combine local knowledge with cutting-edge mapping tools (like GIS and GPS) to explore real-world issues such as climate change, urban planning, and environmental stewardship. Geospatial tools and education can provide communities, tribes, and individuals with opportunities to monitor environmental variables, establish baseline understandings of environments, predict future changes, and develop plans for climate change adaptation and mitigation. This class explores broad geospatial concepts that can be applied globally by focusing on issues directly related to climate and environmental change in rural Alaskan communities and is rooted in regional place-based knowledge. Students will learn to collect field and online information, analyze data and create maps in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, and communicate findings through geospatial tools.
Why Take This Course?
✔ Build tech skills using real-world tools
✔ Work on projects that matter to your community
✔ Great for college apps and resumes
✔ Opens doors to internships with local governments, environmental nonprofits, and tech companies, possible internship offer at the end of the course.
Information Technology (IT) with AVTEC: The AVTEC A+ Certification class will prepare students to take the CompTIA A+ Tests. The students will prepare for the entire semester in a distance class from their home sites. The course will meet 1-2 times per week via Zoom and the students will work at their own developmental pace to complete the self-paced coursework. The week BootCamp in Naknek will be an intense laser-focused time for last-minute prep for and taking the A+ Tests. Students will get group and individual support with practice tests and expert support from a live in-person instructor.
Intro to Community GIS: Geospatial tools and education can provide communities, tribes, and individuals with opportunities to monitor environmental variables, establish baseline understandings of environments, predict future changes, and develop plans for climate change adaptation and mitigation. This class explores broad geospatial concepts that can be applied globally by focusing on issues directly related to climate and environmental change in rural Alaskan communities and is rooted in regional place-based knowledge. Students will learn to collect field and online information, analyze data and create maps in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, and communicate findings through geospatial tools.
Digital Storytelling & Videography I: The digital storytelling/videography program of study teaches students the basics of audio/visual production and evolves into more technically challenging projects. Students will gain skills in advanced editing, be introduced to digital video production, and each participant will “check out” a digital video camera for the summer to collect footage for their own video project.
Digital Storytelling & Videography II: This continuation course builds upon skills learned in the first course. In this class, you will learn more advanced editing and storytelling skills. Prior to coming to the class, students will be asked to capture footage from their home communities and to think about what story they would like to tell.
Intro to FIRST Robotics: This intensive week will be geared toward setting the FTC Teams up for a successful season. We will have professional trainers work with students to send each team home with a functioning robot base fully coded. All students will learn coding to build the remaining robot of their team’s dreams.
3D Printing and Laser Engraving: This hands-on course introduces students to the fundamentals of 3D printing and laser engraving while exploring the full design process; sketch, design, and create. Using design software and the Glowforge laser cutter, students will create hands-on projects such as custom board games, name tags, animals, and practical tools, all while gaining experience that connects directly to careers in design, engineering, manufacturing, and technology. By the end, students will understand not only how to bring ideas to life, but also how these skills apply to real-world problem solving and future career pathways.