Our Education and Indigenous Learning program strives to promote strong education foundations for all Tribal members, recognizing that it starts at the pre-kindergarten level and continues as a lifelong process.
HOURS
8:00am-5:00pm
Monday-Friday
LOCATION
Chief Peter John Tribal Building
122 1st Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Our Services
The Adult Basic Education Program provides support for students seeking to complete high school equivalency examinations, or are in need of upgrades in basic core courses (math, English, etc.). For the current academic year, TCC provides Adult Basic Education funding consideration to tribal members enrolled to Birch Creek, Nenana, and Takotna.
Through annual individual agreements, Tanana Chiefs Education Department works with various tribal entities to deliver their Johnson-O’Malley Programs. For the current year, Tanana Chiefs is working with Dot Lake, Eagle, Grayling, Healy Lake, Holy Cross, Minto, Nenana, Telida, and Tetlin.
The purpose of the program is to provide supplementary financial assistance to meet the unique and specialized educational needs of Alaska Native and American Indian children. To assure parent participation and control, the JOM Act requires an active and involved Parent/Indian Education Committee and a completed Education Plan to guide the program. The TCC Education Department works collaboratively with our tribes and their established parent committee to jointly develop and delivery their program.
TCC GO focuses on providing career exploration activities and guidance for high school students. The program pays tuition for dual-credit courses (courses that meet both high school and college requirements), provides access to Pathful Explore (an online career exploration site), reimburses internet expenses and more.
Visit the TCC GO page for more information.
To better serve the TCC region, Cultural Programs is developing programming to:
- Help connect the TCC community to heritage-strengthening activities such as Native Youth Olympics
- Pass on traditional craft skills
- Center cultural knowledge development through activities – potentially including theatrical performances/presentations
Alaska Gateway School District
Eagle – May 17, TBD
Northway – May 18, 1:00 PM
Tok – May 17, 5:00 PM
Tetlin – May 16, TBD
Galena City School
May 16, time TBD
Iditarod Area School District
McGrath – May 8, 6:00 PM
Takotna – May 10, 7:00 PM
Nenana City School
May 18 – 1:00 PM
Yukon Flats School District
Tsuk Taih (Chalkyitsik) – May 16, time TBD
Fort Yukon – May 10, 2:00 PM
John Fredson School (Venetie) – May 17, time TBD
Yukon-Koyukuk School District
Allakaket – May 21, time TBD
Hughes – May 22, 11:00 AM (kindergarten only)
Huslia – May 17, 6:00 PM
Kaltag – May 20, 6:00 PM
Koyukuk – May 21 (8th grade only), time TBD
Minto – May 17, 4:00 PM
Nulato – May 4 (kindergarten) 6:00 PM, Seniors May 17 at 7:00 PM
Rampart – May 20, 6:00 PM (8th grade only)
Ruby – May 15 (pre-K and Kindergarten), May 16 (8th grade), time TBD
Tanana – May 21, time TBD
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Effie Kokrine Charter School – May 10, 7:00 PM
Lathrop – May 14, 7:00 PM (Carlson Center)
West Valley – May 15, 7:00 PM (Carlson Center)
North Pole – May 16, 7:00 PM (Carlson Center)
Hutchinson – May 13, 7:00 PM (Hering Auditorium)
Ben Eielson – May 15, 7:00 PM