I had a fun morning talking to about 40 elementary school teachers from the North Slope Borough School District. They were having an in-service. The original plan was to take them out to Walakpa by boat, but the weather this weekend features snow, a bit of rain and winds up to 30 mph. So–not boating weather.
Since we knew this a couple of days ago, we were able to get the lab ready for visitors. We (Ashtyn & I) put out several drawers with some of the more interesting artifacts from Walakpa and Nuvuk. I put together a slide show to give them an idea about the project, which we showed before they visit d the lab. I also talked a bit about the history of science in Barrow, and the building of the BARC.
A number of the teachers are interested in bringing their classes out to the lab. A few of them are also interesting in volunteering, either in the lab or as photographers. And I think I probably sold a bunch of the Barrow Science hoodies, given how many people asked how they could buy one :-).
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I could use a Barrow Science hoodie for winter driving and snow shoveling (Philadelphia style). How??
Let me talk to a coworker who handles the sales. Pretty sure we can figure something out.
I teach 2nd grade in California, and I read the article about your work in the October edition of SA to my class. One of my students in particular has been pestering me about wanting to send you a letter!
She is very set on sending the letter in the mail, I’m guessing sending it all the way to Alaska is a very exciting concept. Will you receive a letter sent to the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corp Headquarters in Barrow if it’s addressed to you?
Probably the best address is:
Anne Jenen
UIC Science LLC
PO Box 936
Barrow, AK 99723
You might want to warn her that it can take quite a while for mail to get to Barrow. It has been extra slow lately.