Kwethluk | ||
| Photos: | Community | School |
Who flies there, and how much does it cost? Hageland, and Grant. $40 one way for a scheduled flight, $125 for a 3 passenger charter. The river cab is $25 to Bethel once the river freezes. When you reach your site, how do you get from the airport to your home? The airport is about 1.2 mile from the school and about 1.5 miles to some of the houses. How big is the village? 713 people (Geographic makeup-along a river, slough, coast? Tundra, muddy, hills, cliffs, etc.) Kwethluk is along the Kwethluk river and it is narrow and long. It’s only 10 air miles from Bethel . It takes about 45 minutes to travel to and from Bethel by boat in the summer and fall and only about 30 minutes by snow machine in the winter. What’s the weather like, and what is it like in August? The weather will be clear or rainy with average daytime temperatures of 50-60 degrees. Best to have rain coat and pants and rubber boots. How many students in school? 225 We have a Yup’ik language program where our students are taught in Yup’ik kindergarten through 3rd grade. How many teachers? 20 Describe the housing (i.e., running water? honey buckets?) All units have running water. Quality varies as does size (3 one room units , 2 mobile home units and the rest have 2 to 3 bedroom units. ) Most units have a washer and dryer. Stores? Are they well stocked or do you order? Two stores with basic supplies. Most go to Bethel to shop or order from Anchorage. If you order, who do you recommend? Alaska Bush Supply or Corina’s in Bethel They are fast and have good prices. You can place an order after you arrive. The local stores have a wide enough selection that you can get by until your order arrives. What should a new teacher bring? Rubber
boots, rain gear, very warm clothes and basic household stuff. If you own
a pet be sure to bring out your own dog food and kitty litter. They
don’t sell that in the local stores. | ||