TASK Event Photos

culture center statues

Cultural Center statues decorate the landscape. Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff

     


culture center hut
Cultural Center covering outbuilding allows attendees to see how taro root is pounded.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff

ka'ala taro root farm

Nome teacher and Students prepare for weather at the Ka'ala Farm.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

ka'ala taro root farm

Ka'ala Farm employee share the finer points of the farm with Nome students.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff

ka'ala taro root farm

Nome Teachers and Students walk out to the taro root fields.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff

     

ka'ala taro root farm

Nome Students listen to Ka'ala Farm employees in a presentation about the taro root.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff

ka'ala taro root farm

The Culture Center people demonstrate how taro root can be pounded into paper thin fabric.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

ka'ala taro root farm

A Nome student carries weeds from the taro root fields at the Ka'ala Farm.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

ka'ala taro root farm

Students help weed the taro root fields at the Ka'ala Farm.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

Laniakea turtle beach

Nome Students learn about sea turtles at the Laniakea turtle beach.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

Moloko fish pond

Nome Students help clear the waterway under a bridge at the Mokolo Fish Ponds.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

Moloko fish pond

Nome Students help clear the waterway under a bridge at the Mokolo Fish Ponds.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

Nanakuli

Nanakuli Middle School and Nome School students hold and pet a duck on the farm.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

Nanakuli

Nanakuli Middle School take a break from the farm tour.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

Nanakuli

Nanakuli Middle School middle school teacher and HI and AK students dig for potatoes.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

culture center

Cultural Center bridge walkway over a slow moving stream.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

coffee roaster

Jay Thomas and Nome students get a tour of a coffee plantation and roaster.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

Nanakuli

Nanakuli Middle School students join Alaska students for a tour of a farm.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

hawaii teacher retreat


Hawai'i Teachers
gather on the giant chair at Camp Palehua.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

retreat on beach

Teachers meet with staff and Aiea Body & Brain staff for a workshop.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

retreat

Aiea Body & Brain lead a session with the teachers.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

hawaii teachers and staff

Teachers and Staff pose in front of Camp Palehua outbuildings.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

on beach


Nome Teachers
on the beach and learning about healing practices.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

estuary

Nome Teachers learn about estuaries and fish hatcheries.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

Reid traditional dance

Reid Yokote shares a traditional dance with the Nome teachers.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

anchorage group

Teachers and Staff pose in front of the Tsunami Rock.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

teachers gather under treeNear the Tsunami Rock, teachers learn about earthquakes and tsunamis.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

nome teachersNome Teachers tour a lookout to view the land and seascape where a major tsunami occurred.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

 

nome drone workshop


Nome Teachers
learn about earthquakes.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

nome teachers

Teachers on the bus to go to the Anchorage Kincaid Park.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

nome teachers

Nome Teachers learn about earthquakes.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

     

nome teachers

Nome Teachers learn about earthquakes.  Photo: K-12 Outreach Staff.

 


coral

Fred Reppun guided attendees through the He'eia National Estuary Research Reserve System, including a tour through the Coral Reef Ecology Lab where technician (pictured) Taylor Engle demonstrated how coral are rapidly grown in a lab.  Photo: Zoom screen capture.

     

kanola-bishop

Kanaloa Bishop led a virtual tour of Paepae o He’eia, which is a private non-profit organization dedicated to caring for He’eia Fishpond – an ancient Hawaiian fishpond located in He’eia, Ko’olaupoko, O’ahu. Pictured on the left is co-founder Keli’i Kotubetey, Assistant Executive Director of Paepae o He'eia. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

corals

Mark Heckman provided more information about the Coral Reef Ecology Lab and their efforts.  Pictured is some of the healthy reefs they've been cultivating.  Photo: Zoom screen capture.

     

rick thoman

Rick Thoman of the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment  and Policy at UAF gave a presentation about the changing Arctic climate. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

rick

Rick Thoman answered teachers' questions at the virtual workshop. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

     

bill tweet

Bill Tweet, an Alaska aviation historian in Nome, presented on the history of flying in Alaska .  Photo: Zoom screen capture.

curric-workshop

Kapono Ciotti led participating teachers in curriculum tips for the drone workshop. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

     

kapono

Kapono Ciotti, originally from Hawai'i,  is an international trainer and professional development coach, teacher, and a culture and place-based curriculum writer, focusing on culturally appropriate pedagogy. He is currently based in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

teachers fly drones

TASK Hawai’i teachers gather for a virtual drone workshop to collaborate with their Nome partners and share aerial views of landscapes, vegetation patterns and habitats. Photo: Nānākuli-Wai’anae Complex Area teachers. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

     

drone above

Hawai’i teachers operate a drone during their virtual workshop. Photo: Nānākuli-Wai’anae Complex Area teachers. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

drone capture

Teachers operating the drone fly it about to attempt to provide more visuals of their area for their Nome partners. Photo: Zoom screen capture.

     

 

 

Whittier tunnel

Teachers & Staff walk the tunnel hallway that connects the school to the greater building in Whittier. Photo: Keiko Herrick.

 

     

On bus

Hawaiian teachers & Staff on the bus bound for Whittier, via Turnagain Arm. Photo: Keiko Herrick.

 

On Turnagain

Everyone poses on a pullout after visiting Whittier. Photo: Keiko Herrick.

     

Turnagain pose

The visiting teachers & staff had an opportunity to check out Potter's Marsh. Photo: Keiko Herrick.

 Dr. Amarok

Dr. Barb Amarok is the Director of the Northwest Campus in Nome and she presented to the group the importance learning the ways of Alaska Natives. Photo: Putt Clark.

 

     

 Nick and Reid

Reid Yokote and Nick "Eskimo Ninja" Hanson compete in the traditional ear pull contest. Photo: Putt Clark.

Nick dances with group

Nick dances with Culture Club, the Nome High School dance troupe. Photo: Putt Clark.

 

     

 Teachers practice

Reid Yokote works with a group of Nome teachers on Hawaiian dance. Photo: Putt Clark.

 Nick presents

Nick Hanson talks teachers through the traditional ear pull game. Photo: Putt Clark.

 

     

 Roy presents

Roy Ashenfelter displays his parka made by his wife from the furs he trapped and hunted. Photo: Putt Clark.

 

Brenda works with teachers

Brenda Duty hands out ecosystem cards to teachers for collaborative game. Photo: Keiko Herrick.

 

 
     

teachers collaborate making maps

Teachers collaborate on a mapping project in Nome. Photo: Putt Clark.

Muskox on Anvil Mt.

Muskoxen lay about on the hillside of Anvil Mountain. Photo: Putt Clark.

     

White Alice

The White Alice Towers sit sentinel, and derelict, on Anvil Mountain. Photo: Putt Clark.

Reid hula dancing

Reid Yokote shares a traditional hula dance with the group. Photo: Putt Clark.

                       

 TASK Group

TASK teachers & Staff pose together on the top of Anvil Mountain, behind Nome. Photo: Putt Clark.

 

UofH

University of Hawai'i in Kapolei, West Oahu. K-12 Outreach will be working closely with staff at U of H.  Photo: Sam Norlin.

     

Banyan Tree

This Banyan tree is a relatively young tree. Older, larger ones spread their root system making their "trunk" appear massive in circumference.  Photo: Putt Clark

Fish in Harbor

Tropical fish swim lazily in the warm water of a Honolulu harbor. Photo: Putt Clark

     

Mary Jo & Putt

K-12 Staff pose with Teresa Janowski, Key Note Speaker at the U of H STEM/STEAM & Education Conference. 

TASK Planning Meeting

K-12 Outreach staff, Hawai'i counterparts met in February to plan and organize. Photo: Sam Norlin.

     

Kapolei_WestOahu

Natural vegetation in the Kapolei area,  West Oahu.  Photo: Sam Norlin.