Did you know that a recent University of Alaska Southeast graduate in elementary education is using place-based training to bring nature into her classroom?
Did you know that a recent University of Alaska Southeast graduate in elementary education is using place-based training to bring nature into her classroom?
Amanda Friendshuh completed her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS in May 2020 and immediately was hired to teach third grade at Chapman Elementary and Middle School in Anchor Point, Alaska while also participating in ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS’ reading specialist master’s program.
Amanda came from a small community in Interior Alaska and said ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS provided the perfect transition to college life and a larger community, providing exemplary training in education while still maintaining a close connection to the outdoors.
She says her academic career at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS has directly contributed to how she approaches education in her own classroom and her ability to serve a diverse population of students.
Amanda’s advice for young women entering higher education is to seize every opportunity to learn and discover.
