Laurie Hosey Alaska Conference education director By Laurie Hosey Camp Polaris Benefits From 13th Sabbath Offering “We just want a flush toilet.” Campers who attend Camp Polaris on Lake Aleknagik near Dillingham, Alaska, were actually heard when they made this simple request. Their request was a “shot heard around the world” through the avenue of the 13th Sabb... Read more Students Enjoy Outdoor School, Alaskan-Style How do you outperform an outdoor school experience for students who live in a most magnificent outdoor environment? It really is a pleasurable feat, when you work with teachers and chaperones who love adventure, nature, Jesus, mobs of children, sl... Read more Camp Polaris: Face-Lift Cheers Uplifted Faces She truly loves red — red, red, red. The transitional face-lift at Camp Polaris on Lake Aleknagik made Debbie Reiswig, camp manager, cry a little when she saw the new red cabins. They are beautiful if you like red, and they are beautiful if you li... Read more Alaska Teachers Explore Core Values During their February retreat in Anchorage, Alaska Conference teachers were challenged by Gary Dodge, General Conference planned giving director, and by a frigid trip to the Anchorage Zoo. Read more Alaska Teachers Enjoy Active Inservice Thanks to billowing seas, a beautiful sunny weekend, glaciers and icebergs, Alaska Conference teachers received more than a cold shoulder during their fall inservice. Read more Alaska Campers Experience Jesus Amid Challenges Tears, laughter, songs and activities mixed with a host of children at this summer’s Alaska Camps. Read more
Camp Polaris Benefits From 13th Sabbath Offering “We just want a flush toilet.” Campers who attend Camp Polaris on Lake Aleknagik near Dillingham, Alaska, were actually heard when they made this simple request. Their request was a “shot heard around the world” through the avenue of the 13th Sabb... Read more
Students Enjoy Outdoor School, Alaskan-Style How do you outperform an outdoor school experience for students who live in a most magnificent outdoor environment? It really is a pleasurable feat, when you work with teachers and chaperones who love adventure, nature, Jesus, mobs of children, sl... Read more
Camp Polaris: Face-Lift Cheers Uplifted Faces She truly loves red — red, red, red. The transitional face-lift at Camp Polaris on Lake Aleknagik made Debbie Reiswig, camp manager, cry a little when she saw the new red cabins. They are beautiful if you like red, and they are beautiful if you li... Read more
Alaska Teachers Explore Core Values During their February retreat in Anchorage, Alaska Conference teachers were challenged by Gary Dodge, General Conference planned giving director, and by a frigid trip to the Anchorage Zoo. Read more
Alaska Teachers Enjoy Active Inservice Thanks to billowing seas, a beautiful sunny weekend, glaciers and icebergs, Alaska Conference teachers received more than a cold shoulder during their fall inservice. Read more
Alaska Campers Experience Jesus Amid Challenges Tears, laughter, songs and activities mixed with a host of children at this summer’s Alaska Camps. Read more
