Chugiak World Discovery Seminar Program

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What’s the deal with the “WDS Moose?” The whole moose “thing” began a few years ago when WDS Biology teacher Brian Mason first applied for an educational harvest permit with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. This allows him to go out and harvest a moose with the goal of bringing it back into…

On February 11th, we held our quarter three cross seminar. This is a half day in-house “field trip” where we get together to read a text and then have a seminar led by our upperclassmen. We usually finish with some sort of project or service activity. This quarter, to continue our series “On Adulting,” we…

Each winter, we have a little holiday party with hot cocoa and tea, and do a few small service projects for our community. This year, we assembled cold-weather care packages for Covenant House’s outreach programs, wrapped gifts for our adopted family, and wrote cards to families and teachers.

Feast or Famine 2024 was held on November 22nd and raised over $1,000 and hundreds of pounds of canned goods for local food programs. Feast or Famine is a food scarcity simulation, representing the 39% of people world wide who do not have access to adequate daily nutrition. Students and staff draw from a bowl…

Here’s just a cute sampling of some of the yearbook spreads that have featured WDS from 2021-2025. Look how much things have changed since our current Seniors were in middle school! WDS Feature Page 2021, showing all the ways the group connected over Zoom, and the mini day of caring that took place within individual…

We can’t wait to see you! RSVP now at bit.ly/wdsfam24 to let us know you’re coming so we can have enough soup! We will have childcare for ages 2-10 provided by WDS students. Kids & siblings 10-18 can join their siblings in the student union for movie night. All family members 18+ are invited to…

A rainy day still filled with student sunshine! Thank you to all the staff and parents who made this day possible! Special thanks to the Chugiak Amped on Algebra program, who made our 2024 Field Day t-shirts, in the family colors! Family Photos! Not pictured: Yellow Team (Freak Nation), Black Team, and White Team. Our…

WDS Graduation was held in the Chugiak Library on Tuesday, April 30th. The graduates wore hats created for them by the WDS underclassmen, signs made by the teachers and signed by the entire program, and were given books chosen for them by the WDS staff and filled with personal messages from the teachers. We also…

Day of Caring was held on April 23rd, 2024 and it was AWESOME! Here are some of our favorite photos from the event. Archived: Day of Caring is coming up fast! Here’s the info you need to know. We need adult volunteers to supervise/facilitate sessions! Students should sign up for sessions by 4/19. The link…