Our Principal

Penny Bearden-Brown
Principal
Penny Bearden-Brown is the Principal at Nanwalek.
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Nanwalek School
Welcome to Nanwalek School, a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District K-12 school.
The 2026 Iditarod may have crossed the finish line, but Nanwalek’s IditaREAD is still underway! 📚✨![]()
As of Thursday, Reader Takiyah was leading the pack—but after a long, chilly weekend, several Readers cozied up with their favorite books and are closing the gap fast!![]()
The race is on… who will take the lead next? 👀🏁![]()
#ReadersAreLeaders #IditaREAD Kenai Peninsula Borough School District#eaglesgd
First year in awhile we've had a Jr. NYO team – They didn't get to travel to state championships because of weather.
We had an event here to celebrate all their hard work. I missed images of seal hop and scissor broad jump, but here are some hi#nyogKenai Peninsula Borough School Districtl#eaglesgd #eaglesgd
Our students worked hard on their Indigenous Films. If you can't support them in person, join us online! Here is the link to join online.
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Come support our students tomorrow (March 5th) in celebrating our Sugt'stun language at the Indigenous Language Film Festival. Doors will open at 1:00pm with films starting at 1:15pm! We really really really want you thKenai Peninsula Borough School DistricttKPBSD Indigenous Educationation
We are a K-12 School

Welcome to Nanwalek School
Nanwalek School Mission
The mission of Nanwalek School is to honor cultural identity while developing students to be effective members of society.
Nanwalek School Vision
We envision Nanwalek School as an integral part of the community: a place that provides respectful, engaging, and culturally responsive learning. We foresee:
- Parents and community as partners in the school
- Participants who collaborate to support our mission statement
- A learning community that conveys high expectations and students who strive to meet them
- Students who participate in varied, relevant, and active learning
- Stakeholders who promote action steps toward an expanded facility for our growing student population
PO Box 8007
Nanwalek, AK 99603
P: 907.281.2210
F: 907.281.2211








