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.
Come join our amazing team! www.applitrack.com/kpbsd/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackPostingSearch=location:%22Nanwalek+Scho…
✨ Polish up those dancing shoes… it’s almost time! 💃🕺![]()
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Our Back to School Dance is (re)scheduled for Sept. 11th! 🎉![]()
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🪩 K–5: 5:00–7:00 PM![]()
🪩 6th–12th: 7:00–9:00 PM![]()
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🎟️ Current Nanwalek students only.![]()
For out-of-school guests, please see Mrs. Brown for guidelines.![]()
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🍿 We are also accepting (and VERY much appreciating!) snack donations to help keep our dancers fueled! 💕![]()
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Let’s kick off the school year with music, friends, dancing, and LOTS of fun! 🎶✨![]()
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#BackToSchoolDance #NanwalekStudents #EaglesGD
🎉 Nanwalek School Upcoming Events 🎉![]()
📅 Spirit Week Next Week: August 24–28![]()
Welcome Back to School Spirit Week! ![]()
Monday – Pajama Day![]()
Tuesday – Backwards Day![]()
Wednesday – Native Culture Day![]()
Thursday – Crazy Hair Day![]()
Friday – Sports Team Day![]()
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📚 Assessment Season Is Coming!![]()
📝 MClass Beginning-of-Year Testing![]()
September 8–18![]()
Grades: K–5![]()
Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade will complete beginning-of-year MClass assessments.![]()
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📖 MAPS Testing![]()
August 31–September 11![]()
Grades: 3rd–5th![]()
Students in grades 3–5 will participate in MAPS testing in:![]()
Reading![]()
Language Arts![]()
Math![]()
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➗ iReady Math Testing![]()
August 31–September 8![]()
Grades: K–8![]()
Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade will complete their iReady Math assessments.![]()
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📸 School Pictures + 🎪 Carnival Day!![]()
📸 Fall School Pictures![]()
September 15 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM![]()
Smile! 😊 Our Fall School Pictures are coming up. Get ready to show off those school-day smiles!![]()
🎪 Back-to-School Carnival![]()
September 15 | 3:00–4:30 PM![]()
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🎉 Let’s celebrate the new school year!![]()
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Join us for a fun-filled Back-to-School Carnival with our school community.![]()
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🌟 Mark Your Calendars!![]()
August 24–28 — Spirit Week![]()
August 31–September 11 — MAPS Testing, Grades 3–5![]()
August 31–September 8 — iReady Math, Grades K–8![]()
September 8–18 — MClass BOY Testing, Grades K–5![]()
September 15 — Fall Pictures + Back-to-School Carnival![]()
💙 We’re Looking Forward to a Fantastic School Year!![]()
Let’s make it a year full of learning, laughter, and school spirit! 🎉📚⭐
Next week is our Back to School Spirit Week! Students who had birthdays over the summer chose our days – we think they did a great job! We can't wait to see the creativity and fun spirit in our studeKenai Peninsula Borough School Districttrict
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
