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| | |  Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - HistoryThe area was originally settled by the native Tlingit (Kolosh) Indians. Old Sitka was founded in 1799 by Alexandr Baranov, the governor of Russian America. Baronov arrived under the auspices of the Russian-American Company, a "semi-official" colonial trading company chartered by Czar Paul I. In 1802 a group of Tlingit destroyed the original establishment (an area today called the "Old Harbor") and massacred most of the Russian inhabitants. Baranov was forced to levy 10,000 rubles ...
See also:Sitka City and Borough Alaska, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Adjacent boroughs and census areas, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Transportation, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Outdoor opportunities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Trivia Read more here: » Sitka City and Borough Alaska: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education
Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities.
Sitka boasts two post-secondary institutions. Sheldon Jackson College is a small Presbyterian-affiliated private college and University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus is located on Japonski Island in an old World War II hangar.
Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools.
The Sitka School District runs several schools in Sitka, including a principal and alternative high school. Mt. Edgecumbe High School, a State of Alaska-run boarding high school is located on ...
See also:Sitka City and Borough Alaska, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Adjacent boroughs and census areas, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Transportation, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Outdoor opportunities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Trivia Read more here: » Sitka City and Borough Alaska: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions Sitka's many attractions include:
Alaska Day
Alaska Raptor Center
Baranof Castle Hill
Isabel Miller Museum
Naa Kahidi Dancers
Russian Bishop's House
Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge
Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Saint Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Sitka Jazz Festival
Sitka Lutheran Church
Sitka National Historical Park
Sitka Pioneer Home
Sitka Summer Music Festiva ...
See also:Sitka City and Borough Alaska, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Adjacent boroughs and census areas, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Transportation, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Outdoor opportunities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Trivia Read more here: » Sitka City and Borough Alaska: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography Sitka is located at 57°03′10 N°135′19.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough is the largest incorporated area in the U.S, with a total area of 12,461.8 km² (4,811.5 mi²). 7,443.6 km² (2,874.0 mi²) of it is land and 5,018.2 km² (1,937.6 mi²) of it, or 40.27%, is water.
Average annual rainfall is 57 inches; annual average snowfall is 39 inches.
The average high temperature in July is 61 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average ...
See also:Sitka City and Borough Alaska, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Adjacent boroughs and census areas, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Transportation, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Outdoor opportunities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Trivia Read more here: » Sitka City and Borough Alaska: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education
Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities.
Sitka boasts two post-secondary institutions. Sheldon Jackson College is a small Presbyterian-affiliated private college and University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus is located on Japonski Island in an old World War II hangar.
Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools.
The Sitka School District runs several schools in Sitka. Baranof Elementary School, Keet Goshi Heen Elementary School, Blachley Middle School, Sitk ...
See also:Sitka City and Borough Alaska, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Adjacent boroughs and census areas, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Transportation, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Outdoor opportunities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Trivia Read more here: » Sitka City and Borough Alaska: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 8,835 people, 3,278 households, and 2,219 families residing in the borough. The population density is 1.2/km² (3.1/mi²). There are 3,650 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 68.50% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 18.57% Native American, 3.79% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 7.53% from two or more race ...
See also:Sitka City and Borough Alaska, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - History, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Geography, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Adjacent boroughs and census areas, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Transportation, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Education, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Attractions, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Outdoor opportunities, Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Trivia Read more here: » Sitka City and Borough Alaska: Encyclopedia II - Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Demographics |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding school description
Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics.
The term boarding school often refers to classic British boarding school, and most boarding schools around the world are modelled on the classic British boarding school. It is of the essence of such schools that they are entirely free to make all their own educational and other arrangements, so this can only be an il ...
See also:Boarding school, Boarding school - Boarding school description, Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics, Boarding school - Other types of boarding schools, Boarding school - Basic guidelines and essential regulations, Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies, Boarding school - Emerging perspectives, Boarding school - Selected bibliography, Boarding school - List of some boarding schools, Boarding school - Africa, Boarding school - Asia, Boarding school - Australasia, Boarding school - Europe, Boarding school - North America, Boarding school - South America, Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction, Boarding school - Boarding schools in films Read more here: » Boarding school: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding school description |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction Boarding schools and their surrounding settings and situations have become almost a genre in (mostly) British literature with its own identifiable conventions. Notable examples of the school story include:
Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby serialised novel (1838)
Thomas Hughes's Tom Brown's Schooldays novel (1857)
Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co novel (1899)
Frank Richards's Billy Bunter long-running series (from 1908)
Hugh Walpole's Jeremy at Crale novel ...
See also:Boarding school, Boarding school - Boarding school description, Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics, Boarding school - Other types of boarding schools, Boarding school - Basic guidelines and essential regulations, Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies, Boarding school - Emerging perspectives, Boarding school - Selected bibliography, Boarding school - List of some boarding schools, Boarding school - Africa, Boarding school - Asia, Boarding school - Australasia, Boarding school - Europe, Boarding school - North America, Boarding school - South America, Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction, Boarding school - Boarding schools in films Read more here: » Boarding school: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Emerging perspectives Boarding schools involve separation from one's parents and possibly culture, and so may give rise to a phenomenon known as the TCK or third culture kid, in which the pupils may fail to belong to either their parents' culture or their school's.
Modern philosophies of education like constructivism and new methods of music training for kids including Orff Schulwerk and the Suzuki method make the everyday interaction of the child and parent an integral part of training and education. The European Union-Canada project "Child Welfare ...
See also:Boarding school, Boarding school - Boarding school description, Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics, Boarding school - Other types of boarding schools, Boarding school - Basic guidelines and essential regulations, Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies, Boarding school - Emerging perspectives, Boarding school - Selected bibliography, Boarding school - List of some boarding schools, Boarding school - Africa, Boarding school - Asia, Boarding school - Australasia, Boarding school - Europe, Boarding school - North America, Boarding school - South America, Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction, Boarding school - Boarding schools in films Read more here: » Boarding school: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Emerging perspectives |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction Boarding schools and their surrounding settings and situations have become almost a genre in (mostly) British literature with its own identifiable conventions. Notable examples include:
Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby serialised novel (1838)
Thomas Hughes's Tom Brown's Schooldays novel (1857)
Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co novel (1899)
Frank Richards's Billy Bunter long-running series (from 1908)
Hugh Walpole's Jeremy at Crale novel (1927)
Jam ...
See also:Boarding school, Boarding school - Boarding school description, Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics, Boarding school - Other types of boarding schools, Boarding school - Basic guidelines and essential regulations, Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies, Boarding school - Emerging perspectives, Boarding school - Selected bibliography, Boarding school - List of some boarding schools, Boarding school - Africa, Boarding school - Asia, Boarding school - Australasia, Boarding school - Europe, Boarding school - North America, Boarding school - South America, Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction, Boarding school - Boarding schools in films Read more here: » Boarding school: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies It has been observed globally that a significantly larger number of boys are sent to boarding schools than girls and for a longer span of time. This may reflect the expense of boarding education and cultural bias that girls should remain at home either for their protection or for domestic duties.
Boarding schools in England started before mediæval times, when boys were sent to be educated at a monastery or noble household, where alone literate clerics could be found. In the twelfth century the Pope ordered all Benedictine monasteries ...
See also:Boarding school, Boarding school - Boarding school description, Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics, Boarding school - Other types of boarding schools, Boarding school - Basic guidelines and essential regulations, Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies, Boarding school - Emerging perspectives, Boarding school - Selected bibliography, Boarding school - List of some boarding schools, Boarding school - Africa, Boarding school - Asia, Boarding school - Australasia, Boarding school - Europe, Boarding school - North America, Boarding school - South America, Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction, Boarding school - Boarding schools in films Read more here: » Boarding school: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - List of some boarding schools Some of the world's best known boarding schools offering a curriculum in English and other languages are:
Boarding school - Africa.
Rift Valley Academy
Diocesan School for Girls
Diocesan College (Bishops)
Highbury Preparatory School
Hilton College
Kearsney College
Michaelhouse School
Roedean School
St. Andrew's College
St. Anne's Diocesan College
St. John's College
St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Kloof
St. Stithian's College
See also: Boarding school, Boarding school - Boarding school description, Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics, Boarding school - Other types of boarding schools, Boarding school - Basic guidelines and essential regulations, Boarding school - Boarding schools across societies, Boarding school - Emerging perspectives, Boarding school - Selected bibliography, Boarding school - List of some boarding schools, Boarding school - Africa, Boarding school - Asia, Boarding school - Australasia, Boarding school - Europe, Boarding school - North America, Boarding school - South America, Boarding school - Boarding schools in fiction, Boarding school - Boarding schools in films Read more here: » Boarding school: Encyclopedia II - Boarding school - List of some boarding schools |
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| | | | Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Encyclopedia II - Mt. Edgecumbe High School - Educational model Mt. Edgecumbe's success in developing very educationally disadvantaged students from the "bush" (as rural Alaska is known) has been recognized from a state, national, and even world-wide level. In fact, 90% of its students go on to college, all students are required to learn a language (primarily Chinese or Japanese), familiarize students with an array of technologies, and participate in an all-around vigorous academic environment (for example, class is held every other Saturday). Mt. Edgecumbe staff also take students to their house for din ...
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