The Sister School Exchange provides a cross-cultural experience for Alaska middle school and high school students. Since 2000, hundreds of students have participated in the exchange.

Here’s how the program works: A classroom in rural Alaska is paired with a classroom in urban Alaska. The students, together with their teacher, are called a Cultural Ambassador Team.

Each team begins with a curriculum to help prepare students for the exchange. The students post information about their home community to the Destination Log and learn a little about their Sister School community. The team also chooses three Areas for Exploration - topics that they will learn more about when they visit their Sister School Community.

Five students and their teacher travel to their Sister Community for one week, and host their Sister School Cultural Ambassadors for a week. Every day during the exchange the teams post stories about their experiences to their school’s Destination Log. After the exchange, each team gives a presentation in their home community to share what they learned.

Explore these communities and share the stories of these Cultural Ambassadors right here!