Featured Bush Educators

Welcome to section that features Bush educators. The people featured here have made a difference. They have some interesting stories to tell, and we hope that they, too, will add a bit to their pages and give future teachers and administrators for rural Alaska the benefit of their experience and wisdom.

Articles About Bush Teachers

• North to Alaska – Three LYSD villages
• Bethel Teacher Meets That Special Someone – Interesting account of Michele Bland's wedding. Make sure you check out the dog sled wedding shot!

Bush Teacher Blogs

• Brian & Molly in Alaska – Koliganek
• David Miller's Blog – Tuntutuliak, Ketchikan
• Nick's Adventures In The Bush – Elim
• Frozen Moments – Shishmaref

Mark & Michelle Massion

The Massions worked for many years as a "teaching couple" in the Aleutians East Borough School District. They ran great small schools for AEBSD, including stints in Nelson Lagoon and False Pass. Mark was the principal/teacher at Akutan when he retired to teach overseas in Indonesia in 1999. The Massions lived recently in Seldovia, near Homer, Alaska and ran a bed and breakfast. But teaching and school administration provided too strong a pull, and they are now running the Yogyakart International School on the island of Java.

Nominated By: John Concilus
Contact Information: You can try this email address to drop the Massions a note, or ask questions about teaching in rural Alaska.

Jason & Debbie Currier

Jason & Deb Currier – The Curriers are currently working in Bering Strait School District's Unalakleet Schools, but have worked in various other villages over the years. Jason signed into the wiki recently and added some detailed background about what their lifestyle as a teaching couple has been like in rural Alaska. Check their page out for an interesting story and photos! Thanks, Jason and Deb.

Nominated By: John Concilus
Contact Information: The Curriers can be reached by email if you'd like to ask questions about teaching in rural Alaska. Make sure you check their brief biography page out.

How Do I Nominate Someone?

We encourage you to nominate noteworthy current or former teachers or school administrators for inclusion here by emailing us at atp@teachers4schools.com. Simply send us the information of the educator(s) you'd like to highlight and we'll then post the stories here. Our intent is to feature those who have made a difference in rural Alaska. We won't set any parameters for now, but can assume that most profiled educators will have worked for more than a year or two in the state.