Greetings students, parents, grandparents, relatives and friends,

Welcome! As we embark on a new school year, I’m happy to welcome you to Kinlani Dorm. Ever since I was a young student, I looked forward to a new school year. To this day, I share that enthusiasm with you all. My staff and I anticipate another great year full of success, growth, and adventures.  Due to the academic rigor at Flagstaff High School, we place high precedence on academics. However, we do offer a variety of extracurricular activities including recreation, social, wellness/nutrition, culture, leadership and life-skills activities. A monthly calendar of events can be found at our website: www.kinlanidorm.org.

We are happy to announce another successful awarding of the 21 Century Community Learning Centers grant which will allow us to offer additional programs for the next three years.  New programs include the White Shell Program which will focus on social and emotional wellness utilizing traditional Native approaches. Staff, Michael Little Owl and Terry Curley, will lead this effort.  Another new program is CULTIVATE.  In partnership with the Museum of Northern Arizona, Oakley Anderson Moore, will lead students in planting, harvesting, and selling their goods at the local farmers markets.  

Programs which will continued under the 21^st Century include Native Cooking and Baking classes at Flagstaff High School. Vicki Anderson will once again lead students in taking traditional foods and putting a new twist in creating yummy treats. Oakley Anderson Moore will also continue with Kinlani Films. Two years ago, three great short films were screened locally at the Flagstaff Indigenous Film Festival. Last year students created a longer, group video which has yet to be screened.  

Other opportunities include field trips and college trips. Four students will be selected to participate in an all-expense paid trip to the CLOSE-UP program in Washington DC and NYC. The application process will be announced soon with the trip in Spring 2020. The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Annual Conference is also coming up soon—October 11 – 13, 2019 in Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Students will again need to compete to be selected to attend this 3-day educational and career focused annual conference. Trips to universities, community colleges, and trade schools are planned for Spring 2020. 

We look forward to working with you to make this a great year! 

Kind regards,

Ms. Boone-Schuler, CEO

Slideshow: Native Cooking & Nutrition Class from Vicki Anderson on Vimeo.

Kinlani Film Project -- Beginning of the Year Documentary from Oakley Anderson-Moore on Vimeo.

Box of Crayons – a film by Chelsea Selestewa from Oakley Anderson-Moore on Vimeo.

A Boxing Influence – a film by Jeremain Dougi from Oakley Anderson-Moore on Vimeo.

Placemarking – a film by Kai Begay from Oakley Anderson-Moore on Vimeo.