Outer Coast

“The 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing.”

“Governing documents are available upon request.”

“Outer coast runs academic programs or summer seminars for high schoolers in sitka, alaska. Outer coast creates pathways to upward mobility for students historically unable to access the promise of higher education: bridging the gap between high school and four-year institutions that match students potential, serving as a launch pad for their educational and career aspirations, and giving them the tools and purpose to transform their communities and their own lives. We invest special effort to recruit alaska natives, rural alaskans, and high-potential students from other underrepresented backgrounds.”

“The outer coast summer seminar offers a diverse cohort of high school students (rising juniors and seniors) a transformative academic and service-based experience founded on the belief that students can and should drive their own learning. Students engage in college-level courses in the humanities, physical and social sciences, and in tlingit language and indigenous studies. Outside the classroom, students spend approximately 80 hours over five weeks each completing large-scale service projects with partner nonprofits in sitka adding new volunteer capacity to the community. Lastly, students gain leadership experience though governing the core aspects of the program (from their own student life policies and community values to manage a student budget and guest speakers) as an autonomous student body, engaging in real-stakes practice of creating fair policy, resolving conflict, and reaching consensus.”