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By Marc Lutz
Wrangell Sentinel 

Fundraising efforts lead to continuation of video-making class

 

August 16, 2023

Marc Lutz/Wrangell Sentinel

From left: Seth Bader, educational program manager for See Stories, works with middle school students Kasey Whitaker, Jackson Pearson and Silje Morse on a video project last spring. Sixth grade teacher Laura Davies has raised enough money to buy video equipment and continue the class for the coming school year.

In an age of cash-strapped school budgets, teachers and support staff have found themselves getting creative in order to give students all the tools needed to succeed in their education.

A teacher at Stikine Middle School had such success with an extracurricular class last year that she began fundraising to continue the program this year, reaching her goal in a short amount of time.

Sixth grade teacher Laura Davies worked with Juneau-based Seth Bader and the See Stories program last spring. The program helps build inclusive communities through video storytelling. She wanted to be able to conti...



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