Akutan School

An important part of Sarah's job out here is Diabetes prevention, so everywhere we go, she's trying to spend a lot of time with school-aged kids. Here in Akutan, there are only six kids in the school, in grades ranging from 1-7. It's basically a Little House on the Prairie schoolroom, with a married couple, Art and Dawn, who teach all the subjects. Sarah's been at the school playing volleyball with them this week, and she has done a couple of talks about eating a good breakfast (Go foods, Slow foods, Whoa foods), and fun ways to get exercise. The state gives the school funds to provide brunch for the kids every day, and one day this week Sarah got to enjoy their homemade oatmeal pancakes with Salmonberry syrup made with berries the kids picked themselves.