09/05/2026
🧡🖤 KCA SESSION 1 — IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS & FAMILIES 🖤🧡
Session 1 is almost here! We are excited to welcome all 36 students to Anchorage and officially kick off the 2026–27 KCA year!
✈️ Travel Date: Tuesday, September 8
✈️ TRAVEL TO ANCHORAGE — CHARTER NAMES & VILLAGE ARRIVAL TIMES
IMPORTANT: Students need to be at their local airport 10–15 minutes before the charter's scheduled arrival.
Charter arrival times to villages are subject to change, particularly due to weather. KCA will remain in contact with the air carriers and update site administrators regarding delays, cancellations, routing changes, or other travel updates. Tail numbers will also be shared with site administrators once available.
LAKE & PENINSULA AIRLINES
✈️ Departing Anchorage: 12:00 PM
Tentative Route: Hooper Bay → Scammon Bay → Mountain Village
Estimated arrival at first stop: 1:30 PM
Hooper Bay — 3 Students
Scammon Bay — 4 Students
Mountain Village — 1 Student
Routing may change due to weather conditions.
ILIAMNA AIR TAXI
✈️ Emmonak — 9 Students
Charter arrives: 9:30 AM
ETA Anchorage: 11:45 AM
✈️ Kotlik — 6 Students
Charter arrives: 9:45 AM
✈️ Pilot Station — 3 Students
Charter arrives: 10:20 AM
ETA Anchorage: 12:15 PM
✈️ Alakanuk — 6 Students
Charter arrives: 1:45 PM
✈️ Pilot Station — 3 Students
Charter arrives: 2:15 PM
ETA Anchorage: 4:00 PM
📣 Students & Families: Please stay connected with your home school regarding transportation to the airport and any last-minute travel changes.
KCA staff will meet students at the charter hangar in Anchorage and transport them directly to KCA.
📅 WHAT TO EXPECT — YOUR FIRST WEEK AT KCA
Our first four days are intentionally designed to help students arrive, get settled, understand KCA expectations, meet the people around them, and begin building a strong KCA community.
✈️ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 — SESSION 1 ARRIVAL DAY!
Welcome to Anchorage! Students will arrive throughout the day, complete the check-in process, get settled into their rooms, meet roommates and staff, and begin becoming familiar with their new home away from home.
🧡 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 — KCA ORIENTATION DAY
Wednesday is about learning how KCA works. Students will review the KCA Student Handbook, residential expectations, daily routines, safety procedures, campus spaces, and the supports available to them.
Our goal is for students to understand what is expected of them—and to know that the KCA team is here to help them succeed.
🤝 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 — PHLIGHT CLUB, DAY 1
Thursday shifts our focus to relationships, connection, trust, and belonging.
Through Brightways - PHlight Club, students and KCA staff will participate together in activities designed to strengthen relationships, build trust, encourage communication, and create a stronger sense of community.
At KCA, we believe students are more likely to engage, ask for help, accept guidance, persevere through challenges, and grow when they know the people around them genuinely care about their success.
🌟 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 — PHLIGHT CLUB, DAY 2
PHlight Club continues at 9:00 AM.
Students and staff will continue building on Thursday's work as this group begins developing its own identity as a KCA community.
By the end of our first week, our goal is for every student to know the basic expectations of KCA, begin developing relationships with trusted adults and peers, understand where to go for support, and start feeling that:
KCA is a place where I belong, where people believe in me, and where I can be successful. 🧡🖤
🚗 DRIVER'S PERMIT — ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Session 1 students will have an opportunity to work toward obtaining their Alaska driver's permit while at KCA.
Students MUST bring these original documents:
• Completed DMV Form 433 with notarized signature
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OSMv0DgK8zSYjVNqMQ2pQMjs7SHrY94-/view?usp=sharing
• Original birth certificate
• Original Social Security card
• Tribal ID
• Two pieces of mail showing the student's name and address
Students & Families: Please double-check these items before leaving home. Original documents are required.
📘 KCA STUDENT HANDBOOK
Please review the KCA Student Handbook before arrival. It includes residential expectations, student responsibilities, visitation/checkouts, daily routines, safety procedures, prohibited items, and other important KCA information.
KCA STUDENT HANDBOOK:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ekbMEz298UevLx-b91G-g2Lr56L8SI9Kvwzi38Ceacg/edit?usp=sharing
🎒 WHAT TO PACK — INCLUDING WINTER GEAR ❄️
A complete What to Pack list is included in the KCA acceptance letter:
KCA ACCEPTANCE LETTER / PACKING LIST:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15QG0PtvVurCGdxHmypLne6sPmIh8TFwc/view?usp=sharing
🚫 REMINDER: Alcohol-related products, tobacco/nicotine products, vapes, weapons, and other prohibited items identified in the KCA Student Handbook are not permitted at KCA.
❄️ IMPORTANT WINTER TRAVEL REMINDER
All KCA students are required to bring winter gear when traveling to Anchorage, regardless of the weather at the beginning of the session. This ensures students are prepared for changing conditions while at KCA and for travel back to their home communities.
All Session 1 students need to bring:
🧥 Warm winter coat
🧢 Winter hat
🧤 Gloves or mittens
🥾 Appropriate winter footwear
🧣 Other warm/protective clothing
🏠 ARRIVING & CHECKING IN AT KCA
Once students arrive in Anchorage:
• KCA staff will transport students from the charter hangar directly to KCA.
• Student belongings will go through the KCA check-in process.
• Luggage will undergo required heat treatment before being moved into residential rooms.
• Students will begin settling into their assigned rooms and learning KCA routines.
Room and roommate assignments have been intentionally developed by KCA staff to support a positive residential environment. Room changes will only occur when determined necessary by KCA administration.
👨👩👧 FAMILY VISITS & STUDENT CHECKOUTS
Parents/guardians planning to visit or check out a student must complete the KCA Family Visitation & Checkout Form by Wednesday at 4:00 PM for the upcoming visitation or checkout.
The form includes visitation/checkout times, expectations, deadlines, and KCA procedures.
FAMILY VISITATION & CHECKOUT FORM:
https://forms.gle/cF3ukbvKzLLTvyWd8
