School Visits and Learning

Images of groups of children in educational settings, interacting with adults in classrooms and community spaces, showcasing a vibrant learning atmosphere.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Read to the Top at Mount Vernon Community School with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Read to the Top at Mount Vernon Community School with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clemente Middle School , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Barrett Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Leland Melvin talks and interacts with students at Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga. Melvin joined Jim Jennings, deputy associate administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters, on the visit to the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Also accompanying Jennings was KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., who talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Barrett Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Barrett Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Matsunaga Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Matsunaga Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Barrett Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Barrett Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bell Multicultural High School, Earth Day 2007 Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Students at Oscar Patterson Elementary Magnet School in Panama City, Fla., are eager for a hands-on” experience with astronaut Sam Durrance, who shared his experiences in space during the school visit. Durrance joined Center Director Jim Kennedy, who is touring Florida and Georgia NASA Explorer Schools to share America’s new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Kennedy is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Matsunaga Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Glade Elementery , Environmental Protection Agency

Multi ethnic children eating a school lunch in Florida.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., second row fourth from left, Secretary Gale Norton, second row fifth from left, and Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Aurene Martin, back row third from left, among visitors posing with students during dedication day tour of newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico

Members of the choir from Alice Deal Junior High School, Washington, D.C., performing at Department of Interior headquarters event commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Members of the choir from Alice Deal Junior High School, Washington, D.C., performing at Department of Interior headquarters event commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Read to the Top at Mount Vernon Community School with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Matsunaga Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH DEAN KAMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jim Jennings, deputy associate administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters, talks to students at Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga. Jennings visited the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Also visiting the school was astronaut Leland Melvin and KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., seated at right. Whitlow talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Child Day Care Center

Students in cafeteria of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation. Cafeteria was visited by Secretary Gale Norton on dedication day tour of the school

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

NASA Dryden Mission Manager Walter Klein poses with school children that visited the airport during AirSAR 2004. In spanish, he explained to them the mission of the DC-8 AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerican campaign in Costa Rica.AirSAR 2004 Mesoamerica is a three-week expedition by an international team of scientists that uses an all-weather imaging tool, called the Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AirSAR) which is located onboard NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory.Scientists from many parts of the world including NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are combining ground research done in several areas in Central America with NASA's AirSAR technology to improve and expand on the quality of research they are able to conduct.The radar, developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, can penetrate clouds and also collect data at night. Its high-resolution sensors operate at multiple wavelengths and modes, allowing AirSAR to see beneath treetops, through thin sand, and dry snow pack.AirSAR's 2004 cam

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Matsunaga Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Audience listening to speaker highlighting Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

CSA Reads to Kids at Fort Belvoir

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - DC Summer Initiative

Secretary Gale Norton, rear left, on tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation. School design, by architectural firm headed by Navajo member, incorporates Navajo cultural elements

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Launching event at Main Interior for the Bureau of Indian Education's "BIE READS" reading and math skills improvement program, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman and Bureau of Indian Education Acting Director Kevin Skenandore, among other officials, along with students and faculty from Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Washington, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden talks to about 50 eighth-grade students from McNair Magnet Middle School in Rockledge, Fla., and other invited guests who are at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch shuttle Discovery return from space for the last time. Discovery touched down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at 11:57 a.m. EST, completing the 13-day STS-133 mission to the International Space Station.Discovery and its six-member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS-133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station.

Students in cafeteria of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation. Cafeteria was visited by Secretary Gale Norton on dedication day tour of the school

Pupils learning a dance, Belem school, Santiago de Chile, Chile, South America

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - SMITHSONIAN SUMMER CAMP

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director Jim Kennedy shakes hands with students at Oscar Patterson Elementary Magnet School in Panama City, Fla. Kennedy is touring Florida and Georgia NASA Explorer Schools to share Americas new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Kennedy is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

Members of the choir from Alice Deal Junior High School, Washington, D.C., performing at Department of Interior headquarters event commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - SMITHSONIAN SUMMER CAMP

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, Historic Site Superintendent Keith Pruitt, and Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian of A and E Television's History Channel, for tours, remarks, interactions with National Park Service staff and visitors

In honor of The Month of the Military Child, Saul "Flip" White, from the Harlem Globetrotters, visited Bowley Elementary School on Fort Bragg, N.C., March 31. Children were excited to see the numerous tricks and stunts from the basketball player and even got to participate in a few.Photo by Sharilyn Wells/Fort Bragg Garrison Public Affairs

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Aurene Martin, seated center, visiting the cafeteria during dedication day tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ayazhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Administrator Mike Leavitt meets Radon Poster winners , Environmental Protection Agency

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shawn McCollough, principal of Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School (NES) in Gainesville, Ga., and a teacher sign a Memorandum of Understanding between KSC and the school for the NES program. Schools from across the country are eligible to apply online for an opportunity to partner with NASA in a program designed to bring engaging mathematics, science and technology learning to educators, students and families.

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, center, stands with two unidentified students as he performs a demonstration to illustrate how far the International Space Station is from the Earth in comparison with the Moon, during an event where students spoke via downlink to astronauts on the ISS, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - SMITHSONIAN SUMMER CAMP

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 28, 2019) The 32nd Street Brass Band from Navy Band Southwest answer questions from kids at the North Side YMCA during Oklahoma City Navy Week 2019. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence.

Election volunteers instructing young people on voting procedures in a polling place, CA

Staffers entertain children while teaching them about tooth decay at the Naval Air Station Child Development Center. Center staff members try to create an atmosphere conducive to learning as well as fun for the children of Navy personnel. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hurricane Katrina, Mobile, Ala., May 3, 2006 - Pheres Pickett, Red Cross Instructor, and David Eversole, Meteorologist, Mobile National Weather Service lead a hurricane awareness session for each group of Mobile County students who are here today to tour the Hurricane Hunter aircraft. This 5 day, 5 city mission for National Weather Service (NWS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to promote hurricane awareness and preparedness. George Armstrong/FEMA

Launching event at Main Interior for the Bureau of Indian Education's "BIE READS" reading and math skills improvement program, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman and Bureau of Indian Education Acting Director Kevin Skenandore, among other officials, along with students and faculty from Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Washington, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Launching event at Main Interior for the Bureau of Indian Education's "BIE READS" reading and math skills improvement program, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman and Bureau of Indian Education Acting Director Kevin Skenandore, among other officials, along with students and faculty from Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Washington, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Matsunaga Elementary , Environmental Protection Agency

Student performance, viewed by Secretary Gale Norton during visit to the Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to participate in ground blessing ceremony for a new, $38 million classroom and dormitory complex at the school. The site was one of several stops on the Secretary's New Mexico visit highlighting federal support for American Indian schools

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - SMITHSONIAN SUMMER CAMP

Secretary Gale Norton with students in cafeteria during visit to the Isleta Elementary School, Isleta, New Mexico. The school, serving the Pueblo of Isleta, was one of several stops on Secretary Norton's New Mexico tour highlighting federal support for American Indian schools. Photograph was used in Interior video on Norton tenure

CAPT. Diane McKinzy, Public Affairs Officer watches as Brig. GEN. John Iffland, Commander of 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard entertains an audience of approximately 350 students from Ocean View School District at the second annual "Boo to Drugs" rally held at this California Air National Guard Station. Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Launching event at Main Interior for the Bureau of Indian Education's "BIE READS" reading and math skills improvement program, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman and Bureau of Indian Education Acting Director Kevin Skenandore, among other officials, along with students and faculty from Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Washington, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Yosemite staff in leading classroom activities at the Yosemite Valley School, followed by Park touring with the students

Secretary Gale Norton with students in classroom during visit to the Isleta Elementary School, Isleta, New Mexico. The school, serving the Pueblo of Isleta, was one of several stops on Secretary Norton's New Mexico tour highlighting federal support for American Indian schools

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Navajo participants in dedication ceremonies at the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation. School design, by architectural firm headed by Navajo member, incorporates Navajo cultural elements

Bridgeport, Conn., May 2, 2013 Over 130 fifth grade students from Bridgeport's public schools were recognized on April 9 for completing the Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) program. The STEP program was developed by FEMA, and is implemented by the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the American Red Cross and RYASAP (Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership). STEP's goal is to prepare families for multiple hazards by educating and energizing students to act as leaders in their homes by implementing key preparedness strategies with their families. At the ceremony, each student received a preparedness backpack kit along with a certificate of completion.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Community members share a traditional Inupiaq song with volunteers supporting Operation Santa Claus at the Trapper School in Nuiqsut, Alaska, Nov. 29, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the Alaska National Guards yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army, Santa, Mrs. Claus and more than three dozen elves delivered 1,420 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 191 children in Nuiqsut. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

Launching event at Main Interior for the Bureau of Indian Education's "BIE READS" reading and math skills improvement program, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Carl Artman and Bureau of Indian Education Acting Director Kevin Skenandore, among other officials, along with students and faculty from Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools on the Puyallup Indian Reservation in Washington, the Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, and the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

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