The Young Alaskans Badge Pathway
Earn badges, build real world civic readiness.
The Young Alaskans Pathway recognizes students who have demonstrated the skills, judgment, and responsibility needed to participate meaningfully in their community.
Standards aligned, rooted in Alaska, and designed for all lifelong learners.
What is the Young Alaskans Badge Pathway?
This is a badge-based learning pathway built around Alaska social studies and civic skill-building. Each badge represents demonstrated learning — not just time spent. Students earn badges by building portfolios around short lessons, skill checks, reflections, and projects that show they can think clearly about real issues, understand systems, and contribute responsibly.
These badges are:
Earned, not given — badges reflect evidence of learning
Skill + evidence + reasoning = not opinions, not textbook answers.
Built for Alaska — place-based, practical, relevant
The Alaska Studies Semester Badge Set
Complete one unit or complete them all. Each badge stands alone — together, they form a full civic readiness pathway.
Unit 1: Cultural & Geographic Foundations
Learn Alaska’s landscapes, regions, and cultural foundations — and how place shapes people, history, and decisions.
Unit 2: Contact, Power, & Worldviews
Study encounters, conflict, trade, and worldview — with an emphasis on perspective-taking and historical cause/effect.
Unit 3: Governance, Authority, & Civic Systems
Understand how rules, power, and public institutions work — and how citizens influence outcomes responsibly.
Unit 4: Systems, Change, & Futures
Analyze how systems shift over time (economy, environment, technology, demographics) and practice thinking in second- and third-order effects.
Capstone Badge
Bring it all together by completing all four units and completing a culminating project that demonstrates knowledge, judgment, and meaningful contribution.
Choose your route…
Option A: Full Curriculum (Teachers + Schools + Homeschoolers)
Best for: semester-long course, comprehensive instruction
Includes lessons, activities, assessments, projects, and teacher supports.
Option B: Badge Booklets (Low-cost / No-curriculum entry)
Best for: homeschoolers, independent learners, clubs, youth groups
Badge Booklets include:
a unit overview + essential questions
short readings or curated source set.
skill checks (quick, clear)
reflection prompts
a project menu (pick one)
a printable badge certificate / tracker
Badges are earned through demonstrated learning and evidence-based reasoning .
How badges are earned
Learn — complete the unit lessons or booklet pathway
Show your thinking — skill checks + reflection
Make it real — complete a small project that connects learning to community
Show what you know- Share your learning journey with your community
Who this is for
Teachers & Schools (semester course + standards alignment)
Homeschoolers (badge booklets + flexible pacing)
Clubs / Youth groups (community-based projects)
Adults who want the Alaska civics upgrade (self-paced, no grades required)
FAQs
Is this a political program?
No. This is a learning pathway focused on knowledge, reasoning, and responsible participation.
Do students have to buy the full curriculum?
No. Badge Booklets offer a lighter, lower-cost way to participate.
Can a student earn only one badge?
Yes. Each badge stands alone.
Do badges come with certificates?
Yes — printable certificates and a tracker are included.
