About GILA
WELCOME, WE’RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE!
Enaa neenyo!
GILA has become the school of choice for Alaskan high school students seeking a unique educational opportunity to prepare for a career or post-secondary school advancement. As a fully accredited school, GILA offers Alaska teens the chance to gain industry-standard experience, skills, and certifications within popular career pathways: aviation, cosmetology, culinary arts, applied mechanics, construction trades, health science, media/information technology, and more!
CAMPUS LOCATION
Galena Interior Learning Academy’s residential campus is located in Galena, Alaska, in the heart of the Interior on the mighty Yukon River. Positioned on and around the former Galena Air Force Base and adjacent to the airstrip, just north of the river and northwest of town, GILA is surrounded by wilderness.
CAREER + TECHNICAL FOCUS
GILA offers vocational training in aviation, cosmetology, culinary arts, automotive mechanics, welding, carpentry, health sciences, media and information technology, and more—along with a rigorous academic curriculum. Students have come from many communities across Alaska to take advantage of GILA’s unique career and technical education opportunities.
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS
GILA enjoys long-running partnerships with the City of Galena, Louden Tribal Council, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and various local organizations and Alaskan businesses. These partnerships help prepare GILA students for continued study at the University, post-secondary career and technical training centers, or for direct entry into the workforce.
MODERN FACILITIES
The campus is continually growing and changing, with new buildings being acquired, remodeled, or built. The many facilities available to students provide the luxuries and technology less common in typical Alaska bush communities. Likewise, the community of Galena offers a multitude of leisure and outdoor activities, community and cultural events, and valuable resources and services.
Ready to enroll?
GILA’s career-focused residential school is FREE to all Alaska high schoolers! Click below to start your application.
Building a Positive Environment with “3 Before Me”
Making Math Class “a Playground”
The welding students fabricated a flatbed!
Students have been writing and reading their own poetry to practice public speaking skills!
Algebra Bridge: The Adventure Continues!
Students learning to thrive in their Study Skills Class
GILA Aviation Student Using Flight Simulator.
We love Math Class!
Outdoor Learning in Geometry Class at GILA
Robotics are an excellent way to learn!
GILA carpentry students test out the skateboards they made in class.
GILA Music Students
Carpentry class project—skateboards!
Drama, Debate & Forensics State Championship Award!
Cosmetology students are using both thermal & wet setting techniques
Cosmetology students learn in our amazing on-site salon.
Jamal hitting a rock to fakie (very proud!)
Physical Science class students experiment with balloon rockets
Unalakleet XC Skiing
GILA students testing out their mousetrap race cars
GILA Carpentry student cutting out new quarter pipe
Math! Math! Math!
GILA students exploring probabilities in science class
Bridging the physical & virtual realms in Physics Class.
Bridging the physical & virtual realms in Physics Class.
New learning space!
GILA’s music program is a big hit every year!
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Hallway artwork
