Oliver, PreK
Year 2, Cohort 2, Rural Alaska
Child-Nature Points of Interest 2019-2020
Demographic Information
Ethnicity: Alaska Native
DOB: December, 2014
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Anchorage, AK
Family Members: Mother, Father, Sister (grade 8), Brother (age 2), Brother (infant)
Years Parent Lived in Alaska: 29
Parent’s feeling about place lived: 9
(1-10 rating; 10=extremely happy, 1=extremely unhappy)
Source: Family Survey, Fall 2019 (completed by Oliver's Mother)
Family Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
- Go to playground (in city/town/village)
- Swim in natural setting
Family Subsistence Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
- Harvest spruce roots or cedar bark for weaving
Child’s Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)
- Bike, scooter, or skate
- Make-believe/ free play (outdoors summer)
- Pick berries
- Go fishing
- Free play outside (winter)
Favorite Family Recreational Activity(Written response): "Biking or walking"
Favorite Family Subsistence Activity (Written response): "Fishing/berry picking"
Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response): "Biking"
Child’s Favorite Winter Activity(Written response): "Sledding"
Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response): "Going far up the river in a boat"
Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response): "Going up the river"
Source: Family Survey, Fall 2019 (completed by Oliver's Mother)
Child's Drawings
Favorite “Summer”
Fall 2019
Title: Playing on the Playground
Child quotes:
“Play on playground”
Do you go with mom or dad? “No” “Only me go playground”
Do you go every day? “Mhm”
Family Feedback:
Oliver goes to the playground “everyday.” He goes with “his friends, Philip, Patrick, and Owen.” He plays on the slide, on [the] big slide.”
Favorite “Winter” Nature Activity
Spring 2020: In Progress
Spring 2020: In Progress
Spring 2020: In Progress
Class Nature Tour Video Highlights
Fall 2019
Family Nature Tour Video Highlights
Fall 2019
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation.Award # 1753399, CAREER: A longitudinal study of the emotional and behavioral processes of Environmental Identity Development among rural and non-rural Alaskan children