Vocational programs include a student operated hotel/youth hostel as part of their Hotel/Motel Management Training Program. Three Universities and several Community Colleges also participate in Greyhill's vocational training programs in other areas.
Greyhills Academy is a University Laboratory School located on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northeastern Arizona. The majority of Greyhills' students are members of the Navajo Tribe, but students from throughout the surrounding area are served in either the residential or day school programs.
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Technologically, Greyhills has soared past other schools in Northern Arizona. Every classroom has Internet access, as do the school's IBM and Macintosh computer labs. Additionally, Greyhills Academy operates a community radio station, tied in to National Public Radio. Vocational programs include a student operated hotel/youth hostel as part of their Hotel/Motel Management Training Program. Three Universities and several Community Colleges also participate in Greyhill's vocational training programs in other areas. |
The resourcefulness of Paul Huber, Maintenance Supervisor, has helped bring Greyhills Academy to its high state of technological leadership. Beginning in 1983 with a borrowed IBM computer, Mr. Huber began integrating technology into the school's administrative functions. Gradually, over the next decade, more and more computers were acquired for student use, but without clear direction. Finally, with the help of small grants and a little know how, Greyhills has established a networked, learning curriculum that spills out into the community of Tuba City. Computer labs are open to the primarily Native American community from 6-9 PM, with individual instruction available. Mr. Huber, and the entire staff of Greyhills Academy High School are determined to make sure "that those kids in Tuba City (on the reservation) have the same access to technology that the kids in Phoenix (Arizona's largest city) have."