In most cases, traveling to a student’s home was no easy feat. Some students lived as far as three hours away or in remote areas with no listed address, which meant faculty had to rely on GPS coordinates to find their home. And with some students living off dirt roads, it was not uncommon for faculty members to get stuck in the mud as they navigated to or from a student’s home.
In traveling to students’ homes, faculty quickly became aware of the challenges students faced balancing schoolwork with home responsibilities, and how much they relied on the school for food and education supplies. To support students, NPS would use school buses equipped with Wi-Fi to run weekly routes to deliver a week’s worth of dry food as well as art supplies, books, laptops, and other educational materials.
At the end of the school year, the coordinated and heroic effort by Navajo Preparatory School ensured students had the resources they needed to thrive, both online and at home.
To support the multi-carrier connectivity needs of a dispersed student population, NPS turned to Kajeet. Kajeet SmartSpots, Wi-Fi hotspots designed for students, are compatible with all major North American wireless networks, meaning students in need could pick the best network based on their specific location. Additionally, Kajeet provided the Wi-Fi for NPS school buses, enabling students at the beginning of the pandemic to use the bus Wi-Fi to download or send large files until Kajeet was able to offer unlimited data plans.
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