Title
Where do we begin?
Ages:
Youngest 15 minutes daily
Elementay ½ hr.
High school 45 min.
Survey identify languages
Education Comm.
Priot ot starting program , all ages , great grand parents, grandparents
Survey questions
- what language do you want taught
- games
- traditional medicines , foods
- food gathering seasons
- stories
- crafts
- compare with other nations
- cluture support worker
- language kits made for parents to learn at home
- Tutors to go and help parents
- kits are free: to help retain language
- community effort
- has to start early
Elders Program
- come in morning
- universithy
- cultural program, Saskatoon
What are the elders speciality
- bannock
- beading
- making baskets
Cultural Month
- food
- medicine
- singers
- Drummers
- Dancers
Difficulty with parernts who do not want children to participate
- curriculum
- teach both, husband and wife
- don’t ask them, tell them, ie are you coming Tuesday or Wednesday?
- Elders need to enjoy working with children.
Theme: me, myself and I. family and extended family.
- provide space for elders to create language center(don’t isolate though)
- Self esteem : for teacher and children
- Traditional Names
Sandwich Group
- Elders-top bread
- Parents-filler-just learning
- children-bottom
Parents, night classes
- listening
- crafts
- be very flexible
Start
1. staff, who is interested, survey development, if we called on you when would you be available, list talents, interests. Coordinator responsibility to deliver and receive survey. *pre-requisite, to be team member.
2. Community-whos interested, all community members
3. Children
- worked on for a year and then started
- networking with other community
- resources
Emphasis: Oral Listening (cowenska)
- older students were asked to help create curriculum
- buddy system, highschool student responsible for younger student
- buddy lunch