Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Immersion Camp and Language Bowl
Objective 1: By September 20, 2019, staff of MLBO Ojibwe Language Immersion program and MLBO OMB professionals responsible for relevant acquisition processes will purchase materials and resources necessary for the student attendance of Language Bowl and other quiz-type Ojibwe language competitions throughout the state, as well as those necessary for hosting a Language Bowl at MLBO, including financial provision for travel, food, and competition materials, as allowed by relevant granting policies and procedures. Objective 2: By September 20, 2019, staff of MLBO Ojibwe Language Immersion program and MLBO OMB professionals responsible for relevant acquisition processes will purchase materials and resources necessary for planning and implementation of Immersion Summer Camp, including both curricular materials and secondary materials to facilitate attendance and retention of students over camp timeframes. Objective 3: By September 20, 2019, staff of MLBO Ojibwe Language Immersion program, MLBO Human Resources (HR), and MLBO Office of Management and Budget (OMB) professionals involved in contracting processes will have prospected, contracted, and successfully trained seven Immersion Camp Counselors to help in the design and implementation of Immersion Camp programming during program hours, including data collection and programmatic delivery of curricular components of Camp activities at NAS educational sites across MLBO lands. Objective 4: By September 20, 2019, staff of MLBO Ojibwe Language Immersion program, MLBO Human Resources (HR), and MLBO Office of Management and Budget (OMB) professionals involved in contracting processes will have prospected, contracted, and successfully trained an Assessment Consultant to aid in the design and implementation protocols for both the Ojibwe language programming described in this grant and for the language programming which takes place in the MLBO Immersion program generally with an aim toward integration of evaluation methodologies.
Outcomes of this program will align with the objectives outlined above and will include 1) successful attendance of Language Bowl as well as other quiz-type events for attendance by ~20 MLBO Ojibwe Language students and their instructions and successful hosting of MLBO Language Bowl event for ~75 Ojibwe Language students and their instructors from throughout the state, 2) successful hosting of Immersion Summer Camp for 40 total MLBO students over the course of four five-day camp events in order to provide a live and safe site for Ojibwe language and cultural activities, including traditional crafts such as basket making and beadwork, and 3) improvement of assessment and evaluation methods for programming described in this application with existing programming.
Outcomes of this program will align with the objectives outlined above and will include 1) successful attendance of Language Bowl as well as other quiz-type events for attendance by ~20 MLBO Ojibwe Language students and their instructions and successful hosting of MLBO Language Bowl event for ~75 Ojibwe Language students and their instructors from throughout the state, 2) successful hosting of Immersion Summer Camp for 40 total MLBO students over the course of four five-day camp events in order to provide a live and safe site for Ojibwe language and cultural activities, including traditional crafts such as basket making and beadwork, and 3) improvement of assessment and evaluation methods for programming described in this application with existing programming.