Nawayee Center School

Ojibwe language instruction and integrated curriculum provide a strong cultural base for core academic offerings and support services at Nawayee Center School. Nawayee also offers students opportunities to participate in sweat lodges, naming ceremonies and language tables. These cultural activities, which also attract parents and other adults in the community, complement the school day curriculum. The Ojibwe and Dakota Language Project initiative focuses intensively on addressing barriers to college- and career-readiness for American Indian through strategies that have been identified by the local American Indian community and continue to evolve with ongoing input and guidance from the community. These strategies are founded in the school?s framework which is grounded in traditional Ojibwe and Dakota worldviews and core values, while supporting Center School?s principles of learning. The framework is designed to promote culturally-responsive teaching; foster ongoing participation, communication, and interaction with parents, elders, and community members; provide frequent, meaningful opportunities for students to learn in or about their heritage language; and include a high level of involvement from professional staff and external partners who are of the same cultural background as the students with whom they are working. The Ojibwe and Dakota Language Project initiative focuses intensively on addressing barriers to college- and career-readiness for American Indian through strategies that have been identified by the local American Indian community and continue to evolve with ongoing input and guidance from the community. These strategies are founded in the school?s framework which is grounded in traditional Ojibwe and Dakota worldviews and core values, while supporting Center School?s principles of learning. The framework is designed to promote culturally-responsive teaching; foster ongoing participation, communication, and interaction with parents, elders, and community members; provide frequent, meaningful opportunities for students to learn in or about their heritage language; and include a high level of involvement from professional staff and external partners who are of the same cultural background as the students with whom they are working. The Ojibwe and Dakota Language Project initiative focuses intensively on addressing barriers to college- and career-readiness for American Indian through strategies that have been identified by the local American Indian community and continue to evolve with ongoing input and guidance from the community. These strategies are founded in the school?s framework which is grounded in traditional Ojibwe and Dakota worldviews and core values, while supporting Center School?s principles of learning. The framework is designed to promote culturally-responsive teaching; foster ongoing participation, communication, and interaction with parents, elders, and community members; provide frequent, meaningful opportunities for students to learn in or about their heritage language; and include a high level of involvement from professional staff and external partners who are of the same cultural background as the students with whom they are working.