Wicoie Nandagikendan Urban Immersion Project
Our mission is to provide high quality early childhood experiences in conjunction with Ojibwe and Dakota language immersion to urban families in the Twin Cities area.
Goal 1:Four Teachers Placed. Increase in number of Little Earth and community families served and languages learned in immersion language classrooms. Goal 2: Quality of Teaching Improved: professional development plans completed for four teachers. Volunteers provide school supplies. Goal 3: Teaching Improved Through Community Engagement: complete mini-camps for parents verified by parent exit evaluations for camps; seasonal feasts; and quality of take home lessons for parents. Goal 4: Improved Program Sustainability: Meet with Baby Space and other partners to design and implement a language immersion program. Two MOUs completed with higher education institutions that offer Ojibwe or Dakota classes in a related degree program. Donor base of matching funds created; understanding and support of immersion learning broadly developed.
Tribal funding, Individual donors & Private Donations