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Native Ways of Knowing

Native Ways of Knowing. • Track teams • Basketball teams • Physical education & health classes • Fort Washakie Wilderness Experience • Intramural sports • Six-man football • Skiing & snowboarding trips • Yellowstone & Grand Tetons Nat’l Parks trips

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Native Ways of Knowing

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  1. Native Ways of Knowing

  2. • Track teams • Basketball teams • Physical education & health classes • Fort Washakie Wilderness Experience • Intramural sports • Six-man football • Skiing & snowboarding trips • Yellowstone & Grand Tetons Nat’l Parks trips • Outdoor Leadership Program with NOLS

  3. • Engage & expand mind in all endeavors • Keep mind healthy; free of drugs, alcohol, destructive behaviors • Deductive reasoning - big picture first • Reading, chess, art • Visual, hands-on & experiential learning •Performance assessment with clear results & exemplars • Advanced Placement courses • 62+ courses grades 9-12 in all subject areas •38+ courses in foreign languages available • Dual credit with WY community colleges

  4. • Induction process helps teachers embrace Native Ways of Knowing • Clear expectations embedded in application process • Daily teacher-student communication • Multigenerational conversations • Eagle staff sharing monthly • World indigenous views • Team leadership • Education as a gift

  5. • “At this school, good choices get noticed and applauded.” (parent) • “I’m excited to see a former student of mine who was headed for a dropout now succeeding in this school.” (teacher) • “If a kid can get through this program, they are well on their way to getting a bachelor’s degree.” (parent) • “I’m glad somebody did this because I think we’re helping a lot of students.” (teacher) • “It’s hard. You have to really want it.” (student) •“Here there are no cliques.” (parent) • “Everyone gets along.” (parent)

  6. • Education is a sacred gift • Seasonal Native Ways of Knowing camps • • Connections to natural world • • Honoring Native ceremonies • • Five Days of Buffalo • • Singing & drumming • • Native Dance

  7. • Shoshone Business Council • Central Wyoming Community College • • Wyoming Department of Education • • National Science Foundation • • Fremont County BOCES • • Teton Science School • • Johnson O’Malley • • 27 Wyoming school districts • • National Outdoor Leadership School

  8. WeAVE by the numbers • Established 2002 • Currently the only virtual school based in Wyoming • Serving approximately 135 students • Approx. 30% of students are full-time WeAVE-rs • 84% of full-time students are Native American

  9. FWCHS Contribution to FC #21 Enrollments

  10. Visit us at www.fwsweave.com to take a demo course, meet the faculty or learn about our school and curriculum

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