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Education Spotlight — Developing future Diné public health leaders starts with early, culturally significant exposure. See more local, state and national education news here
Successfully guiding Diné youth toward health and public health professions begins with two important ideas––start students in a program in high school and cultivate in them a love and understanding of their own cultural, strength-based assets.
Researchers from Diné College and Northern Arizona University explored these findings and other lessons in their recently released publication, “Engaging Native American High School Students in Public Health Career Preparation Through the Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program.”
The publication examines the Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program (ISEP), a one-week summer training program that exposes Native American high school students to public health careers and mentorship in Tsaile, Arizona.
Education Spotlight — Navajo students present Diné Winter Stories. See more local, state and national education news here
Students from Page public school grades 9 through 12 presented the Page High School Diné Winter Stories Conference to a large audience on Dec. 1 at the high school’s Cultural Arts Building.
The culturally diverse audience was treated to an unforgettable evening, the culmination of the students’ work during the fall semester. Page High School and Middle School have a strong Navajo Language and Culture program.
Dressed in traditional attire, students presented the program with the help of a large monitor screen. The students started by presenting the cultural time-scale that spans several “worlds”: The First World, Nihodilhil (Black World); the Second World, Nihodootlizh (Blue World); and the Third World, Nihaltsoh (Yellow World). We are currently in the Fourth World, Nihalgai, the Glittering or White world.
Education Spotlight — Awarding artistry: At 2021 Viola Awards, Lumberjacks recognized for art, science and education. See more local education news here
For Edith Copley, receiving a Legacy Award at the Viola Awards was a journey back through her three-decade career—a chance to relive the choral concerts in Africa, Europe and Asia; directing at Carnegie Hall in New York City; the musicians with whom she has collaborated and conducted; and the thousands of students who passed through her classroom in preparation for a career as musicians, music teachers or simply people who want music to be a part of their lives.
Also see:
Arizona Daily Sun — 2021 Viola Award winners announced
Flagstaff Arts Council — 2021 Viola Awards Finalists
Flagstaff Arts Council — Find out more about all the winners
KORE chairs expand flexible seating options at Sechrist. See more local education news here
Sechrist Elementary now offers flexible seating in all its classrooms. But that doesn’t mean students are learning to touch their toes. It means young learners can now choose how – and where – they learn best.
