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Summer Fun in Math, Science & Engineering

White Earth

Fun activities, such as using GPS receivers to find hidden food caches and learn about wildlife, help students improve math and science performance, reduce dropout rates, and prepare for careers—while honoring traditional practices and values.

The 14th Annual White Earth Adacemy of Math and Science will be held June 11-29, 2012 at the Circle of Life Academy with a feast and awards program on June 29 to recognize students and instructors that have participated in the program.

Educational Offerings

Reach for the Sky --Making science, technology, engineering and mathematics more culturally relevant to Anishinabe in grades 5-12.

  • Summer program for middle school students
  • Training for Reservation Teachers
  • Afterschool providers' curriculum and materials

Features

Group of White Earth students

Finding the way

A decade-long collaboration makes science and math meaningful for Ojibwe youth on the White Earth Indian Reservation.

Girl fixing bike

Reach for the Sky video

Walter Mondale in a video on the Circle of Life School's hands-on learning of science, math, and engineering with traditional stories.

Success Stories

Building and Maintaining Successful Relationships between Reservation and University Programs - Journal of Forestry (PDF) Summer School Experiences on the White Earth Reservation

Head of the class - Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota (PDF) Novel ways to introduce STEM, science, technology, engineering, and math.

Funding

Funding Sources Over the years, this program has received generous grants that make our work possible.

Contact Information

Deborah Zak
Campus Regional Director
Extension Regional Office - Crookston
251 Owen Hall
2900 University Ave
Crookston, MN 56716
Email: dzak@umn.edu
Phone: 218-281-8684
Fax: 218-281-8686

Instructors
Extension, U of M Twin Cities and Crookston; White Earth Reservation and Tribal College

Extension Educators
American Indian Programs

 
 
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