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IWOK SUMMER ACADEMY. Native Students Attaining Their College Dreams. Se-ah- dom Edmo Katie Schneider April 2013. In Pursuit of Higher Education 42% Native Americans pursue higher education vs. 53 % of the general population Why? Postcolonialization - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IWOK SUMMER ACADEMYNative Students Attaining Their College Dreams
Se-ah-dom EdmoKatie Schneider
April 2013
CULTURAL STRENGTHS &NEED
In Pursuit of Higher Education• 42% Native Americans pursue
higher education vs. 53% of the general population
Why? • Postcolonialization• Culturally-insensitive classrooms &
educational system
ISSUES WITH POSTCOLONIALIZATION
• The educational system is centered around individuals
• Struggles with poverty, health, joblessness, displacement
• Forced to fit into dominant culture at expense of family and traditions
HOW TO REBUILD?
Native Identities exist within the context of the family, the Tribe(s) of origin, and the larger
community in which an individual lives.
CULTURAL STRENGTHS &NEED
“There is a critical need for a highly educated Native citizenry. Native scholars need to possess understandings of their work in the context of specific and global Tribal interests. Beyond mainstream education, Tribal scholars must possess skills to articulate and address disciplinary issues in terms of Sovereignty and laws bearing on Tribes and customs.”
--Roy SampselChoctaw and Wyandotte Tribes
Member of the IWOK Leadership Council,
THE DETAILS!
SUPPORTERS
RECRUITMENT
• Applications distributed through both educational and support services
• How many in 2011?• 23 students in 2012
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
• Aged 15-19•57% Female, 43% Male•7 States, 56% Oregonian•17+ Tribes •26% live with non-parents•34% attended with relatives (siblings, cousins)
Test Prep
DAILY SCHEDULE: MORNING
• College Prep
--Writing--Applications--Financial Aid
• Kaplan SAT Study
Academic Sessions
DAILY SCHEDULE: AFTERNOON
• U.S. Constitution
• Environmental Science
• Writing• Study
Strategies• Mental
Health/Wellness in College
Relationships
OTHER ACTIVITIES--Team Building (Flag Football!)
--Free Time
--Journaling
--Title VII Elementary Students
--Final Family Dinner
--Experiencing life on a college campus!
ULTIMATE GOALS
• SAT and college readiness coursework
• Foster Native students’ ability to bring a critical lens of indigenous issues to academic topics
• Cultivate connections with student participants’ families and Tribes.
Relationships
DID WE DO IT?
All 2012 participants are excited to
engage in a Summer 2013 reunion!
TESTING RESULTS
• Students improved their scores over the course of the class: • Test 1: 1082• Test 2: 1198• Test 3: 1145• 8 students accessed the
available Kaplan training after the Summer Academy
STUDENT ESSAY EXAMPLES
WHAT’S NEXT?
Reunion 2013STAY TUNED FOR
IWOK SUMMER ACADEMY 2014!!
Applications out in January 2014.
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