The WAYK team will be in North Vancouver in late April and early May of 2025. We’ll be preparing for some upcoming WAYK workshops and facilitating some trainings with different communities remotely. We’ve got a lot going on during this time, but if you are interested in WAYK and live in or around Vancouver, BC let... Read more »
The WAYK team will work with the P'egp'ig'lha Language Revitalization Group (PLRG) including language teachers and learners of St'at'imcets. We will provide a 4-session introductory WAYK workshop over Zoom during March and April 2025. These sessions will focus on the essentials of WAYK including: Techniques for immersive language learning, demonstration lessons, conversations about measuring language... Read more »
The WAYK team joins the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s Tewa Language Department on Zoom for 3 days of strategic planning. Our collaboration with the Tewa Language Department goes back to 2016. Samuel Catanach joined us for the Summer Language Intensive in Atka and now manages the Tewa language program in his home community, P'òsuwäegeh Ówingeh. During... Read more »
The WAYK team returns for a visit to the Treehouse at GNN in May 2025. Our ongoing collaboration with the Treehouse's Bak̕wa̱mk̓ala Language Program brings us back to Port Hardy, BC. We will be at the Treehouse for a 10-day visit this spring. The Treehouse runs concurrent Certificate and Diploma courses as part of their... Read more »
The WAYK team returns to the Yellow House, home of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim adult immersion program. Our collaboration with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh learners at the Yellow House dates back to 2018. We will be at the Yellow House for two weeks in May 2025 as they launch the new cohort of their adult immersion program. The... Read more »
The WAYK team returns for a visit to the Treehouse at GNN in June 2025. Our ongoing collaboration with the Treehouse's Bak̕wa̱mk̓ala Language Program brings us back to Port Hardy, BC. We will be at the Treehouse for a three-week visit this summer. The Treehouse runs concurrent Certificate and Diploma courses as part of their... Read more »
The WAYK team returns to the Yellow House, home of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim adult immersion program. Our collaboration with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh learners at the Yellow House dates back to 2018. We are excited to return for this June for a "crossover event." The WAYK team and guests from the Treehouse's Bak̕wa̱mk̓ala Language Program will be... Read more »
The WAYK team will be in North Vancouver in July 2025. We’ll be preparing for some upcoming WAYK workshops and facilitating some trainings with different communities remotely. We’ve got a lot going on during this time, but if you are interested in WAYK and live in or around Vancouver, BC let us know!
The WAYK team will travel to Masset for a four-week visit in August and September 2025. This will be our first visit to provide a workshop for X̱aad Kíl Née and support as they launch the first cohort of their full-time adult immersion program this September. This program will run in partnership with Simon Fraser... Read more »
The WAYK team returns for a visit to the Treehouse at GNN in fall 2025. Our ongoing collaboration with the Treehouse's Bak̕wa̱mk̓ala Language Program brings us back to Port Hardy, BC. We will be at the Treehouse for two weeks in September 2025 as they launch the new cohorts of their adult immersion program. The... Read more »
The WAYK team returns to hitac̓u for a two-week visit in September and October of 2025. Our ongoing collaboration with the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Department of Culture, Language & Heritage brings us back to the west coast of Vancouver Island this fall. The language team at Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ has been working since the Summer of 2024 to develop... Read more »
The WAYK team returns to Port Alberni for a two-week visit in October 2025. This will be our fifth time joining the c̓išaaʔatḥ Adult Intensive Program as they add a new cohort to their program! The Adult Intensive Program is a part-time adult immersion program for learners of nuučaan̓uł, now in it's fifth year. The... Read more »
The WAYK team returns for a visit to the Treehouse at GNN in fall 2025. Our ongoing collaboration with the Treehouse's Bak̕wa̱mk̓ala Language Program brings us back to Port Hardy, BC. We will be at the Treehouse for a three-week visit in October & November 2025. The Treehouse runs concurrent Certificate and Diploma courses as... Read more »
The WAYK team returns to Masset for a three-week visit in November 2025. This is our second visit since X̱aad Kíl Née launched the first cohort of their full-time adult immersion program in September. This program runs in partnership with Simon Fraser University's Indigenous Languages Program. X̱aad Kíl Née's current project is a continuation of... Read more »
The WAYK team will visit with Gitxsan Sim Algyax teachers and learners to provide a 10-day introductory WAYK workshop in partnership with the Dox Naahlx dip Niye'e Society. Learners and speakers of neighbouring language communities (Ts'emsyen Sm'alg̱a̱x, Tske'ene, and Wisuwit’en) will also join for this workshop. Beyond an introduction to the essentials of WAYK, the... Read more »
