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Warm Springs WAYK High School students in the Bend Bulletin
The Bend Bulletin, the central Oregon newspaper, ran an article last week about the continuation of the summer language program at Madras High School. Since the completion of the WAYK… Read more »
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WAYK at the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival Conference, 2011
Recorded September 18th, 2011 This past September Dustin Rivers and WAYK had the opportunity to present at the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS) conference. AICLS is a great non-profit organization that… Read more »
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Chinuk Wawa Gatherings in Portland
I just want to let everyone know that there is a WAYK Chinuk Wawa gathering two nights a week in Portland, OR. Every Tuesday evening from 5PM to 7PM and… Read more »
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WAYK Podcast, Episode 43: Y’all Are Lappin’ Me
35 minutes and 41 seconds. [direct download] Recorded July 28th, 2011 In this episode, the overarching theme is getting everyone to manage their Full levels and really examine why we… Read more »
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The Kalispel/Flathead Trip Report
Here’s an account of our recent trip to the Flathead Reservation by our very own April Charlo. Also, expect more podcasts and blog posts to come soon, we’ve been very… Read more »
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New website up!
Last week, WAYK intern David Edwards finished redesigning the new “Where Are Your Keys?” website and there are some great new features he’s set-up. Under About the Game, you can find… Read more »
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WAYK Podcast, Episode 42: Faeries Will Die. This is War.
62 minutes and 37 seconds. [direct download] Recorded July 25th, 2011 Our discussion over dinner involves accents, talk of facilitation issues and how important it is to have a strong… Read more »
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WAYK Podcast, Episode 41: Welcome to the Institute of Play
(April Charlo, Evan Gardner, and David Edwards with Warm Springs High School student John Katchia enjoying the meadow in the background) 71 minutes and 56 seconds. [direct download] Recorded July… Read more »
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2011 Summer Institute of Play!
Welcome to the Where Are Your Keys? 2011 Summer Institute of Play! This summer the WAYK interns and I have been living and breathing “Where Are Your Keys”. We have… Read more »
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“Feed Your Mind” – Top Techniques of WAYK
In any fluency hunting environment, whether leading a game, or setting-up for a one on one with a fluent fool, you can acknowledge the human need for nutrition and comfort by… Read more »
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French Language Hunting Camp in Quebec, August 21-27
Join us at WAYK French Camp, in Quebec, for seven days of high-energy fun, music, campfires, good food, and accelerated French language learning on the farm with the “Where Are… Read more »
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Our Interns: Becoming Language Hunters, Revitalizing Languages
We’re now filling intern positions at WAYK; we rely on these volunteer interns to help us carry WAYK games deeper into the community, and develop the WAYK system further. Thanks… Read more »
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Building a Video Curriculum for an Endangered Language
[vimeo=21673263] How do you apply WAYK techniques to building a video curriculum? As you know, WAYK is a design system for accelerating and improving the learning in any environment. So… Read more »
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The Fluency Hunter’s Eye
Experiencing accelerated learning can be magnificent, meaningful, emotionally moving, exhilarating. And yet, the techniques and principles of accelerated learning are simple and concrete. Recently, I watched a video of speaker/author… Read more »
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News from Boston WAYK, April 22-24th
Willem (me) ran the workshop, and I wanted to try a new experiment. As my skill increases as a language hunter, I find that I need to keep upping the… Read more »
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News from the April WAYK workshop in Redmond, WA
Thanks so much to SolutionsIQ for hosting us at their training center – a great space and a very supportive partnership. We had a diverse crowd at our April 1-3… Read more »
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Invite WAYK for a Talk or Demo in Boston, April 17th-21st
From April 14th-24th, I (Willem Larsen) will be presenting WAYK at various venues in Boston, MA. For the first few days, I’ll be at Agile Games 2011, April 14th-16th. From… Read more »
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WAYK Book of “Fundamental Play Techniques”
For all of you dying to get a written version of the WAYK techniques, we’ve self-published about 15 copies of a 60 page booklet. This book covers about half of… Read more »
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Language Hunting and Responsible Travel
From Lonely Planet’s website (maker of guidebooks, phrasebooks, and other media): ‘Responsible travel’ means assessing our impact on the environment and local cultures and economies – and acting to make… Read more »
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WAYK at “Life is Good” Homeschooling Conference, May 26-29
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdBOES235k&w=480&h=390] WAYK staff Evan Gardner, Willem Larsen, and others, will be playing four days of WAYK at the Life (“Learning in Freedom Everyday”) Unschooling/Homeschooling conference in the Portland area…. Read more »