An immersion language session at the Treehouse in Port Hardy, BC. A circle of chairs fills the room while some students are standing and laughing. Colourful language posters and sticky notes are on the walls behind everyone.

A New Opportunity for Language Apprentices

The WAYK team is excited to share a new opportunity to participate in our Summer Language Intensive (SLI) project.  From 2011 through 2019, the WAYK team offered summer internship opportunities… Read more »

A trail made of wooden slats winds through the forest surrounded by ferns, berry bushes, and moss-covered trees.

Announcing WAYK’s 2026 Summer Language Intensive in Port Hardy, BC

The WAYK team is excited to announce our next summer project. In 2026, our Summer Language Intensive will take place in Port Hardy, British Columbia. We will be continuing our… Read more »

A group of people stand outside of a wooden building, posed and smiling at the camera.

WAYK in Massett (X̱aad Kíl Née)

The WAYK team has just finished our second visit to the X̱aad Kíl Née program this year. During our first visit to Haida Gwaii this August we prepared for and… Read more »

WAYK at the Treehouse

Over the past 5 years we have been able to work alongside the growing language program that is continuing to thrive at the “Treehouse” at Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations. The Treehouse… Read more »

Where…Have We Been?

Where…have we been? It’s been a while since we shared what WAYK is up to, and so much has happened since we touched base. So what has Where Are Your… Read more »

Summer Intensive Expectations: 2020 Update

Here you will find the 2020 Summer Intensive expectations for WAYK team members who will be joining the project at Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver, BC. We want to be… Read more »

WAYK Summer Intensive Schedule: 2020 Update

It can be hard to imagine what a language revitalization summer looks like, but working to keep a language vital is a full-time endeavor. Here’s an updated look at what… Read more »

WAYK Summer Team Frequently Asked Questions: 2020 Update

We’ve put together a list of some of the most common questions we get about WAYK Summer Language Intensive projects and the internship/volunteer positions we offer. We hope that anyone… Read more »

Call for WAYK 2020 Summer Team!

This summer, we are once again fortunate to offer summer positions on the WAYK team during the 2020 Summer Language Intensive. These positions are sponsored by our host community, Tsleil-Waututh… Read more »

Announcing WAYK’s 2020 Summer Intensive: North Vancouver, British Columbia!

WAYK is very excited to announce—after months (and years!) of planning with the host community—that our 2020 Summer Intensive will once again take place in North Vancouver, British Columbia! This… Read more »

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  • The Fluency Paradigm

    We seek Fluency, not Knowledge. We belong to a culture of “knowledge”, a culture of certification. The self-taught genius, the high-performing maverick, though we may regard them with awe and… Read more »

  • “Where Are Your Keys?”

    We learn more, more quickly, and more deeply, once we redefine true learning as fluency, and play our way to getting there. Evan Gardner, a learning technology innovator, developed the… Read more »

  • An Interview with Evan Gardner

    Listen to Willem interview Evan about “Where Are Your Keys?”.