A Day in the Life
A day in the life of a WAYK intern is a lot like that of anyone else working on our Unangam Tunuu project – we start with a stand up… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Summer Intensive
Surprise, you’re a teacher.
Something that has made the WAYK Summer Intensive special for me is the role of teaching. Before WAYK, I had a lot of misconceptions regarding what it is to teach…. Read more »
The Intersection of Language and Food
Food is often the social spark that brings people together. I learned very quickly when planning events in university that if you want people to show up to a meeting… Read more »
Report from the Road: St. Paul Island Summer Intensive Video
We are pleased to share another great video from WAYK player and filmmaker Sky Hopinka. Sky joined the WAYK team on St. Paul Island for the 2015 Summer Intensive as… Read more »
Guest Post: Teresa’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
My name is Teresa Baker, I’m from the Pribilof Islands and I’m going to share with you a bit of my 2015 Summer Language Intensive experience. For about 3 years… Read more »
Guest Post: Linnae’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
Aang, Linnae Kozloff asax̂takuqing. I am from Saint Paul Island, Alaska. I happen to go to Saint Paul school. I am interested in the Unangam Tunuu language project because I… Read more »
Guest Post: Kiana’s Summer Language Intensive Experience
My name is Kiana. I live in Saint Paul Island, Alaska and I go to the Pribilof School. I got involved in the Saint Paul Summer Language Intensive because I… Read more »
Robyn and Casey’s Language Adventure: Part S.E.A.L.
The hardest part of hunting Chinuk is easily the most rewarding at the same time – much like the three mile “marathon” going on next week that Sky has convinced… Read more »
Robyn & Casey’s Language Adventure: Part 2
“The only time you are speaking wrong is when you are not speaking at all.” These are the words on a sign up in the Civic Center which is the… Read more »
Sky Hopinka: Why I returned for another WAYK Summer
Working with Evan, David Edwards, and April Charlo at the first WAYK summer program was a great experience. I learned a lot about language revitalization as well as community… Read more »
Robyn & Casey’s Language Adventure: Part 1
When we signed up to be interns with WAYK we really had no idea what we were actually getting ourselves into…in a good way. It’s next to impossible to explain… Read more »
Intern Introduction: Casey Boyette
I’m starting my third year at the University of Virginia this fall, where I major in linguistics, which is how I ended up applying to work on this summer intensive…. Read more »
Intern Introduction: Robyn Giffen
I am originally from Calgary, Alberta, but have been in Kelowna, BC for the past 6 years completing two degrees. I very recently (as in the week before I left… Read more »
Meet the WAYK 2015 St. Paul Island Summer Language Intensive interns!
Our search for summer interns for our St. Paul summer project began in early February, when we opened applications for three WAYK interns sponsored by the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association…. Read more »
Call for WAYK Summer 2015 Interns!
This summer, we are excited to offer three WAYK internship positions that will be sponsored by our host community of St. Paul Island, Alaska through APIA and ACSPI. Participating in… Read more »
WAYK Summer Schedule
It can be hard to imagine what a language revitalization summer looks like, but working to strengthen a language is a full-time job. As with any program centered around language… Read more »
WAYK Summer Intern Expectations
What you can expect as an intern: You will learn how to use WAYK. One of the main purposes of the WAYK Summer Intensive is to provide a comprehensive training… Read more »
WAYK Summer 2015: St. Paul Island, Alaska
WAYK is thrilled to finally announce the details of our 2015 Summer Intensive! After many weeks of behind-the-scenes work with our host community and organizations, we can officially say: we… Read more »