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Ongoing Accomplishments |
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The Eastside Native American Education Program benefitsthe students from elementary, middle and high school in the Lake Washington, Bellevue, and Northshore School Districts. At the present time, we have 191 students enrolled in the program with approximately 40 different tribal affiliations.
The
program strives to assist students and their families in many different
ways:
| + Begins the year with a Back-to-School Night and Soup Supper; |
| + Hosts a Fall Harvest Celebration; |
| + Offers school to work field trips to such facilities as Microsoft and thePuyallup Tribal Law Offices to help students see the connection between their lives and the "real" world; |
| + Holds Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) classes and information to help students prepare and successfully complete the state battery of tests; |
| + Presents acting, storytelling, writing, and drumming classes taught by recognized Native professionals such as Elaine Miles, Roger Fernandez, and Lawney Reyes; |
| + Offers a Resume Writing Workshop for secondary students; |
| + Provides Higher Education Scholarship information for high school seniors; |
| + Conducts field trips to institutions of higher learning such as the University of Washington, Bellevue Community College, Shoreline Community College, the Lake Washington Vocational Institute, and the Burke Museum; |
| + Tracks students to insure that they are on track to graduate on time; |
| + Assists students in finding academic help (tutors) when there is a need; |
| + Ends the academic year in June with the Student Recognition Banquet that honors the program students' accomplishments; |
| + Sponsors a Silent Auction in the spring to raise additional funds for student activities; |
| + Helps find other kinds of resources for families within their community; |
| + Provides ongoing bi-monthly Cultural Activities at 7:00 pm on Monday evenings at Lake View Elementary School, 10400 NE 68th, Kirkland (Map Quest). |
| + Involves the program students in ongoing service projects, such as the KIRO Foster Children Holiday Wish, Operation Sack Lunch, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and collecting food for families within the program. |
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