Past Events
WAYK Latin Los Angeles!
Pacifica Christian High School, 1730 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90403
- 9:00-5:00
- Saturday, April 21, 2012
$35 is the best price ever for this Latin focused event. [Signups now closed]
Contact Justin at jsbailey@gmail.com.
Kodiak Island Alaska
Charles Town, West Virginia
- March 25 - April 1 2012
Evan Gardner and April Charlo bring WAYK community building and Language revitalization techniques to Kodiak College and the Alutiiq Studies program
Contact April Counceller for details: agcounceller@kodiak.alaska.edu
Where Are Your Keys? returns to Portland State University Native Center
PSU Native Center
- 10am to 5pm
- March 23, 2012
We will focus on the Chinuk Wawa language gatherings.
We will explore advanced WAYK techniques for reaching ACTFL "Advanced" fluency.
We will also discuss adding additional WAYK native language nights.
PSU interns and Chinuk Wawa community potluck concludes the workshop.
Visit www.whereareyourkeys.org for more info and to sign up!
"Live Your Language Alliance"
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
- March 15th and 16th 2012
Evan Gardner, Sky Hopinka, along with PSU interns Stevie and Melissa travel to the Redwoods!
WAYK will give a general presentation and then end the day with a demonstration using a specific Northern California Language.
Kootenai Summer 2012
Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Montana
- March 10, 2012
Planning Kootenai Summer 2012, Saturday March 10 2012 Salish Kootenai College Core team members plan all day for an unforgettable summer 2012!
Visit www.charkoosta.com to see what went on!
Celebrating Salish
Northern Quest Resort and Casino, Spokane, WA
- March 6-9, 2012
April Charlo will be the lead presenter at this year’s conference at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Spokane, WA. There will be lots of great presentations on advancements in curriculum and pedagogy!
Contact JR Bluff at jrbluff@kalispeltribe.com
American Indigenous Languages Development Institute
Tucson AZ
- February 10-11, 2012
2 FULL DAYS OF WAYK! 27 people have already signed up for this very affordable workshop.
$40 includes lunch and plenty of snacks.
We will also be joined by teachers of Mexico’s indigenous languages!
Contact Alyce Sadongei at sadongei@email.arizona.edu
Georgia Classical Association Winter Conference, “Let’s speak Latin!”
Mountain View High School, Lawrenceville, GA
- January 28-29, 2012
Once the official presentation is over we will play Where Are Your Keys-Latin all weekend!
For information contact Keith Toda at kttoda@hotmail.com
Salish and Kootenai Workshop
Flathead, MT
- December 14-19, 2011
Evan returns to Flathead for a week long community training ending with a 2 day Salish and Kootenai workshop. Get ready for “Flathead Summer 2012”!
Events include; Presenting to the Salish Kootenai College Board, Department of Lands Salish Class, Salish class for Charkoosta news staff, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Education Department Language Program Community Update, Meeting with Humanities Montana, and of course lots of Salish and Kootenai Language hunting!
For more information, contact April at aprilcharlo@yahoo.com
ACTFL Conference
Denver, CO
- November 17-20, 2011
Evan Gardner and Nancy Llewellyn demonstrate how to use the American Council for Teaching Foreign Languages oral proficiency test on an endangered spoken language—Latin.
Stanford Workshop
Stanford, CA
- November 5-6, 2011
The Stanford languages club, assisted by Evan Gardner, leads a two-day workshop at Stanford University, training attendees in WAYK accelerated acquisition techniques and demonstrating how the method can be used to revitalize endangered languages.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Evan.
Stanford SPLASH! Seminar
Stanford, CA
- October 29-30, 2011
Stanford SPLASH! is a "program that brings high and middle school students from everywhere to Stanford’s campus for a two-day learning extravaganza. Classes are taught by Stanford undergraduates, graduate students, and other community members." Amongst tons of other very cool classes and workshops taught by Stanford affiliates, David Edwards will be leading two "Where Are Your Keys?" workshops. The program is open to all students in grades 7-12, but space for the WAYK workshops is limited.
For more information or to sign up when registration opens, visit Stanford SPLASH!
Language is Life Gathering
Marin Headlands Institute
Sausalito, CA
- September 16-18, 2011
Five experienced WAYK players—Evan Gardner, Dustin Rivers, April Charlo, Sky Hopinka, and David Edwards‐come together for a language rocket ride to fluency.
Salish Social
Salish Kootenai College,
Flathead Reservation, MT
- 12:00-4:00pm
- September 9-10, 2011
April Charlo invites the WAYK team to her home community on the Flathead Reservation to share her knowledge and experience gained from her summer WAYK internship.
Kalispel
Kalispel reservation, MT
- 08:00am-12:00pm
- September 8, 2011
JR Bluff hosts a WAYK demonstration for his adult language teacher training.
Numu Language Revitalization
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, OR
- June-August, 2011
For eight weeks of intensive facilitation and Numu language learning, seven high-school students began the journey toward fluency and community language leadership.
Rusticatio Virginiana
Charles Town, West Virginia
- July 10-16, 2011
One week of "Where Are Your Keys?" and Latin immersion.