Cree Immersion program in Alberta: Sept 06 - June 07

[Rick Harp]

Tânisi! 
 
Hey everyone, my name is Rick Harp, and I am a Cree language (Plains Y-dialect) student at Blue Quills First Nations College near St. Paul, Alberta, Canada, and I am helping to promote their great Cree immersion/intensive program. 
 
If people want more info, you can email me, or just email cree at bluequills.ca. There are also printed and electronic versions of  brochures and posters available for mail-out if you want to help spread the word.
 
ay-ay, 
ekosi pitama,
Rick
 
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Blue Quills First Nations College
CREE LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE
September 2006 to June 2007   |   St. Paul, Alberta
 
"Rebuilding community through language, rebuilding language through community"
 
Program highlights:
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Students are active in the language — hearing and speaking Cree — from day one
 
Language learning through classroom activities and community-based immersion 
 
Classes five days a week, Sept. through June (10 months)
 
Sensitivity to needs of adult second-language learners
 
Small class sizes with excellent teacher-to-student ratio
  
On- and off-campus access to elders and speakers fluent in Cree (Y dialect )
 
Emphasis on group participation and learner/teacher team-building
 
Students help develop learning tools for program 
 
Multimedia tools enable and enhance individual study and review
 
Introduction to writing systems for Cree: syllabics and roman alphabet (abc’s)
 
Restoring and revitalizing the voices of our people in a fun, safe 
and supportive learning environment
 
  
* * *  DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:  JUNE 30, 2006   * * *

   
For more info: 
 
Phone  780-645-4455 or 1-888-645-4455  (toll-free in Western Canada)
 
Fax      780-645-5215
 
E-mail    cree at bluequills.ca    
 
Web    www.bluequills.ca/cree



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My blog about learning Cree > http://mimicree.blogspot.com Hi5  |  MySpace! 














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