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Indian Education Programs & Events

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High School Native American Clubs: Caucuses are an opportunity for students to build community and awareness within their schools, a comfortable atmosphere where students can discuss issues related to culture, individuality, academics, and a place where students can meet with faculty who will have the resources necessary to positively guide each student through their school career. Indian Education promotes and participates in the clubs and provides teachers with resources for the students involved

Middle School Native American Clubs: Indian Education created middle school Native American Clubs to inspire and enable our young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Our Native American Clubs provide a positive place where Native American students can go to celebrate their culture and community, to enjoy healthy fun with their peers and to learn new skills and self-confidence under the guidance of LPS and Indian Education staff.

Native American Student Leadership Conferences (NASLC):
Overview: Indian Education hosted the First Annual Native American Student Leadership Conference in September of 2004. The mission of this conference is to provide Native American students and participants the opportunity to hear and observe Native American professionals and scholars, as well as to participate in student forums focusing on student issues and in cultural exchanges in an enjoyable community experience.
Indian Education’s Native American Student Leadership Conferences have been a success thanks to the help and cooperation from the Nebraska Department of Education, Southeast Community College, LPS Multicultural Offices and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Indian Education would also like to thank every high school faculty member who believed in and volunteered to support our conferences. Many lasting friendships were created and have grown as a result of this event between students and faculty members and students and the surrounding community.
The conferences are designed to encourage and promote student scholars and provide an opportunity for academicians and others to discuss the issues that affect Native American individuals on a local and national level. As a result of these conferences the overall level of awareness has been raised regarding the history, culture and contemporary concerns of Native students while developing and building student leadership.

 

Indian Education Transition Seminars: Indian Education’s high school transition program includes a variety of activities that provides students and parents with information about the new school, provides students with social support during the transition, and brings middle school and high school personnel together to learn about one another's curriculum and requirements.
Every year Indian Education will plan a social event for current and incoming high school students in order to provide students social support before their transition. Middle school Native American clubs will also have the opportunity to with Native American students from the high schools they will be attending.
Indian Education advocates will facilitate Transition Seminars for 5th grade students entering middle school and 8th grade students entering high school. All students’ parents will be encouraged to attend. We will tour each school and meet personally with faculty to discuss any questions the students and parents might have.

ACT Prep Courses
Indian Education is sponsoring ACT prep courses specifically designed to prepare our Native American students to be successful when taking the ACT. There will be two sessions offered during the 2008-09 school year:
Session 1 – Oct 13-24 at NorthStar High School. Sessions will be held immediately after school for 1 hour.
Session 2 – Jan 29 – Feb 6 at Lincoln High School. Sessions will be held immediately after school for 1 hour.

2008-09 ACT Test Dates: Oct 25, Dec 13, Feb 7, Apr 4, Jun 13