American Indian OIC Language Revitalization Project
The objectives of this project will be to teach Takoda Prep students the Ojibwe language at a level in which they feel comfortable conversing with fellow classmates and elders and can identify everyday objects and terms in the language. This is important because connecting students' education to language will increase their participation in their overall education. The second objective will be for each student to identify one person in their life with whom they can share the language they have learned. This will spread the knowledge of Ojibwe speakers, spur excitement to learn further, and reinforce the classroom-learned language skills by applying them in daily life.
American Indian OIC rigorously evaluates all of its programming on a set of predetermined metrics. The Ojibwe Language program will be evaluated based on the following indicators of success: 92% of Takoda Prep students will gain one World Languages credit in Ojibwe by the end of the 2022-2023 academic year. The graduation rate for credit-eligible4 seniors will be at least 75% at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year. 40% of Takoda Prep graduates will pursue post-secondary education.