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Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy program: A school within a school at Harborview Elementary

Part of Glory Hall’s Empty Bowl fundraiser. Embracing Língit language and culture at Harborview Elementary School. Juneau Arts and Humanities Council update.

The Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy program is an optional program at Harborview Elementary School for children from kindergarten to the fifth grade, taught in partnership with the Sealaska Heritage Institute (Photo courtesy of TCLL program, Juneau School District).
Guests: Kelley Harvey, Principal. Katie Pitman, Special Education Teacher. Cora Bontrager, 4th & 5th Grade Tlingit language teacher and alumni. Raven, student representative.
Culture is the compass for children at Harborview’s Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy program, where language and culture are a part of every day learning.

 

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