Tiempon Minagof
After-school Program
CHamoru every day.
Tiempon Minagof is an after-school program that focuses on creating an environment for youth to learn and live all things CHamoru every day of the school year.
Our lessons are designed to be fun and interactive to keep students engaged and stimulated even after a long day.
Crafted to be an extension of Tiempon Somnak (summer camp), students in the program continue nurturing their CHamoru identities through on-going language learning and daily practice of our cultural traditions like:
Dancing
Cooking
Singing/Chanting
Planting
Weaving
and so much more!
As with all Hurao programs, Tiempon Minagof is family-based. Parents are highly encouraged to attend Eskuelan Mañaina, a weekly class to help bridge the gap between learning in the classroom and at home.
Program Details
Ages:
3 - 11 years old
Instruction Time:
Monday - Friday | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
P.C. Lujan Elementary School (Barrigada, GU)
Price:
Registration Fee: $75 per child
Tuition: $250/month
*family rates available
What our parents say:
“The program has encouraged us to employ immersion practices such as playing CHamoru music frequently, using basic vocabulary and phrases as regularly as possible, labeling items in our home, employing the use of the CHamoru dictionary, and even referring to our group chatroom for assistance from each other for translations. Through the program, our daughter, Animu has developed a more intermediate ability to understand directions given to her in Chamoru than I currently possess. She can now respond to basic directions and questions in CHamoru. Although our abilities are still elementary in form, our use and understanding of the language is far greater than where it was a year ago. Although our usage is still minimal, we have witnessed the advantages of remaining within the cohort and employing the skills acquired. Our daughter has become more confident with speaking the language with others, she is teaching her infant sister basic words and phrases, and is even conversing with her great-grandparents in CHamoru!”
- Raenate Santos
As part of the Hurao Academy for 1 full year now, we are happy to give a testimonial. Our progress using the Hurao Academy method of immersion has brought us farther along than we ever thought we could in one year. From being complete non-speakers, just so much as a Håfa Adai and Adios. I remember Pika even having a hard time saying "Si Yu'os ma'åse" But today we are not only using the language In our home daily but we are reading and telling stories in CHamoru and are constantly learning new words in the household. Because we understand more, we are also able to communicate with our parents in CHamoru. Not just listening and understanding but actually speaking back to them. It's nice to be able to apply what we learn at Hurao Academy directly at home with our kids and family. We all learn from each other.
Afterschool program and summer camp are fantastic for the kids. Even though it's a challenge to get our kids from school, drop them to Hurao and go back to work, we have done it for 1 year and can't see it another way. It is so critical for our kids to be around and using the CHamoru language daily. Not just with us but also interacting with others who children and adults who speak CHamoru. They have developed strong relationships with other students and are happy with the teachers and staff.