Ho-Chunk Courses

Financial Literacy/Social-Emotional Skills

We have partnered with the Financial Fitness Group and The SAFE Steps to provide an opportunity for your students to learn the financial skills and the human skills they’ll need to survive and thrive today and in the future. Participants will build human skills that no computer can replace. Skills that help them relate to others, understand themselves, and create the mental toughness to handle whatever life sends their way. They will also improve their financial fitness, learning how to take control of their money. Your student will learn how to save, invest and budget so they can own the things they want, plan for the unexpected, and safeguard their future. This online program includes short videos, family activities, and real-life scenarios that will build stronger life skills and is designed to fit easily into your life. These skills will give students a head start over people who don’t have them, or who learn them later in life.

This option will take only 30 minutes each week. The course runs 6 weeks for K-6th Grades and 12 weeks for 7th-12th Grades. No set class time, but 1 lesson a week. 7th-12th graders are required to have their own email for log-in purposes.

COURSES are:

Grades K-2- Seeds of Success- Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
Grades 3-6 Pathways of Success- Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
Grades 7-12 –
Level 101- Foundations of Success
Level 102 – Planning for Success
Level 201 – Building Towards Success
Success in Real Life – Project-Based learning (How to buy a car/rent an apartment, etc.)

Ho-Chunk Language- Bringing Hoocąk Home

“Bringing Hoocąk Home” is an online family-oriented language program. This new language course is designed by the Ho-Chunk Language division. In this language learning experience, Wąąkšik Ho’į Pįį Hirušją Kįį participants and their families will work towards earning points while learning and using Hoocąk at home. Each week will have its own theme and families will learn new and exciting ways to use the language.

Set class time of Roughly 1 hour a week. Class runs on a different time schedule- 9 weeks of class, 3-week break, and then families can re-enroll for a new session of 9 weeks. (Requires gmail email for Google Classroom). Classes will start on February 27.

Ho-Chunk Traditions 101

Ho-Chunk Traditions will help families connect with the Wąąkšik Woošgą (Ho-Chunk Way of Life). This option will expose you to cultural traditions, ceremonies, art, kinship, societal structure, and social mores of the Ho-Chunk people. This course will allow you to learn more about Ho-Chunk traditions and help participants create a positive self-image.

Classes will be held on Tuesdays at 6 pm beginning February 7th and last approximately 1 hour.

Events

4-5 Virtual Events offered every term for roughly an hour. Other events, such as camps, may also be offered in collaboration with other Ho-Chunk Departments. These events may be of longer duration. Participants are only required to attend one of any of the offered events to complete what is required for the course. Our events will include virtual experiences. These experiences will allow families to learn more about career and college options all while incorporating our culture, history, and language. The wide variety of events will expose families to all the options available from trade schools, the military, both public & private colleges, and more.

Multiple events will take place each semester, virtual events last approximately 1 hour.

Educational Technology/School Supplies (Computer & Supplies only, 1 time only)

Helping students with academic success by supplying them with both school supplies and technology. Students will receive either a tablet or laptop to help them connect to our courses and complete all work assigned.

School supplies will include basic items needed for the specific grade students will be going into.

Career Exploration (7th Grade and Up)

Students and families will use a self-guided career, major, and education planning system that gives them step-by-step guidance on career exploration. Assessments are done on your skills, personality, work interests, and values.

There are no wrong answers for these assessments! You will then be provided with a list of suitable careers based on your self-assessment where you can see the education requirements, employment outlook, salary range, and what a typical day looks like.

Time commitment varies depending on how much you want to explore.

Guidance Counselor

Newsletters to keep families informed with what is going on in the Good Life Program and what different departments within the Ho-Chunk Nation offer for services. Help with journaling and reflection papers. Teaching best practices for studying or taking tests and much more.

Low time commitment- We work with families to provide appropriate resources for their situation.

Clubs offered under GCP/Guidance Counselor Program

Indigenous Author Book Club-

Roughly 30 minutes Zoom Class a week for up to 12 weeks plus students’ own out-of-class reading time. Participants are provided books written by Native American Authors! Most books covered are award-winning or highly acclaimed. We provide many different genres in our clubs such as graphic novels, fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc… All books are purchased and shipped to the participant by the GCP and are theirs to keep. Reading Groups are split into grades K-2nd (guided reading), 3rd- 5th, 6th- 8th, and 9-12th. Students are given 2-3 options for discussion of books as we know everyone learns differently. Groups help with progressing reading skills, work on reading comprehension, and provide access to books that discuss Native American topics and issues facing our communities. Students who complete a term can continue to the next term of new books.

Native Arts Club–

Roughly 30 minutes Zoom Class a week for up to 12 weeks plus students’ own out-of-class creating time. Participants are provided with all supplies needed for several different Native Art Projects for the term. Supplies are theirs to keep and we encourage kids to continue creating after the class is over. Depending on the semester, kids will learn different techniques such as, but not limited to, beading, sewing, applique, finger weaving, leather craft, etc… Age groups are split into K-5th and 6th-12th. Students are given 2 options for class participation as we know everyone learns differently. Students completing a term are offered the option to proceed to an advanced class or choose to learn a different medium. In the future, we plan to have visiting Native Artists come to speak to the older student group about their personal stories, artwork pieces, and creative process.