Shavings Volume 15 Number 2 (April 1993)

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Volume XV Number 2 April, 1993

sessions a t C W B , w i l l

Youth Education Update D i c k Wagner

learn heritage

about

it.

Or

better

yet,

you

can

s m a l l craft h a n d l i n g , w o o d w o r k i n g ,

v o l u n t e e r for a session w i t h a b u n c h of

and marlinspike work.

kids

Those sessions

who

care

more

than

you

can

w i l l be coordinated w i t h their school

i m a g i n e a b o u t f o l k s w h o care a b o u t

and productive hours planning a new

learning

them.

chapter of o u r education c u r r i c u l u m .

h i s t o r y , a n d l a n g u a g e arts.

We have been putting in long, hard

The idea began a year ago w h e n I

objectives

in

math,

science,

C W B ' s water-bound environment is

r e t u r n e d f r o m the a n n u a l conference of

different

the

scenes o f f a i l u r e a n d f r u s t r a t i o n .

Council

of American

Maritime

from

the

students

former The

M u s e u m s . I gave a p a p e r there on o u r

out of doors, direct experience we offer

program

is

of

sailing

clinics

physically challenged people. CWB

after

the

conference,

for

Back at I

began

The Salish People and Their Skills A Cruise aboard the Zodiac P A C K Y O U R DUFFLE A N D GET R E A D Y FOR A RARE

different f r o m classroom routines.

OPPORTUNITY.

The attaining of n e w and unique skills T h r o u g h this

O n M a y 2 9 t h , the 127-foot s c h o o n e r

t h i n k i n g of h o w we can more fully

p r o g r a m , w e a i m t o help those y o u t h

Zodiac w i l l set h e r s a i l s a n d d e p a r t the

serve o u r c o m m u n i t y .

discover their untapped potential and

Center

be motivated to pursue their n e w - f o u n d

U n i o n for three d a y s a n d nights o f

goals.

s a i l i n g a n d c r u i s i n g the Puget S o u n d

W e h a v e m o r e t h a n 50,000 v i s i t o r s each year.

T h e y come freely to learn

about

small

our

have fun too.

It

craft

heritage,

This is clear

source

of p r i d e .

for

Wooden

Boats

on

Lake

o f the S a l i s h P e o p l e .

and

m u s t be f u n for most

because m o s t c o m e again.

is a

T h e O c t o b e r C o n f e r e n c e t o l d u s the need is there, a n d o u r i d e a is l i k e l y to b e effective.

We have already begun

D o r o t h y a n d Steve P h i l i p p , w h o h a v e l i v e d a m o n g the S a l i s h p e o p l e f o r

evidence we are p r o v i d i n g a needed

sessions w i t h at-risk y o u t h , on a p r o

over

p u b l i c benefit.

bono

incredible k n o w l e d g e of the history,

But w h a t about the

basis.

That

means

I

teach

in

60

years,

will

other 1 m i l l i o n souls w h o live w i t h i n

between my full-time daily duties of

culture, folklore and

20 miles of C W B ?

planning programs and raising money

skills.

what

about

the

And

ones

especially

who

are

least

to

implement

them.

It's

e x h i l a r a t i n g s e e i n g these y o u n g p e o p l e

a n d boat setting is so f o r e i g n .

enthusiastically

m a y b e the ones w h o w o u l d benefit

participating

and

learning!

traditional life

Once

in

a

while,

if

you're

l u c k y , y o u ' l l f i n d a teacher w h o h a d the g i f t s o f k n o w l e d g e , w i t

most f r o m the resources we offer.

and We have received a grant f r o m K i n g

T h e s p i n off of this thought w a s

their

been

likely to visit us because this water They

share

C o u n t y , D i v i s i o n of C u l t u r a l Resources

when

patience. it

You'll

happens

know

because

the

class w i l l b e s o e x h i l a r a t i n g y o u

for a p r o g r a m w i t h O r i o n S c h o o l , w h i c h

will

F o u n d e r i n g Y o u t h " conference w e held

serves homeless y o u t h .

learning.

h e r e i n late O c t o b e r , 1992.

a p a r t - t i m e e f f o r t f r o m S e p t e m b e r '93 -

w i t h Steve a n d D o r o t h y .

M a y '94.

B u t t h a t ' s o n l y the t i p o f the

t h e y k n o w a b o u t the l i f e o f the

i c e b e r g . I c a n ' t w a i t to b e g i n a f u l l - t i m e

N o r t h w e s t I n d i a n s hasn't been

the

"Maritime

Heritage

Skills

and

T h e p u r p o s e o f the c o n f e r e n c e w a s to explore the concept of u s i n g C W B ' s

program

heritage

Who

small

craft

and

maritime

now,

and

knows,

This w o u l d be

continue forever.

main

stream

school

our program so

laugh

written.

for

the

joy

of

That's what happens What

Best o f a l l i s h o w t h e y

c o n v e y the r i c h l i v e s of those first p e o p l e .

Y o u feel y o u are

heritage s k i l l s expertise as a m e a n s for

districts might find

o u r t r o u b l e d y o u t h t o g a i n self e s t e e m

effective they w o u l d w a n t it as part of

r e c e i v i n g a special gift w h i c h

and

and

the p u b l i c s c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m . T h e o n l y

Steve a n d

problem solving, in a dynamic learning

t h i n g h o l d i n g us back is m o n e y for a

for y o u .

e n v i r o n m e n t . T h e conference attendees,

full-time instructor.

experience

in

team

work

p r o f e s s i o n a l s f r o m heritage s m a l l craft, education,

and

human

resources,

u n a n i m o u s l y endorsed our idea. Since then programs

in

we have worked which

small

units

out of

t e e n a g e r s , t h r o u g h a series o f t w o - h o u r

Dorothy

m a d e just

I urge y o u to s p e n d a f e w d a y s In order for C W B to be a resource

with

these

most

precious

for a w i d e r r a i n b o w of our c o m m u n i t y ,

p e o p l e . Y o u ' l l n e v e r forget the

we need

experience.

this p r o g r a m .

implement community interested?

this

In order to

program,

funding.

we

need

Anyone

I'd be glad to talk m o r e

1

-Rollie Wulff


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