Weetumuw School
Mâseepee Wôpanây "Wôpessori" Katnuhtôhtâeekamuq
Serving Mashpee Wampanoag children ages 3-9.
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Mission
Weetumuw School prepares students 2.9-9 for academic excellence and community leadership by instilling traditional Wampanoag values through culture and language-based education for decolonization using a Montessori pedagogy. Weetumuw School students are immersed in Wampanoag culture in a safe, healthy, and loving environment, with the goal of fostering academic excellence, leadership skills and a strong sense of personal, community, and cultural pride.
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Who We Are
Weetumuw School is a Wôpanâak culture and language school, operated by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Our school houses two classrooms: Mukayuhsak Weekuw (The Children’s House) for preschool and kindergarten (ages 2.9-6) and Wushkeenune8ak Weekuw (The Young People’s House) for elementary school students (ages 6-9). The primary classroom is located in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Government Center, and the elementary classroom is located in the red yurt on the powwow field. The school employs a Montessori pedagogy in service to Wampanoag culture and language.
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Culture-based curriculum
Weetumuw School endeavors to eliminate the separation of culture and education. Our faculty works hard to make Wampanoag culture the culture of the classroom. Through Wampanoag values, daily practices, stories, ceremony, traditions, and the inclusion of culture keepers of all the Wampanoag communities, Weetmuw School teaches students to be proud of their heritage, and their people, and to live unapologetically as Wampanoag people in every facet of their lives, including their classroom.
Weetumuw School is a member of the Wildflower Network of schools in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Wildflower is an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and parents. Wildflower aspires to give all children and families the opportunity to choose high-quality, beautiful learning environments as they follow life’s unfolding journey.