URITAO YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

THE GUAM MUSEUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH CULTURAL EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE URITAO YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY — A GROUNDBREAKING 6-WEEK CULTURAL AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG CHAMORU MEN. THE PROGRAM WILL RUN DAILY FROM JUNE 9 TO JULY 18, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M., OFFERING 32 HOURS OF WEEKLY IMMERSIVE EDUCATION IN TRADITIONAL CHAMORU PRACTICES. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON LEARNING IN CARVING, SLINGING, CHANT AND DANCE, NAVIGATION AND SEAFARING, FARMING, HUT BUILDING, CHAMORU HISTORY, AND LANGUAGE, ALONG WITH TRADITIONAL PHYSICAL GAMES AND ENDURANCE WORKSHOPS. OPEN TO 20 MALE PARTICIPANTS AGES 15–17 AND 6 YOUTH MALE LEADERS AGES 18–24 SIGN UP BY SCANNING QR CODE.
