Stories tagged with Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy (SUIMA)

Cassidy Tahlo gives a warm smile, as she receives congratulations from community members, school staff, and Tribal Council on Thursday, May 21.

Tue May 26th, 2020

SUIMA rolls through transition ceremony

Screenshot from a weekly Zoom meeting between teachers and faculty; staff meetings at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy (SUIMA) took on a different look for the last two months of 2019-2020 school year.

Fri May 22nd, 2020

From the Eagle’s Nest

Fri May 8th, 2020

Academy announces closure for remainder of school year

30 years ago, James M. Olguin, Director of the Southern Ute Wildlife Department, talks to a group of Colorado State University students on an annual ecology tour of the United States, looking at different management programs.

Fri Mar 13th, 2020

Many Moons Ago

Sakarii Goodtracks finishes a “sledding” run on her snowboard just for fun.

Fri Feb 28th, 2020

Shreddin’ the slopes with SUIMA

Students were so excited to see the Southern Ute Tribal Council including Council Member Ramona Eagle at the February Reading Wednesday event. Tribal Council has dedicated time in their schedules to read to the various SUIMA classrooms to lead by example, how important reading is for a child’s development.

Fri Feb 28th, 2020

Council reads to Academy students

Olin Goodtracks takes a closer look at silent auction items to help determine what he will bid on to help the academy raise money for their school powwow. The silent auction was held in the LCB Hall of Warriors on Friday, Feb. 7.

Fri Feb 14th, 2020

Academy raises funds for 20th Anniversary

Makayla Taylor concentrates on placing the correct pieces into a globe puzzle during class at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy on Thursday, Jan. 30.

Fri Jan 31st, 2020

From the Eagle’s Nest

Tia Howe, Victoria Pena and Kellis Wilbourn hang out on the jungle gym during recess.

Fri Dec 20th, 2019

From the Eagle’s Nest

Fri Dec 20th, 2019

SUIMA’s seasonal cuisine

A small fencing crew from Farmington, N.M. works to bring in wrought iron section of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy’s new security fence on Thursday, Dec. 5. The fence workers, Manuel and Martin, are subcontracted through American Fence Co. — the company responsible for the project, which is slated for completion in early December.

Fri Dec 6th, 2019

School zone safety

Students of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy have the honor of dancing the first dance, a tradition at the Southern Ute Bear Dance and an integral part of the cultural component emphasized through the Montessori program. The young students spend weeks, if not months in preparation, often sewing their own moccasins and decorating their Bear Dance regalia together in the classroom.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

‘Pino Nuche’ honor the bear through dance

Southern Ute Tribal Council members, Lorelei Cloud and Cedric Chavez were on hand to award Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy (SUIMA) teacher certificates and awards in Ute Challenge. The goal of the challenge, is to encourage and empower the SUIMA staff to use their Ute language in every classroom all the time.

Fri May 10th, 2019

Teachers meet Ute Challenge

Southern Ute Tribal Chairwoman, Christine Sage and Executive Officer, McKean Walton await their Frito pies, helping the SUIMA students raise money for a field trip to Arizona.

Fri May 10th, 2019

Earning money for Canyon de Chelly

Students from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy help to dedicate the park on Monday, Dec. 17.

Thu Dec 20th, 2018

SUIMA christens SunUte playground

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