Biba Anu Nuebu!

May the spirit of Christmas bring you much love, joy, peace, and happiness to last through the coming year 2021 and beyond!

Biba Anu Nuebu 2020!

Biba Anu Nuebu!

May the New Year 2019 bring you much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Minagof Nochebuena ~Felis Pasgua (CHamoru)

~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)

~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)

~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)

~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)

~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)

~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)

~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)

~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)

~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

Introducing - IslanderView, January 2018 Issue

Check out this month's IslanderView 2018 issue produced by Vera Dela Cruz -
https://view.joomag.com/islanderview-digital-magazine-january-2018/0802377001517149453?short  Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Biba Anu Nuebu! May the year 2018 bring you much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Minagof Nochebuena ~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

ESL Professional Development a Success!

Si Yu'os Ma'ase' to GDOE for coordinating a resourceful and engaging ESL Professional Development opportunity on January 17, 2017 at Okkodu High School!  Among the topics presented are Aimsweb management, silent stage, listening activities, Google in the classroom, teach to reach, mail merge, SIOP, and using poetry in the classroom.

Elementary Poetry Sharing at the ESL Professional Development on January 17, 2017 at Okkodu High School

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

Happy New Year from around the Pacific!

Happy New Year from around the Pacific! May the year 2016 bring you many blessings filled with much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - English
Biba Añu Nuebu! – Chamorro
Feliz Año Nuevo! – Spanish
Peren En Parakapw! – Pohnpeian
Engan ke ya sasu! - Kosraean
Jeramman ilo iio in ekaal! – Marshallese
Pwapwan Ei Ier Mi Fo – Chuukese
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu – Japanese
Ungil Beches Er Rak! – Palauan
Selsalan Ebéach e duw! – Yapese
Maligayang Bagong Taon – Tagalog
Hauoli Makahiki Hou – Hawaiian
Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo! – Korean
Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese
Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan! – Vietnamese
Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layúi Luugh me raagh féé! – Carolinian

Image source: howtolearn.com

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mothering Guahan Film Screening Event - Aug. 26

Guam Council IRA in partnership with PIBBA Guam Chapter promotes literacy in Micronesia

GC-IRA-PIBBA Guam Chapter book donation to Kosrae DOE 

GC-IRA-PIBBA Guam Chapter book donation to CNMI PSS 

The Guam Council IRA-PIBBA Guam Literacy Project:  As part of GC-IRA's mission to promote literacy in Guam and Micronesian, they have partnered up with the Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) Guam Chapter to donate books to children in the various islands in Micronesian.  This year, Okkodo High School students participated in a service learning project that provided books for GC-IRA and PIBBA Guam Chapter to give the students of Kosrae and CNMI the gift of literacy with a collection of children's and young adult books.  The book donation was presented at the 34th Annual International PIBBA Conference in Kosrae, FSM.  Si Yu'os Ma'ase'!  Kuloh!

Trending Articles - 4/1

Speaking a second language may change how you see the world (Science Magazine) -

URL:  http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/03/speaking-second-language-may-change-how-you-see-world

The gift of tongues:  Having more languages gives kids better brains (The Northern Star) -

URL:  http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/gift-of-tongues-more-languages-gives-kids-better-b/2578728/

What are the most challenging Common Core standards? (eSchool News) -

URL:  http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/03/17/most-challenging-standards-870/

Source:  nabe.org

FestPac Newsletter #2

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Operation Maysak Relief

Our sister islands of Chuuk and Yap have experienced extensive damage due to Typhoon Maysak. UOG President Dr. Robert A. Underwood has initiated a University-wide campaign to assist our friends and neighbors who are in dire need of our help. Please be generous in your support.

Below are areas of support where you can make a difference:

*Food/Water and Clothing/Supply Drive.  Donations need to received by April 6 and April 10 in order to make it in time for the first two shipments going out to Chuuk and Yap.

*Fund Drive. The monetary goal is $3,000. If donating by check, make it payable to “University of Guam."

*Communications Services. TADEO is available for students and community members who need to make contact with family members in the impacted areas. Point of contact is Manny Hechanova at 735-2620/1 or mannyh@uguam.uog.edu.

All donations will be consolidated and provided to the Ayuda Foundation. For more information, contact David Okada at 735-2902 or email dsokada@triton.uog.edu

FestPac Newsletter - January 2015

Click on the image above to view the January 2015 FestPac newsletter.

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference ------> March 4-7*

*March 4, 2015 - Pre-conference

Kosrae to host 34th PIBBA Conference June 23-25

Tuwoh! The 34th Annual International PIBBA Conference will be hosted June 23-25, 2015 in Kosrae, FSM.

Please visit the PIBBA website later for more updates.

Kuloh ma luhlahp!