February Vacation Week Fun and Advancement for Tribal Students

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Education Department, through support from the Building Pathways for Tribal Youth, have organized a week of educational workshops, fairs and a basketball tournament during February vacation. All of the events, workshops and activities are free and open to tribal youth in middle school, high school or are college age and will be held at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center.

The week-long events will kick off with two workshops from First Nations of Colorado. The first workshop, held on Monday, February 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will cover time management. Following the time management workshop will be a money management workshop on Tuesday, February 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21 will be a college and career fair with representatives from area colleges and businesses. The college and career fair will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

The week-long activities will close out with an exciting basketball tournament on Thursday and Friday. Now’s the time to start putting your winning team together.

There will also be plenty of free food, fun and prizes throughout the entire week.

For more information, questions or to register for any of the workshops or the basketball tournament, please contact John Hanlon at (508) 237-0041 or send him an email at john.hanlon@mwtribe-NSN.gov.