Chief Atahm School

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Lucy Williams is a Secwpemc Elder from Switsmellp (Glen Eden/Salmon Arm). She has been an active teacher for over 25 years. This Secwepemc elder teaches through Total Physical response (TPR) and also through reading and writing. Lucy has taught many children from Chief Atahm and also Salmon Arm West Elementary students. She is also enjoys Mentoring adult language speakers. She has taught adult language classes for over 5 years.

Janice Michel-Billy has been an immersion teacher for over 20 years and has worked with all ages of language learners, from preschool-aged children to adults. She is adept at creating lesson ideas from familiar themes using the TPR-Storytelling Approach. Janice also teaches the Chief Atahm School Total Physical Response Summer Institutes. She brings a lot of enthusiam to the classroom and to her workshop presentations. Janice is currently working on her Masters in Language Revitalization through the University of Victoria.

Verna Anthony lives in Switsmalph (Salmon Arm). Her caring nature and language speaking has warmed the hearts of many young children in the Language Nest for over 10 years, and more recently in the nursery/kindergarten program.

Lawrence Michel is an Elder Language Teacher at Chief Atahm School who has been teaching the younger generations for over 25 years. He teaches through Carpentry, Geography, TPR, Storytelling and Language Teaching. He has shared with children of all ages, from the Language Nest to Grade 9, his passion for storytelling and the land. He was awarded a Language Heroes Award from the International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages.

Welcome to T'selcéwtqen Clleqmél'ten, otherwise known as Chief Atahm School. We are a Secwepemc language immersion school situated on the Adams Lake Band, near Chase in the Interior of British Columbia. The school was founded in 1991 and is grounded in the belief that knowledge of the language, traditional practices and beliefs of the Secwepemc will help develop a strong and healthy community. Students will be prepared for today's world and will help protect the earth for the Tellqelmucw , "the people to come".

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