Hita i Mana’adahi i Hanom:

Prugråman Hånom

A youth water program empowering the next generation of CHamoru water protectors through culture, science, and hands-on learning.

COLLABORATORS

HITA LITEKYAN

MAGALÅHEN HURAO CHAMORU ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

YEAR

2025

About the Program

Hita i Mana'adahi i Hanom: Prugråman Hånom is a pilot program designed for second through fifth graders at Maga’lahen Hurao CHamoru Charter School.

Through hands-on activities, place-based learning, and indigenous approaches to science, students learn the importance of clean water, how to test it, and their sacred responsibility to protect Guåhan’s precious water sources.

“This program fosters a deeper understanding of environmental justice by connecting students to their ancestral role as caretakers of our waters. By equipping our youth with water testing skills and indigenous knowled, we empower them to advocate for clean water and a thriving future for our islands.”

— MARIA HERNANDEZ MAY, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Prugråman Hånom

WATER PROGRAM CURRICULUM

The program spans three weeks, with each students engaged in classroom discussions, hands-on activities, field visits, and reflections, ensuring a holistic approach to environmental education.

This initiative is more than just a science class. It is a movement to build Indigenous leadership in protecting and restoring the waters of the Marianas.

  • LEKSION 1: NA'LÅ'LA I HANOM

    Water is Life – Our Responsibility as Water Protectors

  • LEKSION 2: BOLAN FACHE'

    Healing Our Waters – Making Bollan Fache' (Metgot Mud Balls)

  • LEKSION 3: CHAGI I HANOM

    Testing Our Waters – Why it matters in our current climate

  • LEKSION 4: BISITA MÅSSO YAN MALESSO'

    Field Trip Day - Water Testing at Malesso' Pier & Måsso Reservoir

  • LEKSION 5: SABÅNAN ESTORIA

    Interpreting Our Data – What Did We Learn?

  • LEKSION 6: REFLEKSION, AKSION, YAN SELEBRASION!

    Reflecting on our journey - Telling our story of water protection