Faʻamatalaga (About Us)

 

ʻO le Faʻalāpotopotoga o Āʻoga ʻĀmata Sāmoa i le Iunaite Sitete ʻo se faʻalāpotopotoga ʻoloʻo ʻūmia le faʻaolaolaina o le gagana Sāmoa e ala i polokalama e aʻoaʻoina ai fānau lāiti. 

The Association of Samoan Language Nests in the United States (Faʻalāpotopotoga a Āʻoga ʻĀmata Sāmoa i le Iunaite Sitete) is an organization dedicated to the perpetuation of Samoan language through early childhood education programs. 

ʻOloʻo ʻavea e le Faʻalāpotopotoga le faʻataʻitaʻiga lea ʻo le āʻoga ʻāmata (po ʻo le language nest) ma taʻiala i le faʻaolaolaina o le gagana Sāmoa e aʻoaʻoina ʻātoa ai le tamaitiiti e ala i le "faʻatofuina" i naʻo le gagana Sāmoa lava ʻauā le faʻaauauina o le gagana i fānau lalovaoa a le atunuʻu. 

The Association adopts the language nest model for language revitalization by providing a full Samoan medium curriculum in order to ensure the transmission of Samoan language to the youngest of our population. 

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