1 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁This ▁places ▁the ▁Sal ish ▁School ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁in ▁the ▁children ▁rev ital ization ▁group ▁of ▁schools . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁programs ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁sp ur ▁full ▁native ▁flu ency ▁in ▁Ok an agan ▁before ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁The ▁school ▁does ▁this ▁by ▁offering ▁classes ▁in ▁Ok an agan ▁from ▁ 9 ▁am ▁to ▁ 3 : 1 5 ▁pm . ▁According ▁to ▁school ▁expect ations ▁and ▁curr ic ula , ▁children ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁speak ▁Ok an agan ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁school . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁school ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁an ▁active ▁learning ▁strategy , ▁that ▁is , ▁children ▁are ▁taught ▁common ▁nur ser y ▁rh yth ms ▁( head s , ▁shoulders , ▁kne es , ▁and ▁to es ) ▁that ▁eng age ▁the ▁lear ner ' s ▁body . ▁ ▁The ▁Sal ish ▁School ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁makes ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁not ▁falling ▁into ▁the ▁trap ▁of ▁mon opol izing ▁teaching ▁resources . ▁Un like ▁Wal sh ' s ▁examples ▁of ▁tribes ▁opt ing ▁to ▁not ▁share ▁materials , ▁the ▁Sal ish ▁School ▁maintain s ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁audio ▁resources ▁and ▁curr ic ula ▁to ▁advance ▁Ok an agan ▁rev ital ization . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁these ▁efforts , ▁the ▁school ▁not ▁only ▁provides ▁curr icul um , ▁but ▁also ▁helps ▁develop ▁and ▁translate ▁it . ▁The ▁Sal ish ▁School ▁works ▁alongside ▁organizations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Paul ▁Creek ▁Language ▁Association ,