DEAP'S MISSION & FRAMEWORK
As a result of a DEAP education, students will be able to use their cultural, vocational, and academic skills to analyze their surroundings in order to plan the transformation of their community and their world, live a healthy life and use the tools they were taught to achieve holistic wellness, use their understanding of identity, and its impact on local and global communities to promote the restoration and perpetuation of Diné culture, and honor the history and the legacy of the Dził Ditł’ooí area by consciously balancing the needs of the land with the needs of the people.
'Aak'ee gone' t'ááłá'di mííl yázhí dóó bi'ąą ashdla 'áadahgóó yoołkááłgo hastą́ą́ yołta'ígíí dóó tsosts'id yołta'ígíí shį́ bá 'ąą 'ádoolnííł t'áá niléi Ni’iijíhíidi.
'Aak'ee gone' t'ááłá'di mííl yázhí dóó bi'ąą ashdla 'áadahgóó yoołkááłgo hastą́ą́ yołta'ígíí dóó tsosts'id yołta'ígíí shį́ bá 'ąą 'ádoolnííł t'áá niléi Ni’iijíhíidi.
About DEAP:
- DEAP first opened in the Fall of 2015:
- Currently, DEAP is accepting students for grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12.
- DEAP offers curriculum and learning for middle school and high school.
- DEAP is free. There are no tuition costs.
- DEAP is a public New Mexico charter school. Anyone can attend. A charter school is a public school that receives state funding. Charter schools still comply with state education laws but have more control over how instruction is developed and delivered.
- DEAP offers breakfast and lunch.
- DEAP is located at the corner of Shepard Springs Boulevard and Mill Road in Navajo, NM
- DEAP classes meet Monday-Thursday from 8 am to 4:00 pm. Fridays are reserved for community events, teacher development and make-up days.
- DEAP will work with students and families to organize extracurricular activities chosen by students including sports
- DEAP students are required to take the PARCC and NWEA assessments.
- DEAP offers SPED and ELL instruction
- DZIŁ DITŁ'OOÍ is the name of the sacred mountain in Navajo, NM. The English translation is Fuzzy Mountain.
- DEAP does not currently have a transportation or sports program.
- DEAP can only accept New Mexico residents at this time.
DEAP’s founders sought to create a school that is driven by community needs and hopes for empowering our youth and families. To identify community needs and hopes, planning team members conducted several planning meetings, a survey, and door-to-door conversations with community members. Through consultation with local youth, tribal leaders, educators, and elders, we believe we have developed a strong mission and goals to target community needs. DEAP will provide students with not only educational opportunities but also opportunities to transform the community through focused planning and action. The consultation with community members provided the foundational focus areas of DEAP. Many community members stressed the need for an education that would give students skills to transfer to the community. They identified a need for opportunities in interacting with the land and people through community service and action, land based learning, wellness and Diné culture revitalization.
DEAP seeks to provide high-quality, relevant and meaningful learning experiences for all students. To meet our vision, we have developed a curriculum that integrates our four focus areas:
DEAP seeks to provide high-quality, relevant and meaningful learning experiences for all students. To meet our vision, we have developed a curriculum that integrates our four focus areas:
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SERVICE LEARNING FOR
COMMUNITY ACTION AND LEADERSHIP 
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LAND BASED LEARNING
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Diné EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CULTURAL REVITALIZATION & RELEVANCY
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WELLNESS AND
PERSEVERANCE PHILOSOPHY 
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