Navajo meets Western education
Dine College blends two cultures in learningThe sight of sheep wandering outside campus facilities is unique for a college, but then again, nothing about Dine College is ordinary.
Everything from the deliberate placement of the buildings, reflecting the shape and concept of a traditional hogan, to the college's arrowhead emblem, symbolizing protection, has a strong Navajo philosophy embedded into it.
Since the groundbreaking of the school on April 13, 1971, implementing a Navajo viewpoint into curriculum has been a top goal for educators. The school's core classes also include Navajo language, culture, history, philosophy, and government. 
Everything from the deliberate placement of the buildings, reflecting the shape and concept of a traditional hogan, to the college's arrowhead emblem, symbolizing protection, has a strong Navajo philosophy embedded into it.
Since the groundbreaking of the school on April 13, 1971, implementing a Navajo viewpoint into curriculum has been a top goal for educators. The school's core classes also include Navajo language, culture, history, philosophy, and government.
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