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Every success story starts somewhere. At FACE, it begins with strong families, confident learners, and a foundation for lifelong success.
Every success story starts somewhere. At FACE, it begins with strong families, confident learners, and a foundation for lifelong success.
Two Sons, One Mom, and a FACE Experience That Changed Their Lives
Two Sons, One Mom, and a FACE Experience That Changed Their Lives
For Roginia Adeky of Pine Hill, New Mexico, the FACE program didn't just help prepare her children for school. It helped her discover new possibilities for her own future.
Both Roginia's sons, Ryder and KaiLeo, attended Ramah Navajo FACE from age three until kindergarten. What began as an early childhood education experience became a journey of growth for the entire family.
Through classroom participation, Roginia discovered the importance of being actively involved in her children's education. Just as importantly, FACE helped her children strengthen their connection to their Diné heritage through the integration of Native language, culture, and literacy.
But while her sons were learning and growing, so was Roginia.
The encouragement, support, and confidence she gained through FACE inspired her to pursue new opportunities, ultimately earning a Commercial Driver's License to become a bus driver.
Her journey illustrates one of FACE's greatest strengths: the opportunity for children and parents to learn and succeed together.
Reflecting on her family's experience, Roginia shared:
"FACE was more than early childhood education for our family — it was a place where we all learned, grew, and built a foundation that continues to make a difference in our lives today."
For the Adeky family, FACE wasn't simply preparation for kindergarten. It was an investment in education, cultural identity, and opportunities that will carry forward for years to come.
Family and Child Education Components
Family and Child Education Components
Family Enrichment
Family Enrichment
Empowers parents and caregivers as their child's first and most important teacher. Through culturally responsive education, family support, and connections to community resources, families build the knowledge, confidence, and skills to promote healthy development and kindergarten readiness from the very beginning.
Prekindergarten
Prekindergarten
Prepares our youngest learners (ages 4-5) with a solid foundation in the critical skills required to be successful in kindergarten using a consistent curriculum with aligned assessments across all sites.
Adult Education
Adult Education
Programs focused on educational advancement and career readiness for adult learners using national College and Career Readiness Standards. The program meets learners where they are, providing individualized support to help adults reach educational, professional, personal, and family goals.
FACE Program Results and Impact
FACE serves 53 Native American communities across 10 states. Through its three core components, Prekindergarten, Adult Education, and Family Enrichment, FACE engages the entire family, providing targeted resources and services that meet the unique needs of each community while integrating local language and culture.
The FACE program is directly aligned with the Bureau of Indian Education's (BIE) Vision - Excellence in Student-Centered, Indian Education - and FACE educators and staff work daily to accomplish the BIE Mission: In partnership with Tribal nations, the BIE promotes a culturally-based, comprehensive education that prepares and empowers students to be healthy and successful.
FACE supports the whole family and delivers measurable results. In SY 2024–2025, more than 80% of prekindergarten students met kindergarten-readiness benchmarks.
FACE Highlights
FACE Highlights
Site of the Year
Site of the Year
American Horse School
American Horse School
American Horse School in Allen, South Dakota, demonstrated program excellence throughout the 2025-2026 school year. Selected as this year’s FACE site of the year, AHS showed strong growth in enrollment and participation throughout the school year. More than 80% of prekindergarten students attending AHS met kindergarten readiness benchmarks by end of the school year. Led by Site Coordinator Jennifer May, the American Horse School FACE program remains focused on excellence in education and service to the community.
Katch him if you can...
Katch him if you can...
Recent American Horse School graduate and FACE alumni Katch built on his early success and owns his own company.
"FACE gave me a strong foundation before I entered elementary school. The teachers, hands-on learning activities, and having my mom involved in my learning every day taught me the value of education and supported me every step of the way.
Today, I am a high school graduate and a business owner. These are accomplishments I am incredibly proud of, and I know the FACE Program played an important role in helping me achieve them."
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