Education & scholarships
Educational possibilities, unheard of in past generations, are now available to Members. Delivering academic and enrichment programs to Members, as well as other Native Americans, remains one of the Nation’s proudest accomplishments.
The Oneida Indian Nation Education Department includes:
The accredited Early Learning Center
Scholarship and incentive programs
Youth Work/Learn program
Educational, social, and nutritional classes through the Elders Program
An independent library
The Recreation Department
Food service which provides meals and snacks for the Early Learning Center and for Elders – including homebound patients.
Education programs overview
The Oneida Indian Nation Early Learning Center (ELC) provides nationally accredited, year-round care and educational programs for children aged six weeks to 12 years, serving Oneida members and Turning Stone employees. Additionally, the Oneida Indian Nation Scholarship Program offers extensive tuition funds and incentives, assisting eligible Oneida Members from pre-K through the doctoral level.
Early learning center
Available to children of Oneida Members and other American Indians, as well as children of Turning Stone Enterprise team members, the Early Learning Center (ELC), in the Ray Elm Children and Elders Center, offers full – and part-time options year-round.
Educational programs at the ELC are designed to nurture children’s’ physical, cognitive, language and social-emotional growth through encouragement and interactive activities. Teachers receive continuous child development training and have a solid background in early childhood education. Full-time staff are trained in CPR and first aid.
Successfully maintaining accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation’s largest organization of early childhood educators, since 2000, the ELC offers a safe and nurturing environment and has instituted several security procedures to ensure the safety of each child.
Phone: (315) 829-8139
Education programs
The Oneida Indian Nation Scholarship Program affords eligible Oneidas tuition funds equal to the cost of a state college. The Nation also has established incentive and tuition assistance for Oneida Members in pre-k through doctoral level educational institutions. Since the program began in 1991 more than 400 Oneida Members have received assistance with their educational endeavors. Oneida Indian Nation Higher Education Degrees and Certificates earned
31 certification programs
81 Associate’s degrees
110 Bachelor’s degree
49 Master’s degrees
3 Juris Doctors
7 Ph.D’s/Ed.D’s
1 DVM
3 new professional practice doctoral students (first time) to be received next year
Total: 285
Oneida Indian Nation library
The Oneida Indian Nation Library features more than 18,000 cataloged holdings of books, reference materials, DVDs, periodicals, music CDs, audiobook CDs, and children’s publications aimed at an American Indian audience. Fully supported by the Oneida Indian Nation, the independent library serves more than 1,100 patrons including Oneida Members, Health Services clients, American Indians living locally (must have tribal enrollment) and employees of the Oneida Indian Nation and its Enterprises.
Contact information
Education Department
Ray Elm Children and Elders Center
500 Skenondoa Way Oneida, NY 13421
Phone: (315) 829-8200
Toll-free Phone: (800) 685-6115
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Oneida Indian Nation Library
Ray Elm Children and Elders Center
500 Skenondoa Way Oneida, NY 13421
Phone: (315) 829-8200
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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