Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) 2022–2023 Field Report: Program Expansion

Since 2003, Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) has offered unforgettable educational opportunities regarding archaeology, traditional lifeways, technology, and sustainable development at no cost for Rapa Nui high school students. After 20 years of refining our pedagogy and implementation, 2022–2023 marked a year of rapid expansion for TAO. Within a 10-month period, TAO completed two projects on Rapa Nui, and also launched sister programs in the Sacred Valley of Peru and in Patagonia National Park of Chile

A PO: The Rapa Nui Youth Archaeology Program Field Report

The archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has received a tremendous amount of attention in the last century. Researchers have traveled from all comers of the Earth to this miniscule island to solve the mysteries of the Center of the World. But this article is not about those people, nor is it about the mysteries. This report, rather, is about a special group of high school students in Rapa Nui eager to play an active role determining the future of their own cultural heritage. And we might argue that the work of these students may be more important than those popular and dramatic explanations of the island's prehistory.</p

Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) 2016 field report: Exploring a new dimension

Since 2003, Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) has provided educational opportunities for local high school students within the Rapa Nui community. The program was created in an effort to restructure the traditional priorities of international scientific expeditions to the island, and since 2003 the three primary goals of TAO have remained the same: (1) To offer experiential learning opportunities specific to cultural and natural resources that surround the local community; (2) To promote awareness and expertise in conservation measures and sustainable development; and (3) To document and study both cultural and natural phenomena of the past and today

Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) 2015 field report: Archaeology, conservation, and toponymy

Terevaka Archaeological Outreach (TAO) is a volunteer program that has provided educational opportunities for youths local to the Rapa Nui community since 2003. The long-term goals of TAO are: (1) to offer experiential learning opportunities specific to cultural and natural resources that surround the local community; (2) to promote awareness and expertise in conservation measures and sustainable development; and (3) to document and study both cultural and natural phenomena of the past today. TAO has now provided educational opportunities to approximately 115 local high school students. Our alumni have gained inspiration to complete university degrees in fields such as archaeology, conservation, history, and cultural anthropology. Several of these students now hold official positions in governmental, private, and educational organizations on the island that will be of critical importance in the island’s near and distant futur