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Education
Events
Experiential
Education
First
Nation Languages
First
Nations of the Yukon
Land Claims/Self Government
Partners
in Education
Programs
& Funding
Research
& Publications
Special
Education
Teachers
& Training Programs
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- Community
Orientation Programs
- This
funding initiative is to assist with teachers and administrator’s
orientation to Yukon First Nations history and culture at the community
level on a more frequent and regular basis. Some activities or cultural
experiences could be participation by all school staff in potlatches
or community dinners, elders meeting, language meetings, hand games,
story-telling, drum-making, visitation to a traditional site, harvesting
activity etc. The orientation events will occur outside the instructional
day unless the entire school (staff and students) participate in
the activity. *
- Community
Tutoring Programs
- In
partnership with local First Nations and local school councils,
the Home Tutor Program provides the opportunity for students to
participate in after school/home tutoring in their community. Currently
this program is operating in 14 Yukon communities. *
- Elders
in the Schools
- This
is a cost-shared program jointly sponsored by the Department of
Education and the participating First Nation. The budget covers
the cost of an honorarium to the elders who come into the school
to share their knowledge and experiences. The Elders in the School
Program increases Elder involvement in the school and establishes
a stronger cultural presence in the school; provides individual
teachers with cultural expertise on-site; may provide students with
a counselor that is sensitive to their First Nation ancestry; and
may provide school-wide cultural activities or classroom-based cultural
activities. This program is currently operating in Carcross, Teslin,
Ross River, Mayo and Old Crow.*
- New Teacher
Orientation
- New
Teacher Orientation is an annual three-day event for teachers who
are new to the Yukon. One of the three days is dedicated for teachers
to learn about one of the YFN culture, history and language. The
event is co-hosted by the Department of Education and a First Nation
community. This event provides newly hired teachers with an introduction
to Yukon First Nations culture and languages and helps to set the
tone for the upcoming year in terms of teachers developing strong,
lasting and meaningful relationships with the FN community they
serve. The remaining two days will help familiarize teachers to
the Yukon, students and Department of Education initiatives.*
- Master-Apprenticeship
Program
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