Learning Opportunities Repository
Agency in the School Approvals
The next Project Approval Committee Meeting is set for May 2018.
NEW Yukon Environment
Title of Project: Water Week Presentations Target Audience: Grade 2, 3, 4, and 7 Curriculum Connections Contact: Tyler Williams Email: Tyler.Williams@gov.yk.ca Approval in place until February 2020 NEW Old Log Church Museum
Title of Project: Using a Lightbox to Tell a Story Target Audience: K-9 Curriculum Connections Contact: Kaitlin Normandin Email: logchurch@klondiker.com Approval in place until February 2020 NEW Old Log Church Museum
Title of Project: Musical Instruments During the Gold Rush Target Audience: K-8 Curriculum Connections Contact: Kaitlin Normandin Email: logchurch@klondiker.com Approval in place until February 2020 Yukon Invasive Species Council
Title of Project: Weed Warrior: Invasive Plant Program Target Audience: Grade 4 Curriculum Connections Contact: Johanna Goossens Email: johannagoossens2908@gmail.com Approval in place until December 2019 Michelle Eshpeter, Yoga Instructor (Community Resource Person)
Title of Project: Kids Yoga Program Target Audience: K-7 Curriculum Connections Contact: Michelle Eshpeter Phone Number: 867-689-1279 Email: missmewellness@gmail.com Approval in place. Jill K Ford, Nutritionist (Community Resource Person)
Title of Project: Grade 8/9 Nutrition + Wellness Education Target Audience: Grades 8-9 Curriculum Connections Contact: Jill K Ford - Down to Earth Wellness Phone Number: 867-333-9662 Email: jill@getdowntoearthwellness.com or jillkford86@gmail.com Approval in place. People First Society of Yukon
Title of Project: The "R" Word Target Audience: Grades 7-9 (Middle School) http://www.peoplefirstofcanada.ca/school-language-project/ Curriculum Connections http://www.peoplefirstofcanada.ca/school-language-project/ Contact: executive@ycommunityliving.com Web: www.ycommunityliving.com Web: https://www.facebook.com/PeopleFirstSocietyOfYukon/ 2 year extension granted: Approval in place until November 2019 LDAY
Title of Project: Aurora: Maximizing Learning Potential Target Audience: Grades 10 - 12 Curriculum Connections Contact: Emma Stinson, Aurora Workshop Coordinator Email: aurora@ldayukon.com Approval in place until February 2019 Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Title of Project: Social Smarts - Privacy, The Internet, and You Target Audience: Grades 6-9 Curriculum Connections Contact: Diane McLeod-McKay, Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner Email: info@ombudsman.yk.ca Approval in place until February 2019 Blood Ties Four Directions
Title of Project: Decreasing Stigma & Discrimination Contact: partnership@bloodties.ca Approval in place until February 2019 Let's Talk Science Outreach
Title of Project: Forensic Investigation Target Audience: Grade 10 Science Curriculum Connections and Notes Title of Project: Crime Lab Target Audience: Grades 5-6 Curriculum Connections and Notes Title of Project: Bone Zone Target Audience: Grades 5-6 Curriculum Connections and Notes Contact: MacKenzie Downing Email: mkdowning7@gmail.com Approval in place until November 2018 LDAY
Title of Project: Mindset Target Audience: Grades 4-6 Curriculum Connections and Notes Title of Project: Mindset Target Audience: Grades 7-9 Curriculum Connections and Notes Contact: Chris Cybulskie Email: ldayclientservices@northwestel.net Approval in place until November 2018 Yukon Workers Compensation Health & Safety Board
Title of Project: Safety Online Target Audience: Grades 7-10 Contact: Natalie Thivierge Email: Natalie.Thivierge@gov.yk.ca Phone Number: 867-332-1056 Approval in place until November 2018 BYTE: Empowering Youth Society
Title of Project: Healthy Relationships Target Audience: Grades 7-12 Health Title of Project: Healthy Minds Target Audience: Grades 7-12 Health and 10-12 Career Title of Project: Safe Partying Target Audience: Grades 7-12 Health Title of Project: From First Job to Dream Job Target Audience: Grades 10-12 Career Contact: Shelby Maunder Email: ed@yukonyouth.com Phone Number: 867-667-7975 Approval in Place until August 2018 Yukon Energy
Title of Project: Yukon Energy Classroom Presentation Information Approval in place until December 2018 |
Other
See below for posters, competitions, speakers and other external opportunities that can support classroom instruction.
The Truth About Drugs Education Package
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/request-info/drug-free-world-education-package.html for the free package. Rock Coach: A Practical Guide for Teaching Rock Band in Schools Contact: Steve Giddings, B.Mus.Ed, M.Ed
Vice-President, PEIMEA Music Teacher https://www.stevesmusicroom.com Cindy Barlow is heading the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program with Canada Revenue Agency. They will be coming to Whitehorse soon and would like to connect with some senior students. They will be here to create awareness about the program and about filing your income tax.
Interested? Call 1-604-587-2963. Book: Think Your Way to an Early Debt-Free Life
offers numerous novel and feasible strategies for high school students to do better financially. Author Winston Newbury explains this by chronicling his own move from relative poverty in rural Newfoundland to a successful and comfortable early debt-free life. In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Nelson, and WE have partnered to make a difference.
We Are Canada/Moving Forward 
Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Yukon First Nations in Peel Watershed Dispute
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/peel-watershed-supreme-court-canada-decision-1.4426845 Yukon's new and draft curriculum affords even more opportunities for deeper learning through the development of competencies, like critical thinking, communication, and social responsibility in subject areas like Language Arts, Social Studies, and Civics, that serve to support the engagement of students in authentic tasks that connect learning to the real world; and, in particular, this historic event. YOU Dance
The National Ballet of Canada is very excited to once again offer teachers and students the chance to live-stream this program in schools. Here are the details: Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Time: 9:15AM – 10:30AM PST For: Students in grades 4-6 Where: Teachers who register will receive a link to access the source closer to the date Cost: Free Registration is now open. Click here to REGISTER your school or classroom for YOU dance. 
Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant Application - CANADA In Partnership with FoodCorps
World's Largest Lesson 2017
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Skype with Winter Olympians
Malcolm Taggart is reaching out regarding an opportunity for Yukon students to Skype with winter Olympians. He can be reached at 867-660-5347. Experiences Canada
Experiences Canada funds youth exchanges across Canada. Almost half of our exchanges are bilingual exchanges and the other half are thematic. Some of the learning themes are history and heritage, environment, geography, Indigenous cultures, music and sports. Mapping the Way
Mapping the Way is public education initiative aimed at raising awareness and understanding of the Yukon Final and Self-Government Agreements. The initiative is a partnership between the 11 Self-Governing Yukon First Nations, the Council of Yukon First Nations, and the governments of Yukon and Canada. Mapping the Way has a number of resources (videos, stories, podcasts, timelines on history of land claims negotiation, etc) that can be used in classrooms and would be a helpful additional to any lesson plans on First Nation governance or Yukon history. New Children's Book: 'Yara, My Friend from Syria'
This book is about a Syrian girl's first day of school in Canada. It depicts her mixed emotions, as she is happy to be in school again but sad to be away from home. Look Inside This Book Order This Book Youth for Human Rights: Making Human Rights a Global Reality Education Package
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/edukitform.html for the free package. The Way to Happiness: A Common Sense Guide to Better Living Educator Resource Kit
http://www.thewaytohappiness.org/educators-kit-request.html for the free kit. Education & Inspiration for the Next Generation
Space School Young Women of Wisdom Group Information
Every Monday from 5 PM - 7 PM DiscovertheUniverse.ca Astronomy Training Program to support teachers.
http://yukonastronomicalsociety.com/ |
