Reinforcing Cultural Values and Traditions
Engaging First Nation youth in educational processes is often seen as a pivotal component of effective schooling. Schools have, in most instances, failed to recognize First Nation values, attitudes, knowledge and skills, favouring the provincial curriculum as the end all be all.
The goals of this part of the web site is to recognize and celebrate First Nation success. These models are accessible to many but are far too seldom the practice in public schools.
The first describes a community that developed a component of the school curriculum that more closely fits with their own goals and aspirations. This curriculum differs in many ways: the pedagogy, assessment, scheduling, and teachers depart from the norm. The development of the curriculum sprang from community requests, focused on the skills and knowledge possessed by community members and embodied the community in both delivery and assessment of the program. The description of this program permeates many features for the school, involving the wider community in the school's successes.
Engaging First Nation youth in educational processes is often seen as a pivotal component of effective schooling. Schools have, in most instances, failed to recognize First Nation values, attitudes, knowledge and skills, favouring the provincial curriculum as the end all be all.
The goals of this part of the web site is to recognize and celebrate First Nation success. These models are accessible to many but are far too seldom the practice in public schools.
The first describes a community that developed a component of the school curriculum that more closely fits with their own goals and aspirations. This curriculum differs in many ways: the pedagogy, assessment, scheduling, and teachers depart from the norm. The development of the curriculum sprang from community requests, focused on the skills and knowledge possessed by community members and embodied the community in both delivery and assessment of the program. The description of this program permeates many features for the school, involving the wider community in the school's successes.
The Old Crow Land Based CurriculumOld Crow is an isolated community, being the only village in the Yukon, which does not have road access. We are also the only Yukon community located north of the Arctic Circle. People in Old Crow enjoy long summer days and experience the short days of winter. The Gwitchin First Nation extends throughout the Yukon, the northwest part of NWT and parts of Alaska.For thousands of years our ancestors have used and continue to use the land and its resources. We have a vast Traditional Territory, approximately 50,000 square miles which is located mostly in the Northern Yukon region from the western border of USA and Canada to the Peel River and Richardson Mountains, and from northern Ivvavik National Park of Canada to the Ogilvie Mountains.
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