Education (YNTEP) - After Degree

About this programme

Gain the knowledge and skills to provide children with a cross-cultural and diverse education that meets the needs of all learners. In 1973, the Council for Yukon Indians presented the Federal government of Canada a list of grievances and a pathway to reconciliation in the landmark document Together Today for our Children Tomorrow . A central concern of this profound document is the educational injustice of Yukon’s education system. It stresses that Yukon schools must teach the history of Yukon First Nations, employ culturally responsive teaching practices, and, ultimately, must be relevant to First Nation students. Born of this context, the Yukon Native Teacher Education Program (YNTEP) began in 1989 with a vision for change in Yukon schools as collectively voiced by First Nation Chiefs and Elders, community members, educators, and politicians across the Yukon. YNTEP students are part of an educational tradition committed to building educational practices and institutions that support reconciliation and decolonization. We expect graduates of YNTEP to lead for change and provide a curriculum of consequence as a foundation for a brighter future for all Yukon students. The YNTEP after-degree is a two-year, 60-credit program leading to a Bachelor of Education degree credentialed by the University of Regina. Graduates qualify for both Saskatchewan and Yukon teacher certification and are eligible for teacher certification throughout Canada. The after-degree is a full-time program, including fall and winter coursework, a 4-week spring practicum in a rural community, a one-wee