YNTEP is a full-time program comprised of fall and winter semesters; two spring practica, First Nations language instruction, as well as a one-week summer cultural camp course. The program provides extensive school practicum experiences totalling 26 weeks throughout the four years to ensure that graduates are well prepared for teaching positions in the Yukon, including rural schools, and elsewhere.
One of the goals of YNTEP is to foster critical awareness of the negative consequence of historical colonized schooling and the imperative today for a curriculum experience that values Yukon First Nations’ cultural experiences. Courses in Yukon First Nations history and courses in cross-cultural education and progressive teaching practice serve to assure teacher candidates competence in working with and for the diversity of students across Yukon First Nations.
