Community Senior Students Attend College Classes on December 7th

Whitehorse – Senior high school students from Robert Service School, Dawson City and J.V. Clark School, Mayo accepted an invitation from Yukon College to stay an extra day in Whitehorse after the Western Canada Education Fair to attend college classes. Yukon College is hosting twenty students who will be able to get a taste of post secondary education in an experiential way. The idea is to expose students to the concept of the college environment while breaking down any fears or misinformation that exists about adult learning.

“The ‘College-for-a-Day’ is an occasion for Yukon College to open its doors to community students and let them know about the accessible post-secondary education that exists within their own territory,” says Vice President of Education and Training, Dr. Karen Barnes. “We have grown and changed from the vocational school that first started as the College and now offer diverse programming that meets the changing needs of our adult learners.”

The high school students will attend two classes on Tuesday between 9:00-12:00. The first will be a kinesiology course with an interactive learning component about muscles. The second course will be a creative Science Fiction writing course that will have students thinking about their future environment.  Yukon College is funding this event.