The Government of Yukon’s forthcoming education strategy will include metrics for students’ happiness, confidence, and connection to the land, says CBC. The strategy reportedly stems from a 2019 auditor general report, which found that the education system was failing Indigenous and rural students. The strategy is built around 14 goals for what students will have achieved upon graduating from the public education system. These goals, which were developed with the help of the Indigenous-owned business IRP Consulting, include being resilient and emotionally intelligent; understanding Yukon First Nation history, culture, protocols and world views; and knowing who they are. “The learner outcomes are holistic, grounded in Yukon realities and very ambitious, but they’re purposefully so, because we want the very best outcomes,” said YK Director of Policy Clare Daitch.
