Yukon Educator Professional Development

NEW: July 30 - August 4, 2026

Educators are invited to join this 6-day Howl Experience in the Yukon. Learn in community with educators from across Turtle Island, while visiting the traditional territories of the Kluane First Nation, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the White River First Nation, Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council.

Engage with local Elders, Knowledge Holders, artists and researchers to enhance your own understanding of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, climate change and ReconciliAction. Get inspired by truly connecting to place through land based and relationship-centered learning - all while learning how to support your students in finding their voice, and meaningfully weave this unique experiential approach into your own teaching practice!

Sample trip itinerary (Note: Itinerary is in development and subject to change):

Click here for Yukon Exploration for Educators SAMPLE Itinerary

Past Program Examples - Downloadable info sheets:

Click here for August 21 - 26, 2025
Click here for September 26 - October 1, 2025

Where: Yukon Territory (Kluane Lake Research Station)

Who is this for: 20 educators from across Turtle Island who work with youth. Priority will be given to Indigenous and high school school educators, and educators who work primarily with Indigenous youth.

Program Fee: $2,500 + GST

Sample Program Topics.

Understanding community-specific Indigenous cultural history, protocols and wise practices in Indigenous relationships through land-based learning, culture, arts and community connection building.
Understanding the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation and learn how non-Indigenous educators can respectfully bring Indigenous perspectives into the classroom.
Weaving western science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in topics around glaciology, hydrology, geology, and applied climate change science
Understanding the historical and contemporary contexts and ongoing effects of colonialism. Learn to build reciprocal relationships through language & cultural connections.
Practical examples of how to weave land-based learning practices into your classroom, while learning botany and traditional medicinal plant uses from Indigenous Knowledge Holders.
Perspectives on collaborative management practices of parks and protected areas in Kluane First Nation Territory.
How bringing community engagement into the classroom can empower a generation.

Program Fees.

Program fee includes flights from Calgary to Whitehorse (participants are responsible for transportation to the Calgary Airport), all group meals, accommodation, ground transport, and activities on program.

Yukon residents - flights excluded.

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Meet the Program Lead

Warren (he/him) has lived his entire life in Calgary on Treaty 7 land and considers himself to be an educator always in transition: he is searching for ways to reconnect young adults and educators to the natural world. He started his career in 1995 with the Canadian Rockies School Division teaching at Canmore Collegiate High School for 18 years. His focus was to find ways to help students find a passion for the study of biological sciences. During his time in Canmore, Warren looked to pursue ocean studies by taking groups of interested students on Marine Biology trips to Bamfield Marine Science Station. This allowed the opportunity to introduce students to an ocean ecosystem not often discussed in the curricular setting in Alberta. Warren pursued an opportunity to move back into Calgary and helped open a new high school in Calgary, Robert Thirsk High School, and taught there until his retirement in June 2025. The enticement back to the city was to envision and create a Natural Science program that would reignite the awe, wonder and excitement of nature in high school students and show them the future these reconnections can create. As a part of this program, Warren Lake established a trip to Kluane Lake in the Yukon with the Arctic Institute of North America to highlight northern science, indigenous knowledge and adventure travel. It is in this aspect that Warren joined the Howl Experiences full time in July 2025 and continues to develop a burgeoning experiential land based journey in the North for High School students, young adults and educators. The journey to shine a light on unique and important ecosystems will continue to be a challenge that shifts and flows with the topics that abound in environmental education, reconciliation, outdoor adventure and in the need to build a greater sense of nature literacy with participants.