Grades 10 to 12 students in Whitehorse will remain on their current schedule for the second semester to ensure the three larger Whitehorse high schools continue to meet the health and safety guidelines developed by Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health.
The Government of Yukon will continue engaging with school councils, Yukon First Nations governments and school administration at the three Whitehorse high schools to identify additional supports to ensure students are successful on this schedule. The second survey on learning during COVID-19 will be launched later this November to allow students, parents and school staff to provide their feedback on additional supports they may need.
The Music Arts and Drama (MAD) program will move back to the Wood Street Centre as part of ongoing adjustments to school programs to meet learning needs and health and safety guidelines throughout the pandemic.
The MAD program will be hosted in the Black Box Theatre at the Wood Street Centre for the remainder of the school year. F.H. Collins Grade 8 students will remain at the Wood Street Centre in the available classroom spaces.
School administration and staff will be sharing updates and more information with parents and students about this move in the coming days. The Wood Street Centre’s operational plan will be revised to reflect the return of MAD students and staff.
While it remains our priority to have as many students as possible in class full time, we must ensure we continue to protect the health and safety of students, staff and our communities. We are fortunate the majority of Yukon students are in school full-time and specialized programs like the MAD program can continue. We will continue to invest in additional supports to make sure all Yukon students are successful this year and look forward to hearing from students, staff and families in our second survey.
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En ce moment, les élèves de la 10e à la 12e année de l’École secondaire de Porter Creek, de l’École secondaire catholique Vanier et de l’École secondaire F.-H.-Collins à Whitehorse suivent actuellement des cours en personne pendant la moitié de chaque journée de classe, puis font des apprentissages dans une salle d’étude surveillée ou en dehors de l’école pendant l’autre moitié de la journée, cinq jours par semaine.
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Les mesures de soutien supplémentaires offertes au second semestre seront déterminées en fonction des commentaires des élèves, du personnel et des familles recueillis lors du sondage sur l’apprentissage scolaire pendant la pandémie de COVID-19, qui sera lancé plus tard en novembre. Ces mesures pourraient inclure :
- du personnel supplémentaire pour répondre aux besoins des élèves;
- de l’aide pour développer de bonnes compétences de travail et d’études chez les élèves;
- du tutorat;
- une augmentation des outils et du soutien offerts en ligne;
- une augmentation de la capacité des salles d’études pour accueillir un nombre accru d’élèves sur une longue période;
- plus de temps en classe pour les élèves ayant besoin de soutien supplémentaire.
Matthew Cameron
Cabinet Communications
867-393-7136
matthew.cameron@gov.yk.ca
Kyle Nightingale
Communications, Education
867-336-0653
kyle.nightingale@gov.yk.ca