Ready-to-Learn Schools program launched in more Yukon schools - Government of Yukon

This year, the Ready-to-Learn Schools program will launch in Yukon schools across the territory.

The universal support program will train teachers and staff to create learning environments that are developmentally responsive, while recognizing that a child’s chronological age may not match their emotional, cognitive or social age. It will also help educators understand how prolonged exposure to toxic stress impacts brain development, functioning and learning.

The Ready-to-Learn Schools program was first launched as a pilot project at Takhini Elementary School in 2019 and was adopted by Selkirk Elementary School in 2021. This school year the program will be implemented at St. Elias Community School in Haines Junction, Nelnah Bessie John School in Beaver Creek and Grey Mountain Primary School and Jack Hulland Elementary School in Whitehorse. Responsive instructional approaches will eventually be implemented in all Yukon schools.

A key component of this initiative is teacher training in the Neurosequential Model in Education. This model was developed by brain development and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry (M.D., PH.D.).

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Ready-to-Learn Schools program launched in more Yukon schools - Government of Yukon
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