Yukon Experiential Learning
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Roles and responsibilities


As per the off-site experiential learning policy

In planning and carrying out an off-site experiential learning trip the staff member in charge of the trip is responsible for ensuring that the standards and requirements of the off-site experiential learning policy are met, all safety risks are identified, assessed and effectively mitigated, and that parents are fully informed when they are asked to provide consent for their child to participate in the trip.

School administrators are responsible for approving off-site experiential learning trips and for ensuring that the standards and requirements of this policy are met, all safety risks are identified, assessed and effectively mitigated, and that parents are fully informed when they are asked to provide consent for their child to participate in a trip.

Superintendents and executive directors of school boards are responsible for ensuring that school administrators are aware of the standards and requirements of this policy, and are responsible for approving Complex Trips when they are satisfied that the standards and requirements of this policy are met.

School councils and school boards may approve curricular and extra-curricular off-site experiential learning trips that are of more than one day.

The First Nations perspectives review committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to foster the integration of First Nation culture and values into off-site experiential learning trip and culture camp activities.

The off-site review committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to ensure student safety and share expert information and advice regarding proposed off­ site experiential learning trip activities.

The assistant deputy minister of public schools is responsible for ensuring that student safety is a paramount principle for all off-site experiential learning trips and for ensuring that clearly defined learning outcomes are also an integral component of all trips.

The deputy minister of education must approve travel for any off-site experiential learning trip outside the Yukon.


*note: for more detailed information about the roles and responsibilities of those involved in planning, approving, and carrying out off-site experiential learning trips, please refer to the 'Detailed roles and responsibilities' appendix(25) to this policy.
"Leaders make decisions on a daily basis that can result in successful expeditions and healthy students, or the opposite. Creating high-functioning teams with sound leadership and teamwork is a key risk management tool"
-National Outdoor Leadership School Risk Management for Outdoor Leaders

Employee Indemnification 

As per policy 3.10 of the Government of Yukon's general administration manual:
Employees must act within the scope of the employee's duties or employment. This shall include the involvement of persons employed under the Education Act in authorized extra-curricular activities. Employees must act in good faith and without malice, dishonesty, gross negligence, or gross disregard or neglect of duty. 

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  • Experiential Learning
    • What is experiential learning?
    • Core competencies
    • Canoe program
    • Gallery: celebrating experiential education in Yukon schools
  • Off-Site Planning
    • Travelling on Traditional Territories
    • Off-site experiential learning policy & activity standards
    • Roles and responsibilities
    • Risk management
    • Simple or complex?
    • Forms
    • Submitting forms
    • Off-Site Review Committee
    • COVID-19 guidelines
  • Trip preparation
    • Grab your Go Bag!
    • Book canoes
    • Gear library
    • Assistant outdoor education guides
  • Learning community
    • Growing our knowledge
    • Off-site sharing & learning
    • Teacher resources >
      • Nature-based science activities
      • Team building activities
      • Canoe resources
  • Contact
    • 2022-23 experiential learning contacts
    • Curriculum & Assessment main page
    • First Nations Initiatives main page