Ross River School
Dahgáts’enehtān yéh gutie
We acknowledge and respect that Ross River School is located on the unceded Territory of the Ross River Dena Council.
Kaska Dena people have lived in over 240,000 square kilometres of land in southeast Yukon, southern Northwest Territories, and north-western British Columbia for tens of thousands of years — long before the existence of provincial and territorial borders.
Tu Łī́dlini (Ross River), Yukon, home to the Ross River Dena Council, is situated near the confluence of the Ross and Pelly rivers, near the Campbell Highway and the North Canol Road.
Tu Łī́dlini is one of two Kaska Dena communities in Yukon.
Have a great summer!
Have a great summer!
Ross River School
Kindergarten Registration
is OPEN!
(Children ages four and up)
Phone the RRS office at 867-969-2216 for more information.
School Calendar
Ross River School
Our calendar is structured to reflect cultural ways of knowing and doing.
The school year starts in late August and students have multiple extended breaks throughout the year to to spend time with their families while engaging in cultural activities.
School Growth Plan
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Literacy
Educators are mandated to implement the ELA curriculum, emphasizing reading accuracy and comprehension, using UFLI for K to Grade 3, Spellography, and other sources for higher grades, ensuring that each lesson connects to Kaska culture and tradition.
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Numeracy
Ross River School’s numeracy approach focuses on goals of reasoning and analyzing, understanding and problem-solving, communicating and representing, connecting and reflecting, and incorporating Kaska worldviews and perspectives in connection with mathematical concepts.
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Whole Child
All staff are currently working on designing the learning in their classrooms around Kaska Culture.
As Educators, we are using Kaska Culture to guide the learning in the classroom by adapting curriculum to local language and culture.
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Land and Language
We aim to start each school year on the land.
Educators will be required to spend time on the land with the community, connecting local culture to the curriculum.
We are excited to welcome Ross River School’s new Principal, Carter Cox!
Carter was born in Saskatchewan to fourth-generation homesteaders of European ancestry. His parents are currently retired and living outside of Jasper National Park, while the rest of the family in Saskatchewan continues to farm, rodeo, and play hockey. Carter and his wife, Kristen, are the proud parents of their two sons, and proud grandparents of their three-year-old granddaughter.
Carter started as an Educator with Alberta Parks and Parks Canada, developing and delivering natural and cultural history programs prior to running Science Education at the Royal Ontario Museum. As a trained palaeontologist, Carter started his own adventure learning business, which was the only company permitted to guide in Dinosaur Provincial Park.
After having the privilege of teaching at a remote First Nations school on Vancouver Island, Carter taught in Calgary, Alberta, and developed a very successful High School Outdoor and Environmental Science program.
After taking a year off to produce a film — which was nominated for Best Short Environmental Documentary at the Seattle Film Festival — Carter returned from Nepal to start a Junior High Agriculture Program. Now retired from the Calgary Board after 22 years, Carter has spent time as an educational consultant, a professional development presenter, and a principal guest teacher in rural Alberta.
He is currently working on his next film, Chasing Mongolian Dinosaur Poachers.
Carter is thrilled to have the opportunity to become a small part of the Ross River community and hopes you will be patient with him as he learns Dene.
Welcome to Ross River School, Carter!
