GCVI students participate in an exchange with students from the Yukon
April 30, 2018
GUELPH, Ontario – On April 30, Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute welcomed fourteen students from Dawson City, Yukon. The students are visiting the school as part of an exchange with Guelph CVI.
The students are from the Robert Service School in Dawson City, located more than 5,900 kilometres from Guelph, Ontario.
While visiting Guelph, the students will attend classes at GCVI, tour Guelph and experience culture in southwestern Ontario.
During the week of April 22, sixteen Guelph CVI students travelled to Dawson City to experience life up north.
According to GCVI grade 11 student William, while visiting Dawson City, GCVI students saw firsthand what life is like in the Yukon. Students travelled to the top of a mountain on their first night of the exchange to see a once in a lifetime view of Dawson City. They went hiking and camped for three days.
William said that they were led on a tour during the week where Indigenous peoples explained the significance of certain mountains and mountain ranges and how they relate to Indigenous culture.
When asked what his favourite part of the exchange was, William said, “seeing the scenery [of Dawson City], and having the chance to make new friends.”
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