HIGH SCHOOL TEAM LEAD

Hello, everyone!

My name is Nicholas Vienneau.

I was born on the Traditional Territory of the Moose Cree First Nation in Moosonee, Ontario.

I come from Austrian, French and Mi’kmaq heritage. I have had the honour of calling Yukon my home for the past 17 years.

I taught at Ghùch Tlâ Community School in Carcross for two years before making the transition into Whitehorse. Since that time, I have taught at both the elementary and secondary levels as a teacher and a Learning Assistance Teacher.

I also worked at the Department of Education as an Experiential Consultant. I have spent some time at FH Collins and Dawson City, teaching and supporting their local Individual Learning Centres.

From a teaching role, I moved into leadership and have had the privilege of working with the Yukon First Nation Education Directorate and school teams as principal at J.V. Clark in Mayo, St. Elias Community School in Dakwäkäda (Haines Junction), and at Selkirk Elementary in Whitehorse. I am now thrilled to join the First Nation School Board (FNSB) as the High School Team Lead.

Through these varied experiences, I have learned a lot about strong, unified literacy and numeracy programming at both the elementary and secondary levels.

I know the graduation paths a Learner can take, and I’ve helped high school Learners with their graduation goals as they transition into the post-secondary world.

Experiential education and working closely with Yukon First Nations’ Knowledge Keepers has always been a large part of my teaching career. Perhaps most importantly, I have had the great honour of observing, participating in, and seeing the value of integrating Yukon First Nations’ ways of knowing and doing into curriculae.

My family and I spend a lot of time outside enjoying learning and playing around the Yukon. When I’m not at school, you can usually find us hiking, fishing, and cross-country skiing, along with a host of other outdoor activities with friends and family.

I am looking forward to working with Learners, school staff, First Nations and Community Committees, greater communities, and FNSB on this new endeavour.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Vienneau

TRADES CONNECTOR

Hello, my name is Greg Fischer.

I was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and I was raised in Dawson City.

I have lived in Whitehorse since the fall of 2010.

I enjoy being outdoors and taking in the spectacular beauty of this territory that I am lucky to call home.

Having grown up in a small community, I have experienced first-hand the difficulties there are with some aspects of education, and I really look forward to helping to fill some of those gaps, especially at the high school level.

I have worked as a small engine mechanic since I moved to Whitehorse, but I spent my childhood in my grandfather's shop, learning the ropes of engine mechanics.

I have been involved with Skills Canada as both a competitor and a National Technical Committee member.

I have also worked with the Department of Education, helping with programming for the Rural Education Model.

I look forward to sharing my knowledge, and working and learning from First Nations around the territory.