The community of Watson Lake

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Wood sign that reads Welcome to Watson Lake, Gateway to the Yukon, incorporated 1984

Watson Lake is situated on the Alaska Highway, in the southeastern corner of Yukon near the border with British Columbia. The territory's third largest community, Watson Lake is home to the Liard First Nation and is also within the Traditional Territory of the Kaska people.

Watson Lake is home to the famous sign-post forest, the incredible Northern Lights Space and Science Centre, and the gateway to the exciting history and breathtaking scenery of Yukon. The community offers many ways to enjoy the outdoors, including watching the incredible aurora borealis illuminate the night sky with dancing displays of colour.

Why study at Watson Lake Campus?

The Watson Lake Campus plays a dynamic role actively pursuing partnerships in education to fulfill the needs of the community. These relationships with the local First Nations as well as many community organizations guide the campus along the pathways to student success.

The campus offers distance learning courses, community access to computers and internet, and provides space for community meetings and events,

Upcoming courses available in Watson Lake

MS Project is a powerful industry standard software tool than can help you manage projects, programs, and multiple tasks.

How do we support those we care about when they're in a bad place; when something terrible has happened to them; or even when they've just had a bad day?

This 1 day course is designed to provide the participants with an introduction to membrane filtration for municipal drinking water treatment.

This webinar is intended for frontline workers who encounter clients involved with family law and court after leaving a relationship in which they were subjected to IPV; and others who may be neighbours, friends or family members of people in this situation.

This course designed for students who wish to pursue an experiential approach to learning more
about the research process. Working with a research supervisor, students will develop a research

Course topics vary each term. Consult the B.Sc. in Environmental and Conservation Sciences course schedule for current sections and descriptions, or contact the ENCS Program Advisor for more information (kaitken@yukonu.ca).

This intermediate course covers partnership and corporation accounting, combination journals and special journals; posting to accounts receivable and payable ledgers; payroll, general accounting adjustments, inventory control, and analysis of financial statements.

Building on the foundational concepts introduced in ACCT101 and ACCT102, this course will introduce students to the practical application of accounting theory using Sage 50, an industry standard, integrated computerized accounting system.

In this course, students explore the written and oral skills needed to communicate in diverse organizational and cultural contexts.

In this course, students will develop foundational skills in the following areas: critical thinking and reading, writing and research, and speaking and listening.

Students will develop essential literary techniques and essay writing skills. Selected works of 20th Century Canadian authors will be studied.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in ENGL 050 or English 11 or suitable score in writing assessment with permission of instructor.

This course introduces students to academic writing, critical reading, and critical thinking through the study and application of the principles of university-level discourse.

Prerequisite(s): English 12 (min. 65%), ENGL 060 (min. B-), EAP 060 (min B-) or ENGL 101 (min. D)

This course introduces students to four literary genres: short fiction, poetry, the novel, and drama. Students learn the fundamentals of university-level literary study and explore major themes suggested by the selected texts.

This course takes a critical look at literary representations of the North. We will read poetry, novels, short stories, non-fiction essays, digital and visual material in our quest to understand the North.

In this interactive course, students will acquire introductory governance skills in human resources and finance and apply these in an Indigenous context.

GEOL 108 examines Earth’s history from initial formation through to the present-day using evidence found in the geologic record; as well as the corollary development of geological thought and understanding in both Western and indigenous worldviews.

Supportive distance learning in Watson Lake

Distance learning, or online learning, provides students with access to class instruction over the Internet, rather than in a classroom.

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Programs offered via distance learning

 

Contact us

Michelle Collins

Community Adult Education Coordinator, Watson Lake

Community Education and Development - Southern

Location

Box 336, 210 Robert Campbell Highway
Watson Lake, Y0A 1C0

Winter hours

Monday to Friday, 8am - 4:30pm
Closed for lunch from 12 - 1pm

Open some evenings and weekends - please call for more info!


Summer hours

Monday to Wednesday, 9am - 4:30pm
Thursdays, 9am - 2:30pm
Friday to Sunday - closed

Where to find us