What is Koh-Learning?

The Koh-Learning in our Watersheds, or “Koh-Learning” program is an education initiative designed to transform education by connecting students, communities, and waterways. The Koh-Learning program is a collaboration between the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and School District 91 – Nechako Lakes (SD 91).  

This program focuses on education system transformation nested within community and watershed contexts. As a systems-change initiative, Koh-Learning fuels youth to become informed and connected stewards and change agents for the well-being of their environments and communities, who are then empowered to influence decisions and processes affecting their futures. The Koh-Learning program has been funded and supported by various organizations. You can scroll down to discover the organizations that have made the Koh-Learning program possible.

The program benefits from the "Koh-Learning Seasonal Round" diagram to guide their activities in support of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) and related experiential learning across the district. The Seasonal Round, serves as a core feature that promotes quality, diversity, originality, and collective coherence. It facilitates the connection between students, communities, and waterways by aligning the curriculum with traditional Indigenous approaches to self-discovery, interpersonal connections, and the environment. Developed by Leona Prince, our Koh-learning seasonal round offers a guiding framework for connecting curriculum to traditional Indigenous ways of connecting to the self, others, and the land. By exploring our Resources page and reviewing our updates and reports, you will discover that all Koh-Learning activities are designed based on this framework and its guiding principles.

For more information about the Koh-Learning program or to get involved, please email koh-learning@unbc.ca.