For more information on Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, please contact:
dechintaadmin@gmail.com
Tel: 867.445.1897
Toll-Free: 1.877.388.2874
Toll-Free Fax: 1.877.388.2039
Postal Address:
Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning
P.O. Box 1568
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2P2 Canada
Dechinta is open to new partnerships with global faculty with complimentary teaching, research and pedagogical interests. Please contact Dechinta for further information.
Dechinta is open to interdisciplinary researchers who have field research programs in need of a boreal field station base, or research interests complimentary to the Dechinta program. Researchers are integrated into the Dechinta program, offering workshops or supporting faculty in aspects of course delivery or field research training for Dechinta students.
Dechinta is open to volunteers, through the WWOFING (willing workers on Organic farms) program at our host site, or as a Dechinta volunteer to support specific aspects of the Dechinta program. Volunteers are an essential part of the Dechinta experience and are welcomed into the program activities as time permits.
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Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning is a northern-led initiative delivering land-based, university credited educational experiences led by northern leaders, experts, elders and professors to engage northern and southern youth in a transformative curricula based on the cutting-edge needs of Canada’s North.
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