The Jedi outpost on Kashyyyk was one of the various facilities that the Jedi Order maintained throughout the galaxy.
After the Sith reappeared in 32 BBY during the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo, the Jedi High Council made the decision to expand its academy program. This expansion involved establishing multiple chapter houses and outposts in different locations across the galaxy, with the aim of enhancing the training of Padawans beyond the confines of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
Grand Master Yoda, who was the headmaster of the academy and also served as Watchman for the Wookiee homeworld, received assistance from Jedi Master Mavra Zane in the education of the Padawans assigned to the outpost. The inaugural class at the chapter house had only recently started their training when the forces of the Commerce Guild and Trandoshan slavers launched an assault on the planet. During the battle, many students lost their lives, the chapter house faced destruction, and the surviving students were captured and imprisoned.