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GN: COVID-19 Department of Education Services update
As of Monday, January 25, 2021, schools in the communities listed below will move to the following stages: Arviat – Stage 4 Inuglak School in Whale Cove will continue to be at Stage 3. All other Nunavut schools are at Stage 2. Updates on community stages can be found on the Department of Education website: […]
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Government of Yukon provides additional staffing and tutoring supports for the 2020–21 school year
The Government of Yukon is hiring more educators and has increased funding for tutoring programs to support students for the remainder of the 2020–21 school year. The Department of Education is currently in the process of hiring 11 additional educators to support the three Whitehorse high schools that are providing half-day in-class programming as well […]
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De Beers Group donates 213 computers to Northwest Territories Schools
De Beers Group is proud to announce that 213 computers are being distributed to nine schools in six Northwest Territories (NWT) communities as part of the company’s ongoing response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, eight iPad mini tablets are being provided to the Deninu Kué First Nation in Fort Resolution to […]
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Call for Participation: Arctic Food Knowledge Winter School
Jan 21, 2021 The winter school lecturers will tell about the traditional foods, agriculture in conditions of “double cold” (permafrost and low air temperatures), food security, animal breeding, food storage technologies in the North etc. The winter school will be held online via Zoom platform March 22-31, 2021. The winter school is led by Arctic […]
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Three years after fire, Kugaaruk’s new school sparks pride – Nunatsiaq News
18 January 2021 Engineering firm earned 2020 award for its design work George Ningark will never forget Feb. 28, 2017. That evening, the veteran Kugaaruk teacher got a call: Kugaardjuq, the community’s only school, was ablaze. Ningark said he only fell asleep that night because he’d been told the fire was under control. The community […]
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Law class offers Rankin Inlet high school students a look at careers in justice – Nunatsiaq News
15 January 2021 When Dylan Kusugak enrolled in a new law class at his school last fall, he wondered whether the subject would pique his interest. It did. Now, the Grade 12 student at Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik high school in Rankin Inlet says he’s thinking about pursuing his interest further. “I’d maybe go to the […]
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Leadership seminar for Arctic Indigenous Youth on January 25-29, 2021
Jan 13, 2021 There are still few positions available for the James J. McCarthy leadership on-line seminar for Arctic Indigenous Youth Leaders. Training seminar for talented and emerging Arctic Indigenous leaders, in memory of Professor James J. McCarthy and his strong dedication to the Arctic will be hold on January 25 – 29, 2021. A five […]
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Share your experiences with inclusive and special education in Yukon
Students, families, school councils, schools staff, Yukon First Nations and other education partners are invited to share their experiences and perspectives through an online tool as part of the review of inclusive and special education in Yukon. Dr. Nikki Yee is reviewing inclusive and special education in Yukon in response to the 2019 Audit Report […]
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COVID Aid to Inuvialuit Households in need outside the Region
November 30, 2020 Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is using limited funding to support beneficiary households in need outside the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. IRC hopes this COVID Aid will allow beneficiaries to be able to purchase what they will need for their grocery and cleaning supplies to stay home as much as possible and to enjoy a […]
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Government of Canada investment aims to boost economic growth, enhance skills development and create good jobs in the Northwest Territories
From: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Investment of over $1.3 million supports Northern and Indigenous employment, capacity building, infrastructure development and entrepreneurship in the Northwest Territories November 27, 2020 – Yellowknife, NT – Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) Small businesses are at the heart of Northern communities. They create good jobs, support local economies […]
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