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Schedule changes at Yukon school aim to give students more time on the land – CBC
May 09, 2023 Students at Beaver Creek’s Nelnah Bessie John School will get more frequent breaks throughout year The school in Beaver Creek, Yukon, will adjust its calendar this year to give students more time for learning outside the classroom. The five students at Nelnah Bessie John School will head back to class sooner, in […]
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Call for proposals: Licensed Child Care Centre Infrastructure Funding Program
The Department of Education’s Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Division is now accepting funding proposals to increase the availability of licensed child care in Nunavut for children aged 0-6. This initiative, supported by federal funding administered by the Government of Nunavut, focuses on creating new licensed child care spaces and reopening child care centres […]
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Yukon school calendar dates finalized for 2023–24
04/05/2023 A complete list of calendar dates for all Yukon schools for the 2023–24 school year is now finalized and available online at Yukon.ca. School calendars are developed in partnership with school administrators, school councils, and school communities, and then approved by the Minister and school boards for schools under their authority. Schools that will […]
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Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards presented to top Nunavut nursing students
Iqaluit, Nunavut (May 2, 2023) – John Main, Minister of Health, presented five Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards to top Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) nursing students at a luncheon in Iqaluit on Monday, April 24, 2023. The Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards are presented annually to the top students in their second, third and fourth […]
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Minister of Education delivers 2022 Annual Report
April 26, 2023 Together with partners in the education field, the Government of Yukon is reimagining the Yukon school system and working to create school environments that are safe, inclusive and build on student strengths. Today, the Honourable Jeanie McLean tabled the 2022 Annual Report for the Department of Education in the Yukon Legislative Assembly, […]
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The Government of Nunavut is appealing the Nunavut Court of Justice’s decision which allowed the Inuktut Education Discrimination lawsuit to proceed
(April 25, 2023, Iqaluit, Nunavut) The Government of Nunavut (GN) has filed to appeal the Nunavut Court of Justice’s decision to allow the Inuktut Education Discrimination lawsuit to proceed to trial. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and two Inuit families filed the lawsuit on the basis of discrimination faced by Inuit students in Nunavut’s education system. […]
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2023 Premier’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award
24 April 2023 Nominations are now open for the 2023 Council of Federation Literacy Award. Premier P.J. Akeeagok is accepting applications to recognize an individual who supports, encourages, and shares ways to strengthen literacy skills in Nunavut. The 2023 Nunavut Council of the Federation Literacy Award will be awarded to an individual who supports and […]
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GN rewards 5 nursing students with scholarships – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 25, 2023 Scholarship awarded to top achieving students, health minister says Five students attending Nunavut Arctic College’s nursing program received Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards on Monday. “It makes me feel very proud,” Evora Essoh, one of the recipients, told Nunatsiaq News. “It acknowledges the effort I put in.” The scholarship awards recognize top-achieving […]
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Indigenous nurse education fund launched in Sharon Morrison’s memory – Cabin Radio
April 24, 2023 The Yellowknife Community Foundation is creating an Indigenous nursing education fund in memory of longtime resident Sharon Morrison. In a news release last week, the foundation said the fund would help Indigenous NWT residents to pursue post-secondary education in nursing and personal support work. This year, three bursaries valued at $2,500 each […]
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DEGREES OF SUCCESS: Making Nunavut education more Inuit-centric – Nunavut News
April 19, 2023 Peter McKitrick of Coral Harbour has earned his masters in Inuit education and wrote his thesis on reforming Nunavut’s education system. He wants to finds ways for Nunavummiut to achieve their educational goals without having to move south. “I just think there’s a lot of problems with education in the North that […]
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