Nunavut embraces new slogan during Education Week

Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak, who is also Nunavut’s education minister, is encouraging students, parents, families and community members to celebrate the importance of learning in Nunavut during Education Week 2013, which starts April 22.

“Education matters! Being in school matters. Coming ready to learn matters. Learning at home matters,” Aariak said in an April 22 Government of Nunavut news release. “Education and lifelong learning can help us all realize our hopes and reach our potential.”

As part of Education Week, Aariak plans to launch a series of advertisements for television aimed at encouraging parental involvement in their children’s learning and promoting students to stay in school.

The ads’ slogan, “Parents: Motivate. Students: Participate. Together we can graduate,” is intended to “inspire community engagement and foster a sense of shared participation in education,” the news release said.

These promotional spots will start airing on northern networks over the coming weeks.

“Students, teachers, staff, parents, and District Education Authorities, you matter!” Aariak said. “Education is a partnership between all of us. Everyone has an important role in helping to guide education in our territory. Your dedication, commitment and hard work are invaluable in showing that education matters.”

Education Week is an annual event, “to acknowledge Nunavut’s unique education system and raise community awareness about the importance of education in building strong, healthy and capable Nunavummiut,” the news release said.