Pilot program will test age-appropriate lessons before a potential rollout across the region
Nunavik’s sexuality education pilot project will initially cover four subjects, including healthy relationships, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and contraception.
ᓯ-ᓯ ᐊᕆᓐᓯ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ
Initiative connects high school students with organizations offering education, training and employment opportunities
Members of Aqsarniit Middle School’s environment club stand in front of their school with a sign that says “Free Hotdogs.” They began Saturday with exchanging hotdogs for non-alcoholic cans, which they are collecting to raise funds for their club. But they ended up handing out the dogs for free while raising awareness of their initiative instead. Pictured are Sarah Kunnuk, left, Ava Boudreau, Janice Oyukuluk, Maina Aola, Logan Wells, and Sophia Boschin. (Photo by Lilli Akpaleeapik)
‘ᐱᐅᓯᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓ’ $90 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑐᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
Chi-Chi Arinze talks building relationships with students and elders in community
Parents will be invited to review materials before the program is finalized, with an option to opt out
ᐊᔪᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ
Fewer casual positions due to last year’s Inuit Child First Initiative policy changes
Jamie Comeau receives $10,000 for post-secondary education
Emerald Hatkaittuq working to earn Carleton University Indigenous journalism certificate
Seven-year-old Tavonga Fambisai uses a washable marker to draw a grid on the window of Iqaluit’s Ampere Makerspace during the organization’s after-school program on Oct. 15. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Disqualification of education funding requests through Inuit Child First Initiative is a challenge, says teachers association president
Educational organization seeks community input into proposed building design
New woodshop to be installed for Chesterfield Inlet students before Christmas break
Work starts Oct. 25, set to finish September 2027
Agnico Eagle renews funding agreement with $5M to Breakfast Club of Canada
Change potentially propelled by the 2025 collective agreement, says school board spokesperson
Ottawa-based MediaSmarts looks to recruit Nunavut, Nunavik teens to fact-check posts
ᑕᖅᑭᓂ 8-ᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐸᓖᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᓐᓈᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑎᒍᑦ
$178M project to replace community’s overcrowded school; completion expected in 2030
Program attracts 26 students to Hudson Bay
Eight-month program will combine policing, first aid, fitness, survival and land-based activities while offering cultural and psychosocial support
Iqaluit-based, 5-day program to explore land claims, youth advocacy
Amautik’s original building has been closed since a heating failure caused pipes to burst in December 2024
Kylie Curry, principal of Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik school in Rankin Inlet, re-enacts the countdown that kicked off a scavenger hunt involving 70 local teachers on Friday. All three of the hamlet’s schools are fully staffed, Curry said. The scavenger hunt was a team-building exercise to welcome six new teachers to the community. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Nunavik Police Service plans to distribute 300 bicycles in Ivujivik, Akulivik, Aupaluk and Kuujjuaq this year
Nunavut Teachers Association acknowledges retention is an issue
