A board shows displayed Oct. 9 at the Kuujjuaq Form shows Post-it notes from teachers, parents and students offering opinions on what the student experience should look like in Nunavik. (Photo courtesy of Jade Bernier/Kativik Ilisarniliriniq)
Kativik Ilisarniliriniq hosts consultation in Kuujjuaq to collect opinions of parents, students and teachers
Nunavik’s school board is turning to the community to help improve the success of its students. The first stop was a community consultation in Kuujjuaq on Oct. 9.
Approximately 500 Iqaluit high school and middle school students join in the annual Terry Fox Run on Friday in honour of the Canadian cancer activist who died in 1981. Since his death, the Marathon of Hope that Fox started as a trek across the country has raised millions of dollars for cancer care and research. Iqaluit students ran from Aqsarniit Middle School to Inuksuk High School, making a four-kilometre loop around the city. The fastest runner reached the finish line in just above 15 minutes. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
University plans to give free tuition to Indigenous students in the fall, but Kativik Ilisarniliriniq says more discussions needed over how it will apply to Inuit