Education

Tłı̨chǫ Government creates interactive map showcasing traditional trails

This is, "the ability to experience something old, traditional and ancestral in a new high tech way," says Jay Bulckaert, co-producer and videographer.


The Tłı̨chǫ Government has funded a special project aimed at bringing new technology to ancient stories. Paul Cressman, program development officer for the Tłı̨chǫ government says he was inspired by the pandemic and the lack of social gatherings permitted across the country. “We can’t afford to wait, we need to…


Mildred Hall School bus vandalized, once again

"We didn't bother with a police report this time," says Elizabeth Brace, principal for Mildred Hall School.


“We are disappointed and frustrated,” says Elizabeth Brace, principal for Mildred Hall School. This is the second time since Nov. of last year that the Mildred Hall School bus was damaged. Teachers found their school bus vandalized, again, Monday morning. The bus windows were destroyed with three smashed in and…


De Beers donates 117 laptops to Indigenous schools

De Beers group shows its support for students transitioning to online learning across the territory by donating dozens of computers. De Beers has donated 117 new laptops to seven schools in seven distinct Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories. In addition to donating ten refurbished computers to the Yellowknife Public…


NWT post-secondary students can now access two new grants for upcoming academic year

These grants will help students with the cost of technology equipment and internet services.


The Government of the Northwest Territories announces two new grants aimed at post-secondary students receiving full-time financial assistance (SFA) for the 2020-21 academic year. The Technology Grant is a one-time grant of $750 to help students purchase things like computers, printers, scanners, and tablets and the Support Grant is a…




Separated desks, masks part of GNWT school reopening plan

All schools, depending on grade level will focus on providing as much in-person learning as possible. That’s according to the  Reopening Schools Safely plan, recently outlined by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The plan outlines the full extent of the COVID-19 health and risk measures outlined by the department of…




NWT schools discuss new plan for education

A new education plan will allow NWT schools a more blended and flexible learning approach. Minister R.J. Simpson met with education leaders and the NWT Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) via teleconference yesterday, to discuss how learning will be maintained throughout the 2020-2021 school year. Stemming from the precautions of COVID-19, this…