The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is reimbursing students in need of electronic equipment for the upcoming school year. The IRC announced in a press release it is offering up to $500 per student. The funds are intended to assist Inuvialuit students acquire basic equipment for online or distance learning. Applications must…
Aurora College’s relationship with the territorial government has been “detrimental to the growth and development” of the college. This statement comes from a discussion paper published by the Government of the Northwest Territories on its proposed governance model for the upcoming polytechnic university. The paper adds the relationship has also…
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…
A two-day wildfire safety workshop will be hosted by the City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN). The event will run from Thursday, July 30th till Friday, July 31st at the Chief Drygeese Centre in Dettah. The workshop will focus on “protecting communities and their structures in…
Hotıì ts’eeda is providing up to $100,000 in bursaries for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ełets’àts’eedıı — translated to “support each other” in Tłı̨cho — bursary is intended to assist students undertaking studies that further Hotıì ts’eeda’s mandate of fostering research and training in health and wellness. Priority…
Education leaders will try to keep schools open as much as possible, even if there are new cases of COVID-19 in the territory, says the territorial government. The need for continuing in-person and distanced learning is met with some technological challenges. The pandemic has highlighted gaps in telecommunications, infrastructure, capacity,…
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…
The territorial government is amending its Education Act by easing restrictions on which French-speaking non-rights holders can be enrolled in French first language schools. The new regulations will include the same three categories for admission with the potential of a fourth, more inclusive amendment aimed at the consideration of French-speaking…
Indigenous students that are having trouble accessing online classes and resources may be getting a helping hand from Dene Nation and the Mastercard Foundation. The two organizations have partnered to offer students wireless devices to give them better connectivity for their schooling. “The battle against COVID-19 has far reaching impacts…
Open for over 40 years, École J.H. Sissons is now being demolished and later rebuilt. “It’s both an exciting and sad time. YK1 is family, it’s going to be emotional for a lot of people,” says Tina Drew, chairperson for the board of trustees for Yellowknife Education District No.1. This…