Listen: Mildred Hall School opens outdoor learning space
Drumming and a fire feeding ceremony welcomed the opening of the outdoor learning space at Mildred Hall School. Listen to that story here: CKLB…
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Should vaccines be mandatory for GNWT employees?
The territorial government says it is assessing the federal government’s plan on mandatory vaccines for public servants before it takes a position on the subject. …
17 students get bursaries from Hotıì ts’eeda
Seventeen students, including 14 Indigenous youth, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a helping hand from Hotıì ts’eeda. Tommy Blake is one of the…
Reimbursement program launched by IRC to help students with distance education
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…
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…
Aurora College fall semester plan includes distance education, tuition refunds
Aurora College has developed a plan for the fall semester, offering tuition refunds and primarily distance education classes. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
ECE distributing additional one-time payments to income assistance clients to help ease COVID-19 concerns
The one-time emergency allowance distributed as part of the NWT COVID-19 relief package should be in residents’ bank accounts soon says Education, Culture and Employment…
Education minister recommends keeping schools closed for rest of academic year
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment R.J. Simpson spoke with education leaders across the territory on Tuesday to recommend keeping all schools closed until the…
YK1 votes to close schools for rest of academic year
The Yellowknife Education District No. 1 has decided to close all of its schools for the rest of the academic year. The YK1 board passed…
Polytechnic transition to take five to six years
Support, inspiration and new opportunities. Those concepts will apparently guide the transition of Aurora College into a polytechnic university. That’s according to survey results of…