May 28, 2012 - Mr. Speaker, early childhood development and the early years of learning in Kindergarten are a priority for the Department. As we are all aware, healthy childhoods are the best foundations to develop healthy, productive adults.
YELLOWKNIFE (May 24, 2012) – Ten days after its 33rd anniversary, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) celebrated its one millionth visitor, who entered the building during a public program organized by Ecology North on the morning of April 26, 2012.
YELLOWKNIFE (May 18, 2012) – The Government of the Northwest Territories recently met with Aboriginal and social program leaders to collaboratively discuss child and family resources available in the NWT and the development of Child and Family Resource Centres.
YELLOWKNIFE (April 19, 2012) – Premier Bob McLeod is today announcing the retirement of Mr. Dan Daniels as Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE).
YELLOWKNIFE, NT (April 18, 2012) – The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE), received support from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo for the Aboriginal Student Achievement (ASA) Education Plan.
YELLOWKNIFE (April 17, 2012) -- On Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Fédération franco-ténoise (FFT) Consultation/Cooperation Committee successfully concluded the initial draft of the Strategic Plan on French Language Communications and Services (the Strategic Plan).
Yellowknife, le mardi 3 avril 2012 – Le ministère de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation a officiellement inauguré le Secrétariat aux affaires francophones, ce matin, dans ses bureaux de l’édifice Diamond Plaza.
YELLOWKNIFE (April 3, 2012) – The Department of Education, Culture and Employment officially opened the Francophone Affairs Secretariat this morning at its location in the Diamond Plaza.
FORT RESOLUTION (March 30, 2012) – Elders stood proudly in the gymnasium of Deninu School with dozens of hardcover English/Chipewyan dictionaries on Monday, March 26.
Students addressed the crowd in Chipewyan during the launch, welcoming community members and thanking Elders for their contributions to the dictionary project.
YELLOWKNIFE (March 28, 2012) – The first Dene languages apps for iPhones and similar devices will be available for free download on the iTunes store in late April.
“I am very pleased to be announcing the launch of this important tool,” said Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. “We must ensure that our languages are preserved and revitalized for generations to come. Engaging our youth in learning their traditional languages through this new technology is a progressive and encouraging step.”
