December 14, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment supports community-based teacher education programming, which provides increased access to students across the Northwest Territories. Graduates of these programs will increase the number of Aboriginal educators in our school system.
December 12, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories Student Financial Assistance program last underwent a substantial redesign in the fall of 2000. Since then, it has periodically been reviewed internally, resulting in increases to some benefits, such as tuition and book allowances, repayable loan monthly limits and the lifetime loan limit.
December 9, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, towards the end of the 16th Assembly, I tabled the Aboriginal Student Achievement Education Plan. It was developed after broad consultation, and aims to eliminate the education gap between Aboriginal and other students. I am pleased to say that Aboriginal and education leaders endorsed the plan by signing the Education Partnership Declaration.
December 8, 2011 – Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will be at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre today to open the Hunters of the Alpine Ice exhibit.
September 28, 2011 - An odd mob of readers suddenly appeared outside the Greenstone Building for Yellowknife’s first ever Reading Flash Mob to celebrate NWT Literacy Week.
Readers, ranging from a daycare class of 4 and 5 year olds to office workers, public servants and passing pedestrians read with linked arms in front of the Greenstone Building to demonstrate their passion for reading.
September 27, 2011 - Recipients of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award and the Ministerial Literacy Awards, including a Youth Learner Literacy Award were honoured today during an Adult Learners’ Luncheon in Yellowknife.
Sylvia Clement - Council of the Federation Literacy Award is given to an adult learner has overcome obstacles and demonstrated outstanding progress in the pursuit of literacy skills in any of the NWT official languages.
September 26, 2011 - The Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Aurora College and the NWT Literacy Council invite all media to attend the 2011 Adult Learner’s Luncheon. This celebration of learning is part of the NWT Literacy Week celebrations and features the presentation of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award and the NWT Ministerial Literacy Awards.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 12:00pm
WHERE: Auditorium, Northern United Place
September 26, 2011 - The Department of Education, Culture and Employment and the NWT Mining Heritage Society have launched a new initiative designed to give students in the North a new appreciation for their land and spark an interest in pursuing careers in geology, the earth sciences and mining.
September 23, 2011 - The Department of Education, Culture and Employment and the NWT Mining Heritage Society invite all media to attend the official release of the geological resource, Geological Journey I. The DVDs and teacher support material will be made available to all schools in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to benefit students from Kindergarten to grade 12.
WHEN: Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 2:30PM
WHERE: Museum Café
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Sept. 2, 2011 - Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Jackson Lafferty, today expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Beaufort Delta elder Elizabeth (Liz) Hansen, who passed away recently after a brief illness. Ms. Hansen was a respected educator who dedicated her life to the promotion and preservation of the Gwich’in language.
