The sun sets through Inuksuit at Igloolik, Nunavut.
Photo by: Marc Spooner, Faculty of Education.

Nunavut Teacher Education Program partnership extends campus

Imagine the energy and excitement of an opening night at a glittering arts centre, and then transport that experience into a graduation ceremony in a school gymnasium in Canada's high Arctic. Michael Tymchak struggles to put into words what he saw and felt during graduation ceremonies in three northern communities earlier this year.

"You fly three hours from Ottawa to Iqaluit, and then another three hours to Arctic Bay to witness a graduation ceremony," Tymchak says. "There was energy, drama and a feeling of...

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