Nunavut Arctic College

On March 27, the Honourable Edna Elias, Commissioner of Nunavut presented the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to Lieutenant Frank May of Arctic Bay.

Nunavut Arctic College Nursing student Nancy Mike and Andrew Morrison from the Nunavut Research Institute were at the Arctic Bay trade show disseminating information and recruiting students to the various nursing programs including the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Practical Nursing and Pre-Nursing programs.

Gyu Oh, Fine Arts faculty member with the Nunavut Teacher Education Program, has had a very successful semester. Earlier in the term her Year 3 students staged an ambitious and innovative Art Exhibit at Nunatta campus, Iqaluit. Having seen the response from the College community, our Year 1 students indicated an interest in doing the same.

I have attached pictures of some of our Year 1 students and samples of the work they produced. It included such items as: soap stone carvings; prints; print making; timelines and block carving.

We thank the students for their first steps into the Fine Arts arena and Gyu Oh for her efforts on their behalf.

The Nunavut Teacher Education Program and the Nunavut Teachers Association have renewed a key partnership. As a consequence of the agreement, fourth-year NTEP students will be vested with the same rights, responsibilities and professional benefits as regular members of the Nunavut Teachers Association. For example, this will permit them to now register, attend and participate in scheduled sessions during the Territory wide Professional Development Conference to be held in Iqaluit in February / 2012. This partnership will provide opportunities for our Student Teachers to engage in capacity building and enhance their skill sets as they move along the path to degree completion through the University of Regina.

The Nunavut Teacher Education Program presently has Year 4 students completing Practica (Internships) in the following communities and schools in Nunavut:

•    Iqaluit – Nakasuk School
•    Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq) – Kullik Ilihakvik
•    Rankin Inlet (Kangiqtiniq) – Leo Ussak School / Simon Alaittuq School
•    Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk) – Inuujaq School
•    Baker Lake (Qamani’tuaq) – Rachel Arngnammaktiq School
•    Repulse Bay (Naujaat) – Tusarvik School
•    Gjoa Haven (Uqhuqtuuq) – Qiqirtaq Ilihakvik

On Tuesday, October 18, the Nunavut Teacher Education Program formally recognized the partnership at Nunatta Campus, Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit. A cheque was presented to the Nunavut Teachers Association to cover the Association dues for each of our Level 4 Student Teachers for the academic year.

As well, Certificates of Appreciation were presented to Robin Langill, President (NTA), and Emile Hatch, Executive Director (NTA).

Applications are now being accepted for Nunavut Arctic College’s exciting Trades Access program. Click here to learn more about the program.

This 32 week course is being offered in the following communities in Nunavut for the 2011/12 academic year:

• Arctic Bay
• Cambridge Bay
• Iqaluit
• Rankin Inlet

Graduates of this program will be prepared to successfully challenge the Department of Education’s Trades Entrance Exam that is required to enter into an apprenticeship.

Classes begin in September 2011! Apply today!

Congratulations to this year’s graduates of the Arctic College Environmental Technology Program in Iqaluit!

In the front row (from left to right) are:  Steven Akeeagok (Grise Fiord), Daniel Kilabuk (Pangnirtung), William Flaherty (Grise Fiord),  Sammy Angnaluak (Kugluktuk), Johnny Flaherty (Grise Fiord), Craig Beardsall (Rankin Inlet). In the middle row are (from left to right):  Emily Karpik (Pangnirtung), Patricia Peyton (Pangnirtung), Dorothy Quqshuun (Gjoa Haven), Jodi MacGregor (Iqaluit). In the back row are (from left to right):  Lucassie Peter (Iqaluit), Matthew Akikilu (Arctic Bay), Christine Wilson (Iqaluit), Tom Williamson (Iqaluit), Derek Williamson (Rankin Inlet), Martin Barbe (Iqaluit).

The Arctic Bay Popular Theatre program teaches literacy and life skills through the development of original performance pieces. Students were taught by Audrey Qamanirq who is a founder of the Kicking Caribou Theatre Group in Arctic Bay and participated in a three-week professional development workshop by Penny Couchie, a choreographer and director with the National Aboriginal Theatre Institute in Toronto.

Quttiktuq MLA Ron Elliot congratulates graduates in his riding.

Drawing on the wisdom of our Elders, the youth of Arctic Bay have collected valuable information to preserve our local history.