Presentation by Mary Simon
- 1. National Strategy on Inuit Education Webinar Mary Simon Chairperson, National Committee on Inuit Education
- 2. An Unprecedented Collaboration In Inuit Nunangat
- 3. 3 Launch 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Summit ITK Initiative on Education Strategy ReleaseInfo Gathering Summit on Inuit Education
- 4. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Nunavut Dept. Of Education Kativik School Board NWT Dept. of Education Nfld. & Labrador Dept. of Education/LSB Government of Canada Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Makivik Corporation Inuvialuit Regional Corp. Nunatsiavut Government Pauktuutit Inuit Circumpolar Council National Inuit Youth Council National Committee on Inuit Education
- 5. Why a National Strategy? Graduation Rates. Standards. Supply and Demand Gap.
- 6. The National Strategy’s 10 Recommendations Mobilizing Parents Improving Access to Quality ECE Filling the Gap of Measuring and Assessing Success A Standardized Inuit Writing System Increasing # Bilingual Educators An Inuit University Building Post Secondary Success Investing in Students Who Need Additional Support Strengthening Inuit Centred Curriculum Developing Education Leaders
- 8. Inuit organization to tackle low graduation rates CBC News Posted: Mar 30, 2013 10:39 AM CT National Strategy on Inuit Education Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit organization, has started a campaign to come up with solutions to address the low high school graduation rate in Inuit communities. “The drop-out rate is very high in Inuit Nunangat, and we're trying to figure out ways of increasing the level of graduation from high school, so that they have a chance to go post-secondary education,” said Mary Simon, chair of ITK's National Committee on Inuit Education. The national committee's research shows students are missing on average 41 days of school each year. That adds up to two full years by the time students reach high school, and the committee says attendance is dropping. Simon said there is no easy answer to the problem but that, as a first step, parents need to be more involved.
- 9. Low Attendance All the imaginative, Inuit-produced programs will be ineffective unless there are dramatic changes in terms of community-based norms regarding formal education. Specifically, students need to be in school every day, all day, well rested and eager to learn. Achieving this goal will necessitate engaging the cooperation of every parent and caregiver in the community” . • 2011 McGill University research project. Taylor, D.
- 11. July 2011 Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education