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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Some Nunavut students will be learning from a new academic curriculum starting this fall. Education Minister Pamela Gross announced the rollout of the territory\u2019s new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum on March 11 at the legislative assembly. \u201cThis is an important milestone in supporting the vision of our elementary education system,\u201d Gross said. \u201cThe content developed in the made-in-Nunavut curriculum will help ensure that what students learn in schools is reflective of and applicable to the lived experiences and realities of Nunavummiut and responsive to students, families and communities.\u201d The new curriculum has been in the works since 2018. Its development included consultations with Inuit elders, educators, language specialists and knowledge keepers, Gross said, without going into detail about what\u2019s in… <\/p>\n

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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Some Nunavut students will be learning from a new academic curriculum starting this fall. Education Minister Pamela Gross announced the rollout of the territory\u2019s new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum on March 11 at the legislative assembly. \u201cThis is an important milestone in supporting the vision of our elementary education system,\u201d Gross said. \u201cThe content developed in the made-in-Nunavut curriculum will help ensure that what students learn in schools is reflective of and applicable to the lived experiences and realities of Nunavummiut and responsive to students, families and communities.\u201d The new curriculum has been in the works since 2018. Its development included consultations with Inuit elders, educators, language specialists and knowledge keepers, Gross said, without going into detail about what\u2019s in... <\/p>\n

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