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Learning Link: December 10, 2008

Practically Speaking—Nunavut Sivuniksavut: Bringing Inuit culture to the classroom

For the majority of young people, the first few months following high school graduation are fraught with decisions that can affect the rest of their lives. This is especially true for Inuit youth, who are confronted with unique cultural challenges if they undertake post-secondary studies outside of their often-remote hometowns.

For more than 20 years, the Nunavut Sivuniksavut Training Program has been helping Inuit high-school graduates cope by offering a unique program that balances academics, real-world life skills and Inuit culture and heritage. Go to article  » 

Reading the Future videos

In Canada, men and women of all ages, cultural backgrounds and demographic groups face literacy challenges. Listen to Daisa Allurut, Ryan Rolfe and Michel Gratton as they each tell their story of overcoming obstacles to improve their literacy.

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More CCL News

• Three new events have been added to CCL’s Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC) 2008–2009 Speakers Series which examines community wellness and the links between health and literacy, among other topics. The AdLKC is accepting new applications for this program
  
• New report: The Five E’s for Health: Understanding eLiteracies for eLearning in Electronic Educational Environments explores the effectiveness of electronic media in broadening young people’s health knowledge. Two already-established virtual classrooms—the first on tobacco control and the second on HIV\AIDS—were used by the research team to study their impact on students' learning and teachers' adoption of virtual ehealth programs.

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