All-day kindergarten is coming to seven more Nunavut communities: Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Resolute Bay, Sanikiluaq, and Taloyoak.

This expansion will help more students build the foundational skills and knowledge base SA国际影视传媒渋n important areas such as Inuit culture and language, literacy, numeracy, as well as physical and social-emotional wellness,SA国际影视传媒� Education Minister Pamela Gross said in the legislative assembly on Feb. 22.

The original full-day kindergarten pilot program was launched in five schools during the 2023-2024 school year. It was the first step to help guide a comprehensive rollout across the territory. Next year, an additional phase will begin in the aforementioned seven communities.

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The minister added that in SA国际影视传媒渃ollaboration with our partners, we are developing a long-term plan for the sustainable implementation of full-day kindergarten that will address the additional infrastructure and human resource needs for additional Nunavut schools. Due to the anticipated high cost of renovations for some schools, further rollouts will be more gradual.

SA国际影视传媒淲e know the benefits full-day kindergarten brings to students, families, and communities. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 why I look forward to continuing our work and collaboration with schools, teachers, and district education authorities to bring full-day kindergarten to all our communities,SA国际影视传媒� Gross concluded.