{"id":17538,"date":"2024-08-16T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kativik.qc.ca\/?p=17538"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:51:22","slug":"taking-advantage-of-summer-to-move-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kativik.qc.ca\/en\/taking-advantage-of-summer-to-move-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking advantage of summer to move ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]We usually associate the months of June and July with vacation and relaxation. However, for a large number of Inuit teachers in Nunavik, it is actually a busy time focused on professional development.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”white” style=”dashed” border_width=”4″ el_width=”60″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Summer Institute, a time-honoured tradition<\/h2>\n

Once school is finished, it\u2019s the teachers\u2019 turn to sit in classrooms as students. Every year, over 70 teachers make their way to one of Nunavik\u2019s villages to take part in the Summer Institute courses, offered through McGill University in partnership with Kativik Ilisarniliriniq.<\/p>\n

This year, the courses were held in Kangiqsujuaq\u2014with a decrease in the number of courses and participants due to bad weather. People felt as though they were among family in the hallways of Arsaniq School. The atmosphere was alive with energy, and laughter was bursting out of the classrooms.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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\u201cFor starters, you have to be hired by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq to access the teacher training program. We have an ongoing intake of students because hiring happens all the time. This means that historically, students are coming into the program at different times, and that they\u2019re also graduating at different times,\u201d says Dr. Stephen Peters, Director of the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education at McGill University.<\/p>\n

The objective of the teacher training program is to empower teachers from the Inuktitut sector, who are often recruited with no previous experience. \u201cThrough the training sessions, their professional confidence increases, and their sense of belonging to a professional community becomes stronger as well,\u201d says Audr\u00e9e\u00a0P\u00e9pin-Houle, Assistant Director of Training Development, Kativik Ilisarniliriniq. This program aims to help these teachers become legally qualified, while also encouraging their retention. \u201cWhen you feel supported and guided, it makes you want to stay,\u201d she adds.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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I learned so much with the teacher training. I was privileged to be taught by experienced Inuit instructors. The courses even helped me with my parenting skills. People should not be afraid to try a teaching job. Come! We need you, and we\u2019ll help you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Rita Ningiuk<\/span> Inukjuak (2022) Certificate in Education, McGill University<\/span> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Inuit trainers from Nunavik: the heart of the program<\/h2>\n

This program would not exist without the expertise and commitment of the Inuit teachers who, over the years, have volunteered to design and present these university courses in Inuktitut.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt needs to be emphasized. We can\u2019t replicate any of these courses with instructors from McGill. It\u2019s just not possible [\u2026]. It\u2019s not a question of language, it\u2019s much more than that. We absolutely need them. Their knowledge of the Nunavik school system, of the Inuit students, is something essential. But beyond that, what they bring to the course is exceptional.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Dr. Stephen Peters, Director of the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education, McGill University.<\/p>\n

The teachers who accept to become trainers for a university course are making a real decision to give back to the community. During the time they are teaching, they are not able to take a course they might need in order to obtain enough credits for their BA, for example.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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In fact, our trainers often prioritize the advancement of their peers and community over their own advancement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Audr\u00e9e P\u00e9pin-Houle<\/span> Assistant Director of Training Development, Kativik Ilisarniliriniq<\/span> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”10\/12″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Courses on the McGill campus<\/h2>\n

Barely two weeks after the Summer Institute, a smaller group of teachers were again packing their suitcases to fly down to McGill University in Montreal, where two courses were to be given.<\/p>\n

By being on campus, these students become fully aware of their status as university students. \u201cPractically all of our courses are given in Nunavik, so McGill is an abstract and distant concept for them. When they get there, they are proud. They can get their photo ID, go to the library, and absorb the atmosphere of places that represent a whole period in the history of Canada,\u201d Audr\u00e9e P\u00e9pin-Houle explains.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s something that is very rare and something that we can be extremely proud of. To hear Inuktitut spoken in the halls this week, and even in the lecture rooms, to hear the trainers addressing the students in Inuktitut, that\u2019s very special. Not just for McGill, but for all the universities in North America in general! Our partners\u2019 programs are probably some of the only ones in North America being conducted entirely in Indigenous languages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Dr. Stephen Peters<\/span> Director of the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education, McGill University<\/span> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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If you\u2019re considering it, get in touch with your village\u2019s school!<\/p>\n

Teachers who are new to the profession have a whole team supporting them. They may also have access to university training programs.<\/p>\n

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