Tour helps illustrate options for youth
Repulse Grade 12 students visit Rankin college, trade school
Darrell Greer
Northern News Services
Published Wednesday, May 21, 2014
REPULSE BAY/RANKIN INLET
Tusarvik School in Repulse Bay has joined others in the Kivalliq region trying to increase the number of grads that go onto post-secondary education by introducing them to specific facilities and what they have to offer.
And Tusarvik is doing it in a way that might encourage the students to continue their education without travelling too far from home.
The students in Tusarvik's graduating Grade 12 class paid a visit to Rankin Inlet as part of the approach this past month.
Accompanied by school guidance counsellor George Thompson, the six potential grads toured Nunavut Arctic College's (NAC) Kivalliq Hall, as well as Sanatuliqsarvik (Nunavut Trades Training Centre).
Making the trip with Thompson were students Dorianna Malliki, Lawrence Ignerdjuk, Pauline Kridluar, Kevin Ivalutanar, Nicole Nanordluk, and Lorane Siusangnark.
Thompson called the trip a success and said, hopefully, it will encourage more Repulse Bay students to further their education after finishing high school.
In addition to the high quality of education NAC and the trades centre offer in Rankin, Thompson said the main reason the community was selected is because it's close to Repulse Bay.
He said it's hoped that will provide the Tusarvik grads with more of an incentive to attend post secondary on a full-time basis, as opposed to other schools further away in the south.
"It was stressed to the graduates that students are expected to have excellent attendance, and are expected to do a substantial amount of homework, in order to be successful," said Thompson.
"It was also strongly suggested, to students who may be considering the trade school, to live in residence if they do decide to attend, as it helps with the success rate.
"Right now, the majority of these students are planning to attend postsecondary institutions such as Arctic College in Rankin or Iqaluit.
"We also have one student planning to attend Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa."
