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Milestones, recognition and stories from classrooms and communities across our programs.
Latest · A Day in the Life of a Minister: The Honourable Caitlin Cleveland Students from nine schools joined the Honourable Caitlin Cleveland to explore her path into politics, public service and the ways they can become leaders in their own communities. -
Orange Shirt Day at Connected North -
Meet Manoomin: Rhonda LeClair Shares Wild Rice Teachings -
Digital @ UNGA Awards 2026: Part of a Worldwide Digital Inclusion Movement -
Connected North’s 2025–26 School Year at a Glance: Learning, Belonging and Connection -
Adulting 101 — Post Secondary Transitions and Finding Your Passion -
Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher: Sita MacMillan Shares Stories in the Classroom -
Virtual learning opens doors for First Nations students -
Miley Wolki: Bridging Roots and a Connected North -
What the Research Tells Us: How Connected North Is Making a Difference -
Leading with the Land: Inuit Perspectives on Strength, Purpose & Community with Albert Netser -
Connected North Named One of the World’s Top 100 Education Innovations in HundrED Global Collection -
Orange Shirt Day at Connected North -
From Storytelling to Stewardship: Wab Kinew’s Journey to Leadership -
Great Galaxies: Painting Planets Together -
Hip Hop Talks: Angela Gladue’s Classroom Dance Lesson -
Learning to Draw Together: George Qavviu Ningark’s Connected North Session in Apex, Nunavut -
Back to School: An Elder’s Guidance -
Celebrating Young Social Innovators at the 2025 Sprout Awards! -
TakingITGlobal and Humber Polytechnic Launch New Micro-Credential Recognizing Social Innovation Skills -
A Milestone for Digital Inclusion: Connected North Recognized as 2025 WSIS Prizes Champion -
Celebrating the Success of Connected North: 2024–2025 School Year Highlights -
Connected North honoured with 2025 CASCADE Award from Canadian Association of Science Centres -
TakingITGlobal Recognized as One of Canada’s Top 10 Healthiest Workplaces in 2025 -
Spurring Collaborations through Conversations on Education -
HundrED’s Wellbeing in Schools Report features Connected North -
TakingITGlobal receives the 2024 Gold Anthem Award for Your Voice is Power in the Education, Art & Culture Category -
Hidden Under the Water — Book Launch in Sault Ste Marie -
Connected North Network Expands to 200th School -
Welcoming 35,000 Students Back to School with Connected North -
Long-Term Observational Science Through Oral History at the Haida Gwaii Museum -
Resilience, Identity, Story and Connection: Author David A. Robertson Connects with Connected North -
Northern Lights Mixed Media Collages Help Arctic Students Shine -
Mental Health Matters — Connected North Connects on Wellness -
Lessons in Legislation: Connected North Classroom Visit With the Nunavut Legislative Assembly -
Students Sing Along in Inuktitut with Becky Han in Connected North Storytelling Sessions -
Woodland Art lessons taught by Joshua Pawis-Steckley invite students to expand on their artistic talents -
Animal Yoga with Heather Cherisse brings calm and mindfulness among students and teachers -
Greetings from different Indigenous languages with artist Wendy Walker -
Behind the motivational mindset of Cree and Ojibwe athlete Dallas Soonias -
Students are beading earrings with Gwich’in artist Karen Wright-Fraser -
Singing as a way to start the day with Sara Kae -
Students learn about careers in Medical Illustrations with SJ Okemow -
Weaving friendship bracelets with guidance from Haida artist Todd G̱íihlgiigaa -
Inuvialuit Carver Priscilla Boulay shares traditional knowledge with students creating alongside -
Optimism: A Key Ingredient to Spur Social Innovation -
What happens when we surround ourselves with inspiration? -
How can we further support emerging social innovators? -
Connected North: A Catalyst for Deeper Learning Experiences -
Remixing Beats with Purpose: Learning to Code with Social Impact -
A Time to Flourish: TakingITGlobal Releases a New Resource for Emerging Social Innovators -
Le Fellowship Faites Germer Vos Idées: Déclencher l’impact des jeunes et l’innovation sociale -
The 2023 Sprout Ideas Fellowship Program: Igniting Youth-led Impact and Social Innovation -
How can one word in one story make a difference with Indigenous language revitalization? -
Spring of Revitalization: Bean and Grandma’s Weekend -
A Feast to Feature Indigenous role models in classrooms: Future Pathways Teacher’s Guide launches -
Why we should consider generativity as a key aspect of youth development -
Mettre en valeur le pouvoir des micro-subventions dans le cadre de la Journée internationale de la jeunesse -
Highlighting the power of microgrants as part of International Youth Day -
Connected North 2021 Highlights -
Canned Salmon Music Festival: Swimming Together For Generations To Come -
CSC Coalition launches “Elements”, A book to ground, energize, relax, and inspire you -
Prime for Technology: Indigenous Youth in Tech with Ashlee Foureyes -
Imaa Baawitigong, new Ojibwe children’s book, supports Language Revitalization and Land Acknowledgement Teachings -
TakingITGlobal’s Top 20 in 2020