"ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ.... ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᐃᓂᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ. ᓯᓚᑐᔪᐊᓘᕗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᑐᔪᐊᓘᕗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᐃᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᐃᑦ." ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᓕᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑳᒧᕋᓐ ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ, ᒨᕼᐋᓪ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᑕᐃᓐᑎᓇᒐ ᒨᕼᐋᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᖕᔅᑕᓐ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᑯᐃᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᓕᕌᖓᒥ.

ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᐊᕐᔪᐃᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓛᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ STEM ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ, Connected North−ᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᒍᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓛᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓅᓛᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ.

ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖅᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᒥᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ, "ᑐᑭᓯᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕕᑦ ᑭᓱᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔨᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᖃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ ᓯᓚᑐᔪᐊᓘᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᑐᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ." ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓯᓚᑐᓂᖅᐹᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᖁᔨᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓯᕙᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᓪᓗ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᕙᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᓯᓚᑐᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ.

ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᓕᕌᖓᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᖑᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐊᓯᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᕐᓗ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ. ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᓇᓂᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ. ᑎᓕᐅᕆᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᙶᑐᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ.

ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᐱᓗᐊᙳᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐃᓐ ᐱᖁᔨᓗᐊᙳᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒡᕕᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᑲᑕᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᕐᖐᓐᓈᖅᑕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒡᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ.

ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ, "ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ." ᑎᓴᒪᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ. "ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᑲᓴᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᓂᓗ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓕᒫᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓵᓕᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓗᐊᕋᔭᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᕙᐅᒃ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓕᒫᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑕᑎᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᑎᑦ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᓪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ. ᐃᒫᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑯᕕᑦ, ᑲᒪᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖅᑰᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ," ᐅᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ.

ᑭᖑᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᙶᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ 100%−ᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᖅ, "ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕋᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕋᕕᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒡᓗ.". ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᓕᒫᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᕐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔾᔮᙱᑕᕋᓗᐊᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ. ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᖓ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᓇᓕᒧᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓗ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᐃᒡᓚᕋᓱᒃᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᐊᙱᖦᖢᓂᓗ. ᒧᒥᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᒃᑭᕗᖅᑕᐅᖅ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓪᓗᓂ, "ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓂᒍᕈᕕᐅᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓕᒫᖅ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ. ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᓱᖁᑎᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ." ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓗᐊᕈᓐᓃᖅᐹᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ.

ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑲᖓᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᐱᔪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑕᕐᕕᓕᖕᓄᑦ. "ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕐᔪᐊᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᐳᖓ," ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖅ.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑳᒧᕋᓐ ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᓇᓂᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ STEM−ᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ, ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖃᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐋᓕᓴᓐ ᑎᐊᑦᕗᑦ ᔅᕗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.