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C O N N E C T E D N O R T H : A J O U R N E Y O F T R A N S F O R M AT I O N & W E L L- B E I N G 39 Appendix Pandemic Response Resources The Connected North team at TakingITGlobal understands that school closures due to the COVID-19 global pandemic have disproportionately affected Indigenous students in remote communities. While our offices have been closed since March 16th, 2020, we have been working from home to modify and adapt our content delivery in ways that are accessible to students learning at home. We are pleased to be able to provide an overview of educational resources freely available for students and families to access. Through our new Connected North@Home initiative, a variety of Connected North partners have offered continued opportunities for students across our network to connect live to museums, zoos, artists, and storytellers. These unique learning experiences have been available daily since March 23rd, 2020 to students and their families at home. To date, over 110 sessions have been delivered for students to join from home. Acknowledging that many homes lack access to reliable internet connectivity, the delivery of sessions has been modified to include live streams and recordings. Partners have allowed recordings of sessions for wider and easier distribution and sharing - through our Connected North video library , YouTube and Facebook channels. HT TPS://CONNEC TEDNORTH.ORG/ATHOME/ Connexions Nord à la maison, la contrepartie francophone de Connected North @ Home offre les mêmes expériences éducatives uniques en français pour continuer à servir nos élèves francophones et ceux qui apprennent le français. La programmation francophone a commencé le 30 mars 2020. Les ateliers se passent en direct également et sous forme d'enregistrements disponibles sur notre site web et nos médias sociaux. Connexions Nord à la maison, the Francophone counterpart of Connected North @ Home, offers the same unique educational experiences in French to continue to serve our Francophone and French-learning students. French programming began on March 30th, 2020 with over 17 sessions to date. These workshops are also delivered live and available as recordings on the French website and through our social media. HT TPS://W W W.CONNEC TEDNORTH.ORG/AL AMAISON/

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