Transforming Lives Through Technology

Fostering student engagement and enhanced education outcomes in remote Indigenous communities.

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ABOUT USConnected North Story

Connected North provides live, interactive virtual learning experiences and access to educational resources for students and teachers in remote communities, supporting them where they live. Through the program, Indigenous students from Kindergarten - Grade 12 are offered unique opportunities to thrive.

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Our Impact

224

Participating schools

8,200+

Live, interactive sessions delivered

517

Active content providers

1,541

Educators accessing resources

94%

of teachers surveyed agreed that sessions helped engage students and contributed to attendance.

2025–26 teacher survey

96%

of teachers surveyed agreed that sessions reflected and affirmed students’ cultures, identities, and experiences.

2025–26 teacher survey

Participating Schools

Program Principles

Relationship Building

Building trust with students, educators and communities by demonstrating respect, humility and transparency in all that we do.

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Empowerment Through Role Models

Connecting students with First Nations, Métis, Inuit and non-Indigenous role models to inspire hope and future pathways.

Customized Content

Delivering content that is relevant to the unique cultures, local contexts and priorities of each school.

Thinking Beyond The Classroom

Understanding that students' experiences within the classroom cannot be disconnected from their realities outside of the classroom including historical and social contexts.

Adapting Expectations

Working with the unique strengths, challenges and learning goals for each school and letting them guide what success looks like.

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Incorporating a Diversity of Voices

Welcoming input from a range of sources on how we can best support participating students and educators.

THE PROBLEM STATEMENTWhat barriers are we working to address?

Remote and northern Indigenous communities across Canada face persistent inequities in access to education: fewer local specialist teachers and enrichment opportunities, limited exposure to role models, and barriers to consistent, culturally relevant programming. According to Statistics Canada, Remoteness itself is a measurable driver of lower high-school completion for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit learners, underscoring that distance and limited local services translate into real gaps in outcomes.

These learning gaps are compounded by connectivity challenges that continue to affect many rural, remote, and Indigenous regions, restricting reliable access to digital learning and support networks.

Connected North exists to address these intertwined barriers by using live, two-way, high-definition video to connect K-12 classrooms in remote Indigenous communities with interactive lessons, mentors, and culturally grounded experiences that would not otherwise be available locally—aiming to boost engagement and close opportunity gaps.