The Department of Education’s planned 2026–27 curriculum expansion covers both Grades 2 and 3, not Grade 2 alone. The department’s business plan lists implementation in those grades and instructional support for teachers. It says the new curriculum is grounded in Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuit language and culture. Source↗

The department’s current K–3 community table lists bilingual education-model selection as ongoing in Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Chesterfield Inlet, Naujaat, Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Iqaluit, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Pond Inlet, Resolute Bay and Sanikiluaq. The table also marks selection as ongoing for some Baker Lake schools. Source↗

This is the second year of a phased territory-wide change to what younger students learn and how it is delivered. Families with children in Kindergarten through Grade 3 are now affected. The department plans to add one grade each year, with Grade 12 scheduled for 2035–36. Source↗

The public record does not say that communities shown as having an ongoing selection process lack classroom instruction or that the rollout has stopped there. It does show that decisions about the local bilingual education model were still unresolved when the department’s page was checked.

The next scheduled expansion is Grade 4 in the 2027–28 school year. For 2026–27, the Education Department says it will provide Grade 2–3 instructional and assessment support, develop Grade 4 resources and train Grade 4 educators. Source↗

Atiilu News Desk should seek confirmation from the Education Department on the status and expected completion dates for outstanding local model selections, especially Iqaluit, and ask whether any school is using interim arrangements.

APTN’s Aug. 24 item identified the curriculum expansion and reported Nunavut Teachers’ Association concerns about training, staffing and retention. Its reporting described Grade 2 entering the rollout. The Government of Nunavut’s direct records confirm that both Grades 2 and 3 were scheduled to begin the new curriculum in Fall 2026, with in-person training held in mid-March. Source↗

This is an implementation update, not a new funding announcement, a staffing decision or evidence that a particular school has failed to deliver the curriculum.