What is a Lifecycle Superstar? Pinnguaq’s work is based on our Lifecycle model, and designed to engage learners at multiple stages in their personal growth and success.
Lifecycle Superstar – Hailey Bennett Read More »
As daylight shortens along the coastlines of Nunavut, Arctic Inspiration Prize laureates SmartICE, Ilitaqsiniq – Nunavut Literacy Council, and Pinnguaq Association are preparing for another season of community-based skills building.
Arctic Inspiration Prize Laureates Collaborate for Innovation and Sustainability Read More »
Pinnguaq’s Iqaluit Makerspace will be filled with aspiring coders and game designers this fall as we launch three new after-school workshops, starting the first week of October.
Explore and Create in the Digital World with Pinnguaq’s Fall Coding Camps Read More »
Pinnguaq invites journalists, space and moon subject experts, knowledge keepers, and artists to submit pitches for our Spring 2022 issue of Root & STEM magazine focusing on space.
Root & STEM is Seeking Contributions for Our Next Issue Read More »
Technology provides exciting new ways to share information and history, and to build connections.
Connecting Kivalliq Elders through Youth Mentorship Read More »
Sewing and beading provide both practical and creative opportunities for cultures, over millennia, to clothe communities, engage in ceremony, as well as trade with others.
Stitches and Switches Sewing and Technology Kit Read More »
What is a Lifecycle Superstar? Pinnguaq’s work is based on our Lifecycle model, and designed to engage learners at multiple stages in their personal growth and success.
Lifecycle Superstar – Tanner Big Canoe Read More »
Pinnguaq Association explores why games matter in STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) in the newly-released third issue of Root and STEM Magazine, available now.
Discover Why Games Matter, for Education and Representation Read More »
Today at Pinnguaq, we’re celebrating World Art Day. It’s a day to promote the creation, diffusion and enjoyment of art. Art plays an important role in knowledge sharing and in the promotion of cultural diversity, and is a fundamental component of STEAM, along with science, technology, engineering and math.
Celebrating World Art Day Read More »
To find out more about the importance of incorporating video games into K–12 learning, we asked six game designers, developers and educators for their thoughts on the role video games play in 21st-century education.
Up Your Game: How Video Games Empower K–12 Learners Read More »
In a place that is both near and far, there is a cluster of 17 quaint villages brimming with bright ideas and industrious, compassionate people. Many homes here are powered by wind, solar, geothermal and other sustainable sources.
Sustainability Cubed: New Brunswick Educator Taps Minecraft’s STEAM Power Read More »
Games are often competitive, but what if a game encouraged cohabitation and collaboration, rather than individual gain?
Nunami: An Inuit-Inspired Tabletop Game Read More »
As the next generation of console gaming systems was rolling out to Canadians eager to experience the new age of online gaming, many people outside big cities were having issues with online connectivity.
Access Denied: Seeking Better Broadband in Rural & Remote Communities Read More »
Imagine a world where colonization never happened. Connor Alexander, a Cherokee game designer, did just that, when he invented Coyote & Crow—a tabletop role-playing game (RPG) that launched its Kickstarter fundraising campaign in March 2021.
History Retabled: Coyote & Crow is an RPG Like No Other Read More »
The Nunavut Global Game Jam was registered with Global Game Jam in early January 2021 as an official jam site. From January 29 to 31, our Iqaluit Makerspace had the privilege of playing host.
We’re Jammin’: Hosting the Nunavut Global Game Jam Read More »
I believe that the future of artificial intelligence (AI) will have a face—or, more accurately, many faces.
Virtual teaching comes with many challenges. As is clear to anyone who has watched teachers and young kids try to adapt to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not easy to hold the attention of a group through the small window of a flat screen.
Using Open Broadcaster Software to Deliver Better Lessons Read More »
The MakerSpace at the college’s Ottawa campus is a place where students, faculty members, researchers and the community at large can explore, tinker and invent.
Algonquin College Joins the Maker Movement Read More »
Moving beyond essays and presentations, developers and designers are encouraging educators to consider adding games to their teaching toolbox.
Level Up Learning: What Games Teach Us Read More »
While a recent game jam hosted by Pinnguaq’s Iqaluit Makerspace led to the development of two games, the biggest victory might have been boosting the participants’ confidence in their digital skills.
Iqaluit talent shines bright at Nunavut Game Jam Read More »
Through a partnership with a collective of Inuit women from Ottawa, Pinnguaq has been honoured to build digital skills with the community as they develop their website, move towards online programming and plan their future as an Inuit arts organization.
Partnership with Inuit women in Ottawa offers courage to pursue a digital future Read More »
Making it easy for people everywhere to absorb the exciting news from the world of science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), Pinnguaq has launched the Root & STEM podcast, an audio experience building on the success of their magazine of the same name.
New podcast tells stories of STEAM education in Canadian communities Read More »
How can we make our stories more meaningful? How can we use multimedia to share our experiences? How can we connect with others in an impactful manner? A new, no-cost storytelling workshop may be just what you need to enhance your storytelling and strengthen those connections.
Storytelling workshop offered free to young people in Iqaluit Read More »
Helping to bridge the digital divide in the territory, the Computers for Success Nunavut program provides technology and, by extension, opportunities for northern communities, an exciting prospect for Pinnguaq and for program participants.
Computers for Success Nunavut: Helping Bridge the Digital Divide in the North Read More »
