The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, announced on April 3 that the Department of Education will purchase copies of Them Days to be made available in high schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Them Days began in 1973 as part of a project by the Labrador Heritage Society. Following its incorporation as a registered charity, its mission statement is dedicated to keeping the history of Labrador alive by documenting and preserving the old ways and early days of Labrador. Them Days magazine publishes a quarterly oral history focused on Labrador and maintain an archive of Labrador-related material with an office located in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
The Department of Education will purchase 212 digital copies of the quarterly magazine to be made available in all high schools.
The Provincial Government is always looking at educational opportunities which teach and preserve culture and heritage. This is aligned with Cultural Connections, a provincial fine arts and cultural strategy for K-12 education in Newfoundland and Labrador. This initiative aims to increase the presence of cultural content in the school curriculum and foster links between the arts and school communities.
In addition, the Provincial Government announced in June 2024 that a Newfoundland and Labrador Studies course, now offered as an elective in the high school curriculum in public schools, will become a graduation requirement for students who begin high school in September 2027.
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"Learning about all aspects of our province's rich culture is important for students as part of their educational experience. Them Days is a vital publication that preserves the vibrant history of Labrador, and we are happy to place digital copies in high schools to ensure students have access to the vast catalogue of information and resources that the quarterly magazine provides."
Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education
"Bringing Them Days into the classroom is an important way to showcase Labrador's distinct culture to a new generation of students throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. This initiative will offer our high school students a new tool to learn first-hand about Labrador's extensive history and show how Them Days has been the keeper of Labrador cultural stories, traditions and history for the last 50 years."
Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs and Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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