A school goes online to expand its educational horizons. Being on the World Wide Web brings new educational resources and allows the school to communicate and collaborate with others around the world. Every school benefits from being online, but think about how much a remote school benefits. Located in Canada's arctic region, the Leo Ussak Elementary School is truly remote. Using the web, the students and staff of the Leo Ussak School are connecting themselves with the whole wide world.

As a CUSeeMe school, they can videoconference with anyone, anywhere. They invite you to drop them a line and schedule a videoconference. Currently, they are building a collage of postcards from around the world, helping the students connect with other places. Send a postcard and help them "see the world." What Leo Ussak School does best, however, is share their unique part of the world.

In the Students' Gallery, some students share their Northern Tales and Arctic Art. If you use Hyperstudio, you can also see some Multimedia Projects with an international theme.

They call themselves "the warmest school in Canada's Great White North," but imagine going to a school every day where the January temperature reaches below -29 degrees C. The temperatures in July are around 16 degrees C.

Leo Ussak school students learn in English and Inuktitut. Inuktitut is the traditional language of the Inuit people. Online, you'll find their school newsletter in both languages. The school, named for a respected Inuit elder of the community, seems to have an international approach to learning.

Wherever you are, pay a visit to Leo Ussak Elementary School and help them expand their educational horizons online.

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