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Teacher receives royal honour from a very special guest: his sister, the mayor

Last Wednesday’s Connaught Street School holiday concert—entitled CSS Cares, Shares, and is Fair—saw students sharing their joy of the season through musical performances for family, faculty, and friends. But before...

16 Dec 2024 District News

MRA Administrator George Peabody teaches Meduxnekeag Consolidated School Grade 2 students about soil and plants on an outing at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve in March. Photo Credit: MRA

Meduxnekeag River Association, ASD-W partnership makes nature the classroom

When teachers in the district’s upriver schools want to add a hands-on component to their lessons, they run to the river—the Meduxnekeag River Association (MRA), that is. The MRA, based...

4 Dec 2024 District News

Saint Mary's Academy Principal Julie Michaud with Grade 4 student Cyruss Ahountsa Namekong on the new zipline feature, at the unveiling of the school's refurbished playground, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

A principal’s vision yields results as Saint Mary’s Academy unveils new playground

When Julie Michaud’s children were young, she would take them to various playgrounds in and around Edmundston, including the playground at the school where she is principal: Saint Mary’s Academy...

26 Nov 2024 District News

Students run to the refurbished McAdam Elementary School playground on Thursday, Nov. 7.

UPDATE: Much-anticipated McAdam Elementary playground opens for fun

McAdam Elementary School’s new playground opened on Thursday, Nov. 7 to the delight of the school’s students. Students enjoyed themselves on new equipment purchased to replace older items, some dating...

18 Nov 2024 District News

The ASD-W 2024-2025 Council of Student Leaders.

Council of Student Leaders selects officers, sets direction for the school year

The third iteration of the Council of Student Leaders got back to work at Fredericton’s Kingswood Lodge on Oct. 29, choosing officers and setting a direction for the rest of...

18 Nov 2024 District News

Cuffman Street Elementary Vice-Principal Mali Coulombe greets Royal Canadian Legion Branch 4 members Bob Griffin, center, and Noah Starr, right. Both men are veterans who attended the new school's first Remembrance Day ceremony, on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Our newest school continues the Remembrance Day tradition

The piper led honoured guests into the gymnasium, after which everyone in attendance remained standing for “Oh, Canada.” And with that, the district’s newest school, Cuffman Street Elementary, began the...

8 Nov 2024 District News

Students from Woodstock High School's dragon boat team enjoy themselves during the Race by the Sea in Saint Andrews this past September. Photo Credit: Lisa Porter

Teacher’s dragon boat team stokes a passion for paddling in students, senior citizens

New Brunswick’s natural beauty offers ample opportunity for recreation. But when avid kayaker Lisa Porter returned to her hometown of Woodstock in 2021, after teaching for 20 years in Ontario,...

6 Nov 2024 District News

ASD-W Digital Learning Lead Yvette Seeley-Jones teaches coding to Grade 1 and 2 students at Lincoln Elementary Community School.

Fun coding projects give district’s youngest a jump start on their digital present, future

In a month that featured both a week and a day promoting digital citizenship—Oct. 14-18 and Oct. 23, respectively—the district’s commitment to developing cyber-savvy students remains strong. We brought you...

31 Oct 2024 District News

Priestman Street Elementary School students take part in Student Vote NB on Monday, Oct. 21.

Student Vote NB activities teach students the importance of an informed electorate

Well, the 2024 provincial election is over, and the winners are… our students! Thanks to an innovative civics education program called Student Vote New Brunswick, students in ASD-W, and throughout...

25 Oct 2024 District News

Saint Mary's Academy (SMA) students work with artist Jean-Pierre Arcand to create a mural as part of the Create to Get Closer mural painting project at the school in Edmundston on Oct. 7, 2024. Photo Credit: Emily McLaughlin-Toner

School mural activity strengthens community ties across official language lines

For students of Saint Mary’s Academy in Edmundston, relating across cultural and language differences is a part of life. With roughly half the student body speaking a language other than...

17 Oct 2024 District News

Keynote speaker John Fletcher addresses anglophone principals and vice-principals at the LEAD 2024 professional learning (PL) seminar on Oct. 9 and 10 at the Fredericton Convention Centre.

Anglophone principals gather for LEAD 2024

Principals from the province’s four anglophone school districts, as well as directors from the districts and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD), gathered, on Oct. 9 and...

11 Oct 2024 District News

The Family of 2024 Youth Human Rights Award winner Merrit Johnson. (L-R) Doug Johnson (father), Alisa Weyman (grandmother), Debra Weyman (mother), Merrit, Celia (sister), Karen Weyman (aunt). Johnson was honoured for her advocacy for 2SLGBTQIA+ students.

Supportive family is key to FHS student’s Youth Human Rights Award win

Fredericton High School senior Merrit Johnson received the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission’s Youth Human Rights Award in September in recognition of her passionate advocacy for 2SLGBTQIA+ students. Johnson, described...

3 Oct 2024 District News