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...
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...
Wooten brothers’ Harvest workshop inspires the district’s next generation of musicians
“Music is…?” That’s the seemingly simple question Grammy Award-winning bassist Victor Wooten posed to roughly 800 district middle- and high-school students, and the general public, during a Harvest Music Festival-sponsored...
In McAdam, a community’s generosity benefits the local elementary school and more
McAdam Elementary School’s playground has hosted countless childhood thrills and spills throughout the decades. But after years of use, some of its equipment needed a refresh. Its 40-year-old monkey bar...
ASD-W’s Facilities Management Team uses summer break to prep for the new school year
While ASD-W’s students and faculty enjoy a well-deserved summer break, our facilities department works hard to ensure they return to clean, comfortable, and modern buildings in September. Routine building maintenance...
Summer Language Camp makes learning part of the fun for Woodstock-area newcomer students
As many a New Brunswicker will attest, the Wolastokuk land on which Anglophone School District West sits offers opportunities aplenty for recreation and social connection, especially during the warmer summer...
Need a meeting place or activity space for your community group activity? Consider ASD-W
While school may be out for the summer for students, our ASD-W school buildings and grounds continue to serve district residents, thanks to our Community Use of Schools initiative. The...
Innovative phys-ed program gets students moving and learning through dance
When is a regular gym class not just a regular gym class? When it’s a wellness class, an acting class, a dance class. Health and wellness can incorporate these elements...
FHS students win big at the 2024 Canada-wide Science Fair
If you were looking for the human embodiment of the phrase “going from strength to strength,” you’d find no better examples than Fredericton High School students Jack D’Entremont and Onkit...
Students apply their knowledge in the service of area seniors
During their time in school, students in ASD-W often learn skills in class which they are called on to apply in the community, as part of those classes. And the...
Our newest ASD-W school has a name!
On May 29, 2024, officials from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development revealed the name of the newest Anglophone School District West school. The new Cuffman Street Elementary,...
Turnaround Achievement Awards honour grit, determination in WEC-area students
Resilience and tenacity are two qualities possessed in abundance by this year’s Woodstock Education Centre-area Turnaround Achievement Award winners. The awards are given each year to recognize students who have...