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...
Technology passport program teaches tech-savvy cyber citizenship, coding, and more
Our technology-intensive world offers a lot for which we can be both grateful and wary. The key is knowing the difference between the two, something even adults have a hard...
Nasis Middle maintains its winning ways with another cybersecurity competition victory
They’ve done it again! Nashwaaksis Middle School’s two cybersecurity teams—the Grade 8 Cyber Dragons and the Grade 6 Firewall Fighters—placed first and second, respectively, in the Information and Communications Technology...
Carleton North Women-in-Trades event expands students’ career possibilities
The percentage of women working in the skilled trades in Canada has been increasing steadily over the past few years, thanks to the federal Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative...
Adult support, inner fortitude push Turnaround Achievement Award winners to succeed
For some students, the halcyon days of youth can be anything but. Students deal with anxiety, depression, lack of acceptance, and other very serious adult-level problems, which can take a...
Focus is on the future for Nackawic Senior High School career fair attendees
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It can be a daunting question for teenagers. But high school is as good a place as any to start...
Six district students to represent province at Skills Canada national competition
Who’s got the skills to pay the bills? The students of ASD-W, that’s who! And they proved as much on Saturday, April 27 at the Secondary Provincial Skills Canada NB...
Enrichment activity sows sewing knowledge in students
As learners—whether young or old—we’re fortunate when a knowledgeable person with a passion for an activity is generous enough to share that knowledge with us. And this past March and...
Harvey Elementary called a ‘model school’ for its positive student behaviour modification efforts
The province’s Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (PBIS) program for students has shown real results since its inception in 2022. And Harvey Elementary School has been cited as a “model school”...
Charles MacTavish recognized as an Educator of Excellence by Dyslexia Canada
During the Covid-19 pandemic, educators in the district went to great lengths to provide students with the consistent, high-quality lessons they’d come to expect. The extra effort they put into...
Greener Village visit offers students a hands-on lesson in fighting food insecurity
As part of an effort to highlight the problem of food insecurity in the province, students in several ASD-W schools studied the subject, then took part in a poster contest...