Saint Mary’s Academy: Proud Recipient of the 2024 Team Canada Olympic Day Grant!
Kudos to Saint Mary’s Academy on being one of only 10 schools in the nation to receive the $5,000 Team Canada Olympic Day Grant! Learn what they did to win:...
Postcard project promotes meaningful connection to the wider world
In an age where pervasive and speedy electronic communication can often masquerade as a substitute for meaningful human connection, Bath Community School students and staff recently embarked on an initiative...
VIDEO: #2024SolarEclipse
Many of our Anglophone School District West communities experienced the impressive April 8, 2024 solar eclipse, as they were on the path of totality. If you missed it, enjoy the...
Hands-on career expos let students ‘touch a trade’ and more
March was a busy month in ASD-W as students stoked their interests and explored future employment opportunities during a series of job expos held throughout the district. Exhibitors from both...
Eyes to the sky for the April 8 solar eclipse!
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a spectacular total solar eclipse will be visible in certain regions of the province, providing a unique opportunity for your children to witness this awe-inspiring...
UPDATE: Great Big Crunch uses fun food to push for provincewide, nationwide school food programs
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD)’s Policy 711 provides the framework for school nutrition in the province, a framework ASD-W follows in any decision made on school...
Astronaut visit sparks student curiosity about space exploration
“Meeting an astronaut was mind-blowing!” and “I never thought I’d get the chance to meet a real-life astronaut” were just two of the exclamations voiced by Nashwaaksis Middle School students...
VIDEO: A Pi Day Champion
Classmates congratulate fellow George Street Middle School Grade 7 student Julian DeGuzman for winning the school’s Pi Day recitation contest on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Julian memorized 501 digits of...
Civics education workshops give district teachers tools and techniques to engage students in new curriculum
After nearly three years of planning, followed by a school year to pilot the material, the province’s new mandatory civics curriculum is in effect throughout Anglophone School District West (ASD-W)....
Student chess champs impress at district tournament
Kudos to our Anglophone School District West chess champs! More than 50 Grade 3-5 students from nine district schools in the Fredericton and Oromocto areas gathered at Lincoln Elementary Community...
Gibson-Neill Indigenous dance event uses fun to impart crucial learning
The drum marks time in most music we listen to, inviting us to snap to the beat or tap our feet. But in the cultures of Indigenous nations, the drum...
Annual Hubbard Elementary Read-In continues a National Family Literacy Day tradition
No matter your age, there is something enchanting about having a story read to you. And Hubbard Elementary School’s annual Read-In was the perfect setting for members of the community...