Chess challenge hones students’ focus, competitive natures

The game of chess is not easy. It was never meant to be. “It’s a challenging game to improve at, requiring mental focus and agility,” said Derrick Grant, ASD-W Subject...

7 Mar 2023 · 📣 District News

Partnership with local artist yields new look for Montgomery Street Elementary front entrance

Artist Connie Wheaton and two of her student helpers at the new mural she painted in the Montgomery Street Elementary School front entrance.

2 Mar 2023 · 📣 District News

NBTA members team up for students in need

Late last year, New Brunswick Teachers Association Branch 1430 members from six schools organized to participate in activities to benefit local charities. Beginning in October, staff from six Florenceville-area schools—Bath...

28 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

Launch of enhanced co-op program for heavy equipment operating

High school students across the province who are interested in operating heavy equipment can now gain more experience through an enhanced co-op program. The program is the result of a...

28 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

Geocaching event helps teachers uncover hidden histories

Teachers, principals, vice-principals, and subject coordinators came to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery last Thursday to learn about a historical geocaching tour designed by Black Loyalist historian Graham Nickerson.

24 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

Canterbury High School students promote kindness for Pink Shirt Day

When all else fails, be kind. It’s a sentiment that’s easy enough to express but sometimes difficult to manifest, especially if we’ve had a bad day. So, Canterbury High School...

23 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

District teams with Harvest, local artist on whimsical teaching tool

The musical concept of dynamics, as shown in one of local artist Colin Smith's music-education posters. Anglophone West enlisted Smith to produce a series of seven whimsical posters for use in music classes at each of the district’s 70 schools. The posters feature animals exemplifying the seven elements of music: beat and rhythm, dynamics, harmony, melody, tempo, texture, and timbre.

21 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

NB Innovative Immersion Program not moving forward

Today the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development announced that the proposed framework for the NB Innovative Immersion Program will not move forward. More information in the GNB press...

17 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

February 13-17 is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week!

Once a year, we dedicate a week to celebrating the tremendous work our teachers and staff do each day. We greatly value their unique skills, talents, and strengths and appreciate...

13 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

District leads by example on literacy

Oromocto, N.B.–“You can observe a lot by just watching,” quipped baseball hall-of-fame legend Yogi Berra. And on Friday, Jan. 27, Oromocto’s Hubbard Elementary School put Berra’s famous truism into action...

6 Feb 2023 · 📣 District News

Site chosen for new ASD-W school

Anglophone West School District is looking forward to seeing the new Kindergarten-to-Grade 5 school on Fredericton’s northwest side being built on McAdam Avenue School’s current site. The new school will...

10 Nov 2022 · 📣 District News

First Annual Fall Festival at Perth-Andover Middle School

On Wednesday, October 20th, over 200 people attended the first PAMS Fall Festival.  Students, staff, families and community members enjoyed apple cider and roasting marshmallow around a rock-seating firepit. Decorated...

21 Oct 2022 · 📣 District News