A Spotlight on the EAL team at Saint Mary’s Academy
Saint Mary’s Academy (SMA), established in 1991, sits high atop one of the many hills in Canada’s Appalachian range in the far northwest corner of the Anglophone West School District....
Upcoming art exhibit will showcase exceptional student artists
Students from Leo Hayes and Fredericton high schools, as well as from École Sainte-Anne, will be the stars of the show Thursday at the opening of a new exhibit at...
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...
Leo Hayes High School to host Mind Over Metal welding camp, March 6-10
As part of an effort to build and sustain a highly skilled Canadian welding workforce, CWB Welding Foundation is introducing students ages 13-17 to the trade through a Mind Over...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
VIDEO: 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.
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...
Geary students honour and charm seniors
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the federal New Horizons for Seniors Program, the school could purchase computer and audiovisual equipment, which students in kindergarten through Grade 5 used to participate in a virtual meetup on Valentine's Day with residents of Enhanced Living Oromocto. Enhanced Living residents took student questions on several topics, including favourite foods and how they were feeling. And in a move contrary to the norm, students read a story to the seniors.