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)....

6 Mar 2024 · 📣 District News

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...

23 Feb 2024 · 📣 District News

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...

12 Feb 2024 · 📣 District News

Planet Youth drug and alcohol prevention community carnival to be part of Feb. 19 Family Day events

Woodstock, N.B.— This upcoming Feb. 19 Family Day will be a day of family fun in Woodstock as the Planet Youth Drug and Alcohol Prevention committee hosts a community carnival...

8 Feb 2024 · 🗞️ Media Release

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...

1 Feb 2024 · 📣 District News

Students take a proactive approach to STOMP out an unhealthy habit

Emma Hovey and her friends at Nackawic Senior High School saw a trend among their fellow students during the 2022-2023 school year that concerned them: vaping. But instead of staying...

22 Jan 2024 · 📣 District News

Help us name our newest school

Northeast Fredericton is getting a new elementary school and we want YOU to help us name it! The new Grade K-5 school being built on Cuffman Street is a state-of-the-art...

16 Jan 2024 · 📣 District News

Young auteurs find inspiration, knowledge in stop motion animation project

“They would do it every minute of every day,” said Royal Road Elementary School Grade 3 and 4 Teacher Katherine Lister-Clark, “and they can’t wait to do another one.” The...

8 Jan 2024 · 📣 District News

Farm, hatchery visits offer hands-on learning for curious crew from OHS

Students from Oromocto High School (OHS) got a unique opportunity to stoke their interests, while learning about the food chain and sustainable farming, during recent visits to The Jolly Farmer...

15 Dec 2023 · 📣 District News

Playtime: It’s not just for recess anymore

As adults, most of us know that learning can happen at any place, at any time. And childhood educators take advantage of this idea to teach students via activities commonly...

7 Dec 2023 · 📣 District News

Provincial funding announcement clears way for construction of new district schools

FREDERICTON—The provincial government announced a $187.4 million investment in public school infrastructure-improvement projects provincewide during the 2024-2025 school year designed to accommodate New Brunswick’s ever-increasing student population. The announcement Wednesday...

30 Nov 2023 · 📣 District News

Conference helps music educators connect with students, each other

Music education isn’t just a nice-to-have part of our curriculum. It’s essential. And music educators know that, whether students take their musical training into a career in the arts, or...

21 Nov 2023 · 📣 District News