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April 24-28 is Student Appreciation Week in ASD-W

April 24-28 marks our school district’s third annual Student Appreciation Week. Initially started in 2021 to acknowledge our students’ resilience and spirit during the pandemic, this has become a yearly...

24 Apr 2023 Current Students

Barkers Point Elementary School students paid two visits to residents at Fredericton's York Care Centre (YCC) nursing home in March.

Barkers Point Elementary School students live, laugh, and learn with local seniors

Intergenerational interaction benefits young and old alike. And this mutually beneficial relationship was on display in March when 63 Barkers Point Elementary School students paid two visits to residents at...

18 Apr 2023 District News

Cambridge-Narrows Community School students in the Climate Action Group grow plants as part of ongoing sustainability initiatives at the school.

Cambridge-Narrows students team up to tackle environmental challenges

Reports of rising sea levels, melting ice caps, and global warming are just part of a litany of environmental concerns raising alarm around the world. It’s scary stuff. But in...

18 Apr 2023 District News

Members of Fredericton High School's student technical crew work with rapper Boy T (centre) before his concert at the high school on Wednesday, March 29.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Fredericton High School’s student technical crew thrives on challenges

The young people in Fredericton High School’s student technical crew are developing valuable life skills while getting a leg up in show business production. Their behind-the-scenes work on productions in...

3 Apr 2023 District News

Michelle Alcorn, host of Atlantic Canada Cooks and president and CEO of Atlantic Canada Language Academy, giving students guidance on pizza toppings. On Wednesday, March 22, students at Hanwell Park Academy demonstrated their love of pizza by participating in a livestreamed pizza-making class. Thanks to the livestream, approximately 600 students within the province tuned in, as did students from 11 countries, and residents of two care homes.

That’s Amore!: Hanwell Park Academy students learn the art of pizza making

On Wednesday, March 22, students at Hanwell Park Academy demonstrated their love of pizza by participating in a livestreamed pizza-making class under the guidance of two generations of one family:...

24 Mar 2023 District News

Forty-three Grade K-12 students across the district came to Hanwell Park Academy on Saturday, March 18, to showcase their passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (aka “STEAM”) with expertly developed projects.

Return of in-person STEAM Expo proves successful

The first in-person STEAM Expo in four years proved to be one of our mightiest! Forty-three Grade K-12 students across from the district came to Hanwell Park Academy on Saturday,...

23 Mar 2023 District News

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre's (CSAC) exhibit, Coming Up Next, which opened on March 16, features the visual artwork of 26 exceptionally talented area high school students. The student art will hang in the CSAC gallery, at 732 Charlotte Street in Fredericton, until April 12.

Art exhibit showcases exceptional student artists

Students from Leo Hayes and Fredericton high schools, as well as from École Sainte-Anne, were the stars of the show on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the opening of Coming...

22 Mar 2023 District News

Hanwell Park Academy students using the school’s well-appointed teaching kitchen. On Wednesday, March 22, from 10:45 am-11:30 am, students at Hanwell Park Academy will participate in a pizza-making class under the guidance of two generations of one family: Michelle Alcorn, host of Atlantic Canada Cooks and president and CEO of Atlantic Canada Language Academy (ACLA), her mother Helen, and her aunt Greta.

Hanwell Park Academy students to participate in livestreamed cooking show to celebrate Nutrition Month

Hanwell, N.B. – Anglophone West School District (ASD-W) is seizing a unique opportunity to promote intergenerational learning and good nutrition during March’s National Nutrition Month with a livestreamed virtual intergenerational...

20 Mar 2023 Media Release

The Saint Mary's Academy EAL team are a vital part of what makes SMA “the small school with the big heart.”

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....

17 Mar 2023 District News

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre's exhibit, Coming Up Next, will feature the visual artwork of 20-30 exceptionally talented area high school students. It will take place Thursday, March 16, from 5:30 pm-7 pm, at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton.

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...

14 Mar 2023 Media Release

ASD-W Subject Coordinator for Grade 6-12 Numeracy Education Derrick Grant, ASD-W Numeracy Education Subject Area Coordinator Mary Anne Reynolds, and Teacher Emily Jarvis coordinated districtwide chess tournaments on Tuesday, February 14, for elementary and middle school students and Thursday, February 16, for high school students. Fifty-five elementary and middle school students from the greater Oromocto and Fredericton areas, and 32 high school students from throughout the district qualified to compete.

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

Leo Hayes High School will host the Mind Over Metal welding camp for youth, ages 13-17, from March 6-10. The camp is intended to build and sustain a highly skilled Canadian welding workforce by introducing young people to the trade.--Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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...

2 Mar 2023 Media Release

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