Students Take Personal Interest in the Past

Posted: April 23, 2013

Taking a keen interest in their own history, students from across Anglophone North School District will be sharing their research at the ASD-N Regional Heritage Fair at Superior Middle School, Bathurst, on Wednesday May 1st.  This fair is one of eleven being held throughout the province through April and early May. Projects from the regional fairs will be selected to participate in the Provincial Showcase taking place at the Centre des congrès de la Péninsule Acadienne, Shippagan, NB.      One hundred sixty-five schools from across New Brunswick are participating, by holding fairs at the school level, thereby giving many hundreds of students the opportunity to  present hands-on, multi-media presentations on Canadian people, legends, milestones and achievements. Provincial organizers state,  “ … New Brunswick’s Regional Heritage Fairs provide an innovative learning opportunity for New Brunswick Social Studies students wishing to study their provincial and national history.  At the Regional Heritage Fairs, students are recognized by New Brunswick’s heritage community for their contributions to learning about our past.”     The New Brunswick Heritage Fairs Program is supported by the Heritage Branch of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, The New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and many other historical organizations throughout the province. For more information visit NB Heritage Fairs 2013 . Shown above is a photo from the former School District 16, 2012 Heritage Fair.