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Posted: April 27, 2009

On Thursday April 23rd,  dozens of young women from School District 16 participated in the Go Girl Festival at the Golden Hawk Recreation Center, Miramichi East.  The event was held to assist the 180 participants in their pursuit of basic physical skill development which in turn would help them to take on active and healthy lifestyles. In addition to a very busy day of participating in a wide variety of activities there were opportunities to learn about nutrition and lifestyle choices, provided by MANGO, Addiction Services and the Healthy Learners in School Program.

Posted: April 9, 2009

 

Posted: April 8, 2009

A warm welcome was extended to twelve visiting Dutch educators by District Superintendent Laurie Keoughan and District 16 staff on Sunday April 5th.  The visitors spent several days in schools of Districts 15 and 16 as part of a teacher exchange program that has the aim of further developing a three year old program of educational collaboration.  While in the area, in addition to classroom visits, the very busy Dutch educators spent time exploring New Brunswick’s culture and heritage through an extensive program arranged by their hosts.

Posted: April 3, 2009

On April 3rd school superintendent Laurie Keoughan and District 16 technology mentors Rick Hayward and Joey Savoy hosted a delegation of four staff members from Colegio Williams, a well established private school located in Mexico City. The visiting educators were in Miramichi to explore opportunities for student exchanges and collaborative learning projects.

Posted: April 2, 2009

One hundred students participated in the District 16 2009 Science Fair at Nelson Rural School on April 1st. The students’ scientific thinking and knowledge, displayed over a wide range of topics, impressed both judges and members of the public .  Top projects were identified at the various grade levels, but the selection was not an easy one for those making the decisions. “It was very satisfying to hear so many students using scientific vocabulary with such ease”, remarked one of the judges. 

Posted: March 26, 2009

Miss Barrieau’s grade 6 classroom at Harkins Middle School will be the setting of a SMART Learning Environments Initiative this spring.  It is one of five classrooms in the country chosen by the Canadian company SMART Technologies, maker of the inter-active white board, SMARTBoard, to take part in the study.  The purpose of this undertaking is to investigate how SMART products support whole class interactive teaching, cooperative group work and individual learning. 

Posted: March 26, 2009

Posted: March 25, 2009

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Posted: March 22, 2009

Early Saturday, March 21, 2009, 8 student chefs from 4 District 16 High Schools arrived at Miramichi Valley School to prepare 3 courses for 2 professional chefs. Chefs Graham Tricket and Terry Pond were charged with judging the students as they prepared and presented their courses. The District 16 students had been previously selected from in-school competitions. Recipes for the competition were provided by chefs from NBCC St. Andrew’s and Moncton campuses.

Posted: March 18, 2009

On March 17, 2009 (St. Patrick's Day) the grade two students at NSEE participated in an interactive readers' theatre play with the Cleveland Institute of Music of Cleveland, Ohio. The students were given an opportunity to learn about Mozart and classical music in a fun, and authentic way. They listened to the orchestra as well as clapped and sang along with some of the singers and music. The Cleveland students shared things about themselves and their instruments after the play. It was a wonderful and non-threatening introduction to the joys of classical music.

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