International students attending Dalhousie Regional High School recently participated in fund raising for the Restigouche SPCA in a manner that enabled them to meet many local residents, practice their language skills and learn about Canadian society, in addition to making a meaningful contribution to the community. They bagged groceries at the Atholville Atlantic Super Store for six hours and received $1200.00 in donations for the local animal shelter.
International students from Mexico, Colombia and Brazil took advantage of the somewhat milder temperatures Thursday January 10th to enjoy some cross country skiing under the lights at the Miramichi Cross Country Ski Club facilities in Nelson-Miramichi. A little uncertain at first, the students quickly became confident on their skis and appeared to thoroughly enjoy this typical Canadian winter experience.
Anglophone North School District will be conducting Early Years Evaluations for children entering Kindergarten in September 2013. The dates for this year's assessments are between January 21st to January 28th. Please ensure that your contact information (address and phone number) is up to date at your child's school. If you have not received an appointment please contact, Rachel Tsistinas at (506) 778-6203.
School children in Anglophone North School District have had plenty of opportunity recently to understand that there are those in their respective communities who can benefit from support of their neighbours, and they have done something about it. On Thursday, December 20th the schools in the Miramichi area completed their annual Christmas Food Drive with more than 400 cardboard boxes of food and Christmas treats being collected from area schools and delivered to the Miramichi Food Bank. The Miramichi Food Bank currently has more than 400 families calling on them for support each month.
Members of the Environmental Science 122/3 class at Blackville School recently had an opportunity to discuss their “carbon footprints” and sustainable development with Colin Beavan, the director of the acclaimed documentary film, No Impact Man. The film followed Colin Beavan and his family as they attempted to reduce their own carbon footprints to zero over a 12 month period while living in New York City. After the class watched the documentary Mr. Beavan agreed to discuss environmental questions with regards to his documentary via Twitter.
Local ASD-N students, teachers and administrators along with service clubs, businesses and other community groups come together every Christmas to provide many senior citizens in the greater Bathurst area with the "Spirit of Christmas". This community-wide campaign brings food, presents, Christmas treats and a lot of personal warmth and caring, making a huge difference to many, both those who receive and those who give time, energy, goods and financial support.
The Literacy Bridges Project, a program which aims to provide quality literature to students living in New Brunswick Housing Projects, was awarded the 2012 Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Literacy Award in the category of Community Literacy Programs on November 22, 2012 at Tantramar Regional High School in Sackville, New Brunswick.
A former Campbellton resident, Mayme Lefurgey, returned recently to speak to female students at Campbellton Middle School and Tide Head School. The occasion was the first United Nations declared International Day of the Girl Child, held on October 11, 2012. Ms LeFurgey recently completed a Master’s Degree in gender and peace studies at the U.N.-mandated University for Peace based in Costa Rica. She has worked as a gender specialist for the government of Malawi and is presently studying at the UNESCO-Chair for Peace Studies in Innsbruck, Austria.
Citizenship is a character trait that was well demonstrated on November 29th in Campbellton as students and staff from a number of local schools participated in the Lord Beaverbrook School Human Link, an activity that includes a food drive to support the local food bank, as well as an awareness campaign regarding November being Family Violence Prevention Month.
