Posted: May 27, 2013
A group of Gretna
Green Elementary School grades 4 and 5 students are about to launch Defenders of Middle Island™, a video game
they have produced in collaboration with New Brunswick Community
College-Miramichi. The launch, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 12,
at 10:00 a.m. at the school, will be followed-up with the game being featured
on June 19 at 4:30 p.m. at the Jalloo Festival of Animation
taking place at NBCC-Miramichi. At the launch on June 12, Ms Caroline Daley,
Middle Island Curator, will make a presentation to students involved in the
project: Keisha, Braydan, Cameron, Hunter, Aaron,
Dylan, Skyler, and Colby. The game features some of the ships participating in
the Fesitval of Tall Ships taking place in Miramichi this weekend. The project,
also involving NBCC students, is being
coordinated by Gretna Green vice-principal Krista Bransfield and Kevin Gallant
of NBCC.