a “Deep Learning” project by students at Bishop Field Elementary last spring is helping newcomer students from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, and other countries, start school on the right foot this year.

Grade 4 students learned about the newcomer experience, then set out to collect and donate hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to the Association for New Canadians. Norma Aylward is the principal at Bishop Field Elementary in downtown St. John’s. Luisa Davis is one of the students who was involved with the project last year.