A Short and Sweet (Tweets) episode for What's Happening this week! In-person learning has resumed and Bryan and Stephanie share some of the Sweet Tweets schools have posted with their innovative and exciting classroom and outdoor activities students are engaged in! Listen here to to find out What's Happening in our schools! It's also Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week and our schools have been feeling the love from our community! We are so grateful for our school staffs who go above and beyond for our students every single day! 

ASD-E's Innovate Showcase is ready to receive registrations and submissions. Listen to our conversation with EST for Numeracy Grades 6-12, Celine Gallien to find out how to register, connect and submit student ideas, projects, research or plans! Innovate is open to all students in grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 and all submissions  will be received and presented virtually using Canva! Send your questions to [email protected]! 

We are so grateful for our partners:

NBCC - #1 No Poverty

Tans Aqua - #6 Clean Water and Sanitation

PMC - #7 Affordable and Clean Energy

NBIF - #9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Town of Riverview - #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Let’s Talk Science - #13 Climate Action

Forest NB - #15 Life on Land

Rising Youth - #17 Partnership for the Goals

If you would like to partner with Innovate, contact us at the email above! 

Bryan and Stephanie sit down with Aubrey Kirkpatrick to talk about the 22nd Annual Fill the Bus Food Drive! You can donate to the food drive here: https://angloeast.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/20766/30/False/True?fbclid=IwAR3KOZYI6Q0fayLCC-xOBwKa0Bct9SV7kZQsmUp4rTzhyHA8xmkyDfQPyMU

Bryan and Stephanie have an enthusiastic conversation with Community Response Coordinator, Heather Stordy (ASD-E), Paul Toner (United Way) and Mayor of Riverview, Andrew LeBlanc (Atlantic Wellness) but the launch of the new Riverview Youth Network. The Network is looking to engage youth in Riverview in community action and to respond to needs in the community that have evolved and risen in the last 1.5 years

Another Sweet Tweets episode! Bryan and Stephanie scroll schools' Twitter pages to find out what fun, educational and innovative activities are students have been engaged in the last couple weeks. Use #ASDESweetTweets in your posts to be featured in an Sweet Tweets episode! 

We are honoured to have had the opportunity to have this important conversation with Elder Donna Augustine from Elisipogtog and our Indigenous Education Coordinator, Tracy Landry. Donna and Tracy talk to us about the upcoming National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, on September 30th and what it means this year following the horrific recoveries of thousands of Indigenous children in unmarked graves on the properties of former Residential Schools. Donna talks to us about the history of this land, her family and the children who taken from their families to attend these schools. We encourage students and staff to wear Orange on September 30th, in recognition of Phyllis Webstad's experience and in recognition of Every Child Matters.

What an exciting first week of the 2021/2022 school year! Bryan and Stephanie read some Tweets some of our schools shared about all the fun and educational activities students are engaged in! If you want you school or school event featured on a Sweet Tweets episode, share it with #ASDESweetTweets! If you have a cool project happening in your school or classroom, reach out to [email protected] and we can arrange to feature it and you on our podcast! 

We're back for the 2021/2022 school year and we have added a video component to our podcast this year! Find us on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNMbCd7xt_mTVycPCXvFALQ 

Bryan and Stephanie welcome Acting-Superintendent, Pam Wilson to our show as we welcome back teachers and school staff! Listen here to find out what we can expect for the upcoming school year! We can't wait to welcome back students!

Bryan and Stephanie take What's Happening on the road to the IDEA Centre where students in grades 11 and 12 tell us about their mind blowing entrepreneurial pursuits! We chat with IDEA Centre teacher, Gerard Reinders about the centre's recent PitchFest. We also chat with students, Jenna Bastarache and Nick Poirier about their individual businesses and how they are pursuing their dreams. 

Nick Poirier is a wildlife photographer, you can find his work and purchase photos here: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasjpoirier/?hl=en

Jenna Bastarache and Morgan Arbeau started an online thrift store where you can purchase their take on the donations they receive here: https://trendysoul.net/

Listen to this episode to find out how you can get involved in the IDEA Centre, what course credits students receive by being involved and to hear about all the awesome projects happening!

Welcome to a special What's Happening episode called Sweet Tweets! Bryan and Stephanie shout out a few of our schools who have recently tweeted, posted on Facebook or sent in some news about awesome projects, awards, and grants happening in their schools! Listen to this episode to hear all about it! If you have an awesome project, tweet us, tag us, or email us! We want to celebrate you! 

To donate to the ongoing Trojan Trek in support of the Moncton Hospital's NICU click here: https://friendsfoundation.akaraisin.com/ui/TrojanTrek/p/HTHS