https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia.html Education and Early Childhood Development https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-28_02.jpg.html Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves and Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan met with representatives from the New Brunswick Teachers’ Federation today to sign a new collective agreement. Seated, from left: Steeves and Kerry Leopkey, the federation’s executive director. Standing, from left: Hogan; David McTimoney, superintendent of Anglophone West School District; Marlene Noel, director of schools, Miramichi; Gilles Lurette, director of schools, Campbellton; and Jennifer Gordon-Johnson, negotiator/lawyer, Finance and Treasury Board. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-09_03.jpg.html The provincial government is investing in cameras for stop arms on school buses to improve student safety. From left: Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan; Service New Brunswick Minister Mary Wilson; Joe Hickey, president and CEO at Rock Networks; Rod Parr, manager of service operations, Rock Networks; minister responsible for Opportunities NB Greg Turner; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; and Derrick Courtney, senior account manager, Nova Communications. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-24_01.jpeg.html Four pieces of public art have been installed and officially presented at Hanwell’s kindergarten-to-Grade 8 school in keeping with the New Brunswick Public Art Policy From left: Claire Gulliver, public art co-ordinator, Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture; Darla Day, director of schools, Fredericton Education Centre; artist Jean Rooney; artist Karen LeBlanc; Hanwell Park Academy principal Pierre Plourde; artist Chelsea Landry; and Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan. Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.04.2023-04-21_02.jpeg.html An awareness campaign in the francophone education sector entitled Verdir l’étincelle (make the spark green) was launched at École Les Éclaireurs in Fredericton ahead of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22. In photo: Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain and Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan with a group of students. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.03.2023-03-20_01.jpg.html The 34th Provincial French Pride Week will be celebrated from March 20 to 24. This year’s slogan is Fleurir l’Acadie, unir la francophonie! (flourishing Acadie, bringing the Francophonie together!) Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.02.2023-02-15_01.jpg.html The names of the first recipients of the new Étincelles awards were announced today. The award is presented to schools, early learning and child-care facilities and organizations offering early childhood services. Its purpose is to recognize effective practices and inspiring innovations that enhance the educational experience in the francophone system. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan drew the names of the winners from among a select group of finalists. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-13_01.jpg.html Rainbow Park has been selected as the site of a new kindergarten-to-Grade 8 school on Saint John’s central peninsula. Back row, from left: John Correia, special advisor; Gerry Lowe, city councillor; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Glen Savoie, minister responsible for La Francophonie; and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jeff Carr. Front row, from left: Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; and Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.11.2022-11-18_01.jpg.html Glen Savoie, minister responsible for La Francophonie, and Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain will be attending the 18th Francophonie Summit Nov. 19-20 in Djerba, Tunisia. The ministers visited members of the New Brunswick delegation at the province’s kiosk at the Village de la Francophonie. From left: Mohammed Choukri, Université de Moncton; Kent South MLA Benoît Bourque; Jason Arseneault, provincial government; Allain; Isabelle Doucet, provincial government; Savoie; Sophie Lacroix, provincial government; Étienne Boivin, Aberdeen Cultural Centre; Denis Prud’homme, Université de Moncton; Éric Larocque, Université de Moncton; Yannick Mainville, Société nationale de l’Acadie; Anne Sophie Farion, provincial government; Élyse McGraw, Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick; and Sophie LeBlanc, provincial government. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.11.2022-11-10_01.JPG.html A new kindergarten-to-Grade 5 school in Fredericton will be built on McAdam Avenue School’s current site, replacing that school and Nashwaaksis Memorial School. Participating in the announcement were, from left: Thomas Geburt, chair of the Anglophone West district education council; district superintendent David McTimoney; Service New Brunswick Minister Jill Green; and Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.10.2022-10-03_01.jpg.html The new francophone school in Moncton for children in kindergarten through Grade 5 will be called École Claudette-Bradshaw. The name was unveiled on Saturday, Oct. 1 at a school district celebration. Back row, from left: Claudette Bradshaw's sons and husband, Christopher, Nicholas and Douglas Bradshaw; Francophone sud school district superintendent Monique Boudreau; Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Michel Côté, chair of the district education council; Éric Landry, principal of École Claudette-Bradshaw; Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; and Serge Boucher, principal of École Le Mascaret. Front row, from left: Leon Wagaarachchi, Grade 4 student at École Sainte-Bernadette; and Mariève Léger, Grade 3 student at École Le Sommet. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.09.2022-09-29_02.jpg.html Hanwell Park Academy near Fredericton opened its doors to 550 students this September. The new kindergarten-to-Grade 8 school features more than 30 classrooms, an early childhood room, outdoor learning areas, two gyms, a learning commons, specialty learning spaces such as music rooms, a performing arts room, art rooms, science rooms, technology labs and resource spaces, as well as open project areas for group collaboration. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.09.2022-09-08_01.jpeg.html The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is providing Food Depot Alimentaire with up to $550,000 to give more students in need better access to healthy foods. From left: Anglophone East School District superintendent Randolph MacLean; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson; Breakfast Club of Canada co-founder and government relations director Judith Barry; Brewer Foundation co-founder Sandy Kitchen-Brewer; and Food Depot Alimentaire executive director Stéphane Sirois. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.07.2022-07-13_01.jpg.html Nineteen high school students will be given the opportunity to acquire practical experience in a skilled trade for eight weeks this summer. These pre-apprenticeship students will be matched with a business in their community through paid work terms under the new Programme d’apprentissage pour les jeunes du Nouveau-Brunswick (New Brunswick Teen Apprenticeship Program), implemented in the three francophone school districts. Photo shows Mackenzie Turple, a graduate of École Sainte-Anne in Fredericton, who is completing an internship at Mills Auto. She will continue her studies in auto mechanics at the CCNB in September. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.05.2022-05-04_02.jpg.html The francophone sector of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development today launched the Allumez l’étincelle [light the spark] campaign at École L’Étincelle in Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël. In photo, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy speaks with students and teachers of the school during the launch. Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:13:10 -0400