I climbed onto my old yellow Raleigh early last Sunday and headed for Blissville. Not the neat and tidy little community near Fredericton Junction, but ‘Blissville,’ the place in my imagination I go when I say to hell with everything and get out on the trails with my mountain bike.
“Biking to Blissville”
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Registration Open for Woodstock Reads!
Registration will be open from June 28 until July 5th. Tutoring will start on Monday, July 10th.
Please complete the registration form linked below. Please note that filling out the form does not guarantee placement in the program as there is limited seating for this pilot program.
LDANB French tutoring in the Moncton area available!
The criteria is: to have completed one school year of French Immersion, to have been diagnosed with a learning disability (dyslexia, dysgraphia), or have discussed any learning concerns with the executive director (Ainsley), living in the Moncton area.
The LDANB-TAANB Scholarship Committee is excited to announce the recipient of the 2023-2024 Scholarship.
Please meet, Emily Keats! Emily is a graduating from Leo Hayes High School and will be attending St. Thomas University in September and is planning to study English and Journalism.
“Like a tremendous machine”
Early on March 30, 1970, a large, chestnut-coloured colt was born in Doswell, Virginia. Aside from owners, trainers and those in the know on the thoroughbred horseracing circuit, it was an event of little consequence.
How to Create a Home Office That Promotes Productivity
**Repost with added “How to De-Stress Your Home (2023 Guide)”
LDA-Moncton’s Summer 2023 Barton Reading & Spelling Program Registration is now open!
Barton is a structured literacy intervention program suitable for struggling readers. New this summer – we have limited openings for in-person tutoring, as well as the usual virtual format
Fine cigars and excellent rum
I was all set to write about something else for this column, but suddenly my plans changed. It’s like that great scene in the movie Casablanca where the oh-so-pious Victor Laszlo talks about his destiny of saving the world to Rick.
Do you have a middle school student transitioning to high school next year?
Be sure to check out this upcoming webinar. Join our upcoming webinar on June 1st. This webinar will be led by dyslexic and ADHD educator and vice principal Michael Karras who will discuss how to help your dyslexic student transition to high school.
‘Something there is that doesn’t love a wall’
I was walking n the woods near Stanley recently and came upon a rock wall that looked like it had been there for a thousand years. Wondering who built it and when, I followed it down over a small hill into my imagination.
Have a fun night and support a great cause – what’s not to like?
Silent auctions are a great way to score some cool stuff. You know that, but add to that the music of Fredericton’s legendary Downtown Blues Band and the mix is there for a great evening.
Out on the Masai Mara
Lying in their beds late at night, the women and girls of Kenya’s Masai Mara can hear the lions roaring. But they are not afraid. Since time immemorial, the Masai have lived with the lions and shared the same resources.
Randy Dickinson Scholarship
Are you a student in a recognized program in a post-secondary institution in New Brunswick? Are you a person with a disability? If you answered YES, then the Randy Dickinson Scholarship maybe for you.
So long, Kevin Ryan
How strange a Chequer Work of Providence is the Life of Man!” Daniel Defoe writes in Robinson Crusoe. On Sunday afternoon, March 12, I was sitting at my kitchen table having a glass of scotch with my friend Armand Paul
Barton Tutoring Program spring registration is officially open for students in the region of ASD-E.
For families in ASD-E! This is a great chance for new students to the Barton Tutoring Program.
As we embrace the ‘science of reading,’ we can’t leave out older students
This is a great teacher perspective for educators that teach beyond elementary school.
INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS
Learn how you can create and encourage inclusion in schools and classrooms. FREE access for NB Educators!
Angus Hamilton: What stood in his way became the way
“Here’s your assignment,” UNB president emeritus Dr. John McLaughlin says with a smile as we wrap up our recent visit with 100-year-old Angus Hamilton, UNB professor emeritus.
LDANB-TAANB is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Scholarship!
Students can complete the online form or contact LDANB-TAANB for a document version of the application.
Mois de la promotion de la vie et de la prévention du suicide
À l’occasion du Mois de la promotion de la vie et de la prévention du suicide, la Bibliothèque Publique de Kedgwick est heureuse de vous offrir des propositions de lecture pour vivre le départ d’un être cher.
