New Brunswick Heritage Fair

On Sunday, May 28th, three Eel Ground students traveled to Kings Landing Historical Settlement to present the 'Aknutmaqn' - Mi'kmaq Storytelling Project at the Provincial Heritage Fair Showcase. Pictured above are the Eel Ground students that presented the display along with Hermenegilde Chiasson, the current Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. Congratulations to all the students who helped created the website.

ANTEC

Eel Ground teachers are attending the ANTEC Conference in Tobique. Enjoy the days off kids.

Students' Play Takes Awards at DramaFest

On May 1st, the grade 7 and 8 students performed their play, 'The People vs. Mary Moses' at the New Brunswick DramaFest in Fredericton. The play focuses on the effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and was greatly inspired by Francis Perry, who was diagnosed with FAS when he was 19 years old.
The play recieved 6 awards: Outstanding Teacher-Director, Adjudicator's Award for Outstanding Original Script, Mention for Originality- Blacklight Puppetry, Special Adjudicator's Award for performance of Challenging Material, Special Adjudicator's Award for Technical Merit, and the Award for Outstanding Production.
Special thanks to John Bosma for all his work with the students of the Eel Ground School.
For more information of FASD, you can visit the Mi'kmaq First Nation Healing Society website.

Heritage Fair Award

On Friday, April 28th, Mr. Creamer, Randy, Felicia and Sacha attended the Regional Heritage Fair held at Nelson Rural School. The students showcased the 'Aknutmaqn' - Mi'kmaq Storytelling Project that was created by Eel Ground students from grades 3 to 8. Their display won the 'RBC Foundation Award for the Celebration of Aboriginal Heritage'. The Eel Ground students have been invited to display their project at the Provincial Heritage Fair Showcase on May 28th which will be held at the Kings Landing Historical Settlement.