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Belco has awarded $200,000 worth of scholarships to 14 young Bermudians so they can study for engineering qualifications.
Jawonday Smith, Tiara Derosa, Jamin Fubler and Hashim Webb, were awarded scholarships of up to $25,000 each to help them with th...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
One of Bermuda’s most successful primary schools will be closed as part of a major overhaul of the public school system.
St George's Preparatory School is one of eight primary schools that will be shut down permanently, Diallo Rabain, the education m...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Teachers will have an opportunity to go back to school next month, thanks to a new online coaching programme.
Veteran educator Gina Tucker will today launch EduCoach – an e-coaching platform designed specifically for coaching teachers, both locally a...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Zoological Society has held an online workshop for non-governmental organisations that showed how to gather statistics to measure the success of academic programmes.
A BZS spokeswoman said the aim of the one-day virtual workshop was “to h...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A bank has donated $125,000 to charities struggling to survive over the coronavirus pandemic.
Clarien Bank has also pledged a further $25,000 a year to fund private school scholarships for Black pupils.
A total of nine charities were given windfalls ...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of nursing students will be unable to graduate from Bermuda College because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ten were expected to complete their studies and attend a graduation ceremony this week.
But to pass the course they had to do practic...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The head of Saltus will be leaving Bermuda next year after five years at the school.
Deryn Lavell will be returning to Canada when her contract expires in June 2022.
In a letter to parents, Gil Tucker, chairman of the school’s board, said that Ms La...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Sweeping changes to the education system have moved a step closer after legislation was passed in the Senate.
The Education Amendment Act 2021 will abolish middle schools and replace them with new “signature schools”.
The new-style schools will h...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An entrepreneur who set up his own mask-making business has donated 50 of his products to the disabled.
Kenneth Pushā, owner of Mask'd Co, made the donation to the K Margaret Carter Centre - a government-run facility that provides support and trainin...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students will be able to do a foundation year at Bermuda College from September, enabling them to enter the first year of three- or four-year universities overseas, its president announced yesterday.
Duranda Greene said the college had also linked up...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan