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Warwick Academy students won the top prize in the annual National Schools Debate Tournament, held at the weekend.
Teams from Bermuda High School, Saltus, Somersfield Academy and Warwick took part in an online version of the event.
Warwick senior stud...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students considering attending higher education in the US will be able to take a virtual tour of a prestigious college later this month
Troy University in Alabama will host the virtual information session for Bermudians through the US Consulate G...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Mount St Agnes Academy pupils will be donating hundreds of food items to charity, after hitting the books.
Elementary students took part in a ’Read and Feed’ charity drive, getting sponsored by family and friends to read books in return for food item...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance Party has questioned Government plans to shut down almost half of the island’s 18 primary schools.
And Shadow Education Minister Susan Jackson also called for more detail on the training that teachers will be given...
DATE: Feb 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, has rejected calls to abolish “coerced” collective worship in schools.
Mr Rabain said he supported legislation which dictates that schools “shall begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils in at...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Student numbers at The Bermuda College have more than doubled in the last five years according to the Ministry of Education.
And, the ministry said, the numbers are up in part because of wider access to Government funding in the form of scholarshi...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Six pupils at an international school have been appointed acting prefects.
Azari Kelly, Matthew Mitchell, Zyrah Trott, Matthew Forrester, Keziah Smith and Jordan Smith all study at the Chatmore British International school in Smith’s.
The six, aged b...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Primary school buildings are outdated and not fit to provide the education system of the future, the Commissioner of Education has claimed.
Kalmar Richards spoke out at a public meeting for St. George’s Parish residents last night on Government plans...
DATE: Feb 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pressure group is calling for religion to be banned from public school assemblies, claiming it is a coercive form of oppression that breaches the rights of children.
Social Justice Bermuda also argued that students who exercise their right to opt o...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An art gallery’s drive to encourage more people to pick up a paint brush by handing out free art supplies to children has proved a hit.
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art organised the “Arts for All” event at its gallery in the Botanical Gardens ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan