494 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jessie Moniz Hardy
At the airport in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aliea Kamara could not hug her friends goodbye or even shake their hands.
It was only then that the reality of the Ebola epidemic hit home, despite having been there for several months supervising the buildin...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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What better way to reflect Bermuda’s charm, than with an actual charm?
Adrienne Cotterill thought it was a great idea and created a line of lockets she dubbed Bermuda Charm.
Each contains Bermuda beach sand and a tiny charm such as a crab, turtle or...
DATE: Nov 17, 2014
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If you want to see just how competitive teachers can be, divide a group of them into teams and ask them to build robots.
Trash talk, pranks and cheers were the order of the day at a robotics workshop for teachers in the Bermuda Union of Teachers at B...
DATE: Nov 06, 2014
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The adrenalin-packed sport of gig rowing is zipping right for Bermuda, thanks to the St David’s Island Historical Society.
Gig rowing, also known as pilot boat racing, was popular on the Island until the 1930s when marine technology became more sophi...
DATE: Oct 28, 2014
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Get writing.....the annual short story competition at The Royal Gazette is now underway.
The Royal Gazette’s Christmas short story contest has been running now for over half-a-century; generations of local writers have submitted stories.
It was renam...
DATE: Oct 24, 2014
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Tears ran down Mary Rose Allen’s face as she stood looking at her Berkeley Institute students lined up shoulder to shoulder.
The year was 1946, and future historian Ruth Thomas was one of the students in the line.
“We didn’t dare say anything but we ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2014
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Francesca Cacace can honestly say she knows the story behind every single exotic bead, scarf and bangle on sale at the upcoming KatKids Christmas market.
Miss Cacace, KatKids Events Manager and Director, travelled to Nepal this summer, by herself, to...
DATE: Oct 11, 2014
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If you’re feeling twitchy and can’t keep still, we have the perfect event for you.
Autism charity Tomorrow’s Voice is holding their fourth annual Bounce for Autism Day at the Southampton Rangers Sports Club on October 4.
The event aims to raise funds...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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Would you send your child to boarding school before the age of 12?
There are many local families that would, if you believe the organiser of an upcoming boarding school fair.
Niall Browne said he was surprised at how many questions he got about young...
DATE: Sep 18, 2014
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Tired of seeing trees along your street hacked to pieces in the name of “tree trimming” or road clearing? The Bermuda Botanical Society believes there is a need for more formal training in horticultural and landscaping on the Island.
To this end they...
DATE: Sep 02, 2014
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