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The Island’s next Education Commissioner will be chosen from overseas as well as local candidates, in time for the coming school year.
The decision was made to ensure a credible pool of qualified applicants, Board of Education chairman Curtis Dickins...
DATE: Feb 20, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Work skills training, and grappling with the impact of the recession, were at the fore in the latest Bermuda College annual report.
College President Duranda Greene said the 2011/12 academic year saw a rise in partnerships with Government and busines...
DATE: Feb 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government must act quickly on its Throne Speech pledge to add technical skills to the school curriculum, the Bermuda Education Network believes.
The One Bermuda Alliance promised on Friday that it would “introduce an integrated technical curriculum ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Exam results and other performance figures for Bermuda’s public schools should be reported independently, Education Minister Nalton Brangman believes.
The Progressive Labour Party Government was criticised by the One Bermuda Alliance for “selective a...
DATE: Jan 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students at Elliot Primary School were treated to a careers fair in memory of beloved PE teacher Reynold Smith.
School principal Kimberly Creighton said family of Mr Reynold, including his stepdaughter Anika DeShields, took the event as a chance to c...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Big-hearted CedarBridge Academy students are celebrating their last school day before Christmas break with a day of community outreach.
Today’s activities include hosting senior citizens for gifts and a lunch at the school.
Explained CedarBridge depu...
DATE: Dec 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The young voters of CedarBridge Academy have spoken: reviving an annual tradition, the school has just elected its 15-member Student Government.
Friday’s elections, deliberately timed to underscore the importance of today’s national general election,...
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seniors from across the Island were treated a meal and some entertainment at CedarBridge Academy as part of an effort by students to give back to the community.
Some stayed on the premises to help clean up or serve lunch to seniors; others went out t...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Education in Bermuda is in a state of flux as the curricula of both private and public schools go global.
The International Baccalaureate is growing in popularity, the UK’s GCSE exam system is set to change into an English Baccalaureate in the years ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s public senior school students show a 95 percent graduation rate for the latest school year, according to Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
The minimum grade point average set by the Board of Education is a 2.0 — the equivalent of a...
DATE: Nov 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
