1146 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jonathan Bell
Jobs and healthcare appear to be the top concerns of Devonshire North Central’s voters, as the electoral campaign nears the final stretch.
With residents set to choose between Diallo Rabain and Andrew Simons at a by-election on Thursday, February 4, ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An endurance test across the rugged terrain of Tanzania has proved an inspiration for aspiring videographer Juanee Scott.
In the process, she documented the life-changing work of a centre for children in a village in one of the world’s poorest countr...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A technology camp for African students is soon to be brought home to Bermuda’s less fortunate youths.
“It was a brilliant experience, for the children and for me,” said Darren Burchall, a local educator whose Great4Learning initiative just delivered ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parental anxieties fuelled by rumours over possible school closures have influenced the latest public school application figures, according to one principal.
Romelle Warner, who led the School Reorganisation Advisory (Score) Committee that has just r...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A local educator dedicated to teaching how the power of technology can enhance learning is off to Ghana to deliver a seminar to 25 children.
“It’s going great; it’s exceeding what I expected,” said Darren Burchall of his Great4Learning programme, whi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A local businessman sees unparalleled opportunities for Bermudians to develop business links with partners far to our south.
Consultant Leon O’Brien has broader hopes for the community to use overseas connections to develop services on the Island, as...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A one-day seminar for teenagers to learn about computer coding, the Holiday Hackathon, scored high marks with its student attendees.
With the latest apps and mobiles games sweeping the world, the power and simplicity of modern programming are especia...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Hackathon, Bermuda’s home-grown computer coding symposium, has proved a holiday hit in its second year.
Yesterday’s free course, from the non-profit group Code 411, took 80 teens on a blast-off introduction to programming, courtesy of self-taught...
DATE: Dec 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s sharply divided debate over same-sex marriage has prompted a 15-year-old CedarBridge Academy student to step forward as “a voice for others”.
“The way our society is now, people who are gay or bisexual have been silent,” said Debre Evans...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian candidates will have a better shot at occupying the post of Commissioner of Education than in previous years, according to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education.
He was addressing questions in the House of Assembly from the Opposition, aft...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell