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CedarBridge Academy principal Kalmar Richards is set to be announced as acting Commissioner of Education, sources said this evening.
It is understood that Ms Richards, CedarBridge Academy principal for 17 years, will take over the job on Monday.
Sand...
DATE: Dec 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda High School marked the International Hour of Code yesterday with an invitation to schoolgirls to take part in a day of coding.
BHS teamed up with public schools to run their own coding day as part of the worldwide event.
Darren Burchall, h...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new plan for public schools was unveiled in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Targets include 75 per cent of all public school pupils up to recognised standards in reading and mathematics inside five years.
School principals will be given powers to ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
CedarBridge Academy celebrated 20 years of fighting “the good fight of excellence” at its Founder’s Day celebrations yesterday.
Master of ceremonies Dean Foggo introduced a host of speakers at the Ruth Seaton James Centre to honour the school, inclu...
DATE: Nov 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission is to offer a free training series on gambling disorders for local counsellors, this month.
The series will be led by University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, Programme ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
CedarBridge Academy has notched up 20 years since it opened its doors as the biggest school the island had ever seen.
The secondary school opened in new buildings in Prospect in 1997 and was dubbed the “mega school”.
The school faced criticism for it...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Association of Fundraising Professionals has planted a cedar tree at a Warwick nature reserve to honour the charitable work of the XL Catlin Foundation.
Both XL and Catlin, major insurance and reinsurance firms now combined, have a long history...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Remembrance Day marks not only those who fell in action, but the millions who sacrificed their youth and career prospects because they went to war.
William Adams, 91, Bermuda War Veterans Association president and a Second World War Royal Navy signal...
DATE: Nov 09, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A CedarBridge Academy student is getting on-the-job experience thanks to a partnership between the school and the National Sports Centre.
Isaiah Smith, 16, is spending two days a week at the NSC learning skills like grounds keeping from the staff.
He...
DATE: Nov 03, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A “staggering” gap between public and private schools exists in some subjects, according to Darren Burchall, head of computer science at Bermuda High School and CEO of education firm Great4Learning.
Mr Burchall is aiming to bridge the knowledge divi...
DATE: Oct 26, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
