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Youngsters at the island’s two public secondary schools will be taught how to prepare for college – by specially trained senior pupils.
The Mirrors Programme has introduced PeerForward – a course designed to improve college preparedness for children ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Six students from Warwick Academy achieved 40 or more points in their International Baccalaureate in a first for the school, headteacher David Horan has revealed.
The private school – the oldest in Bermuda and said to be the oldest continuously funct...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 70 students have been given a leg-up to continue their education through this year’s Government scholarships and awards scheme.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, unveiled the award winners yesterday and congratulated the winners for...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A star pupil has won a four-year scholarship and plans to study computer science in Canada.
Genevieve Lau, who studied at the Bermuda High School for Girls, was awarded this year’s Dudley and Deborah Butterfield Scholarship, worth more than $7,000 a...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A jump in coronavirus cases has led to four extra students getting scholarships to study abroad.
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club handed over $40,000 to education charity Knowledge Quest after the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix had to reduce its planned e...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A ceremony was held to recognise 15 recipients of scholarships aimed at helping young Bermudians to enter Bermuda’s workforce.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, addressed the awardees last Thursday on the grounds of the Cabinet Office.
The Dep...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A young Bermudian who was head boy at the world-famous Royal Ballet School in London has won a $15,000 scholarship.
Ravi Cannonier-Watson was given the award through the scholarship named after Hollywood superstar and former Bermuda resident Catherin...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A schoolgirl has scored top marks in an iGCSE exam – aged just 12.
Emily Sperryn-Jones, from Hamilton Parish, sat the exam in Dutch, designed to be taken by 16-year-olds, in May, a month after her birthday.
She learnt last Saturday that she had rec...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Government-run programme that gave Bermudian students internships ended last week with two careers guidance webinars.
The Department of Workforce Development’s summer employment programme put 75 students in summer placements across the Government, ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
University students got a cash boost from a bank to help them finish their studies.
Tierrai Tull and Isaiah Wales, two Bermudian students, were given $25,000 a year for the rest of their undergraduate degrees by Butterfield Bank.
They were among...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson