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Teens whose childhoods were spent in foster care are now pursuing their dreams thanks to big-hearted donors.
Tylasha DeSilva, 17, and 18-year-old Sierra Brangman, have been awarded $30,000 and $20,000 for their education by the Foster Parents’ Associ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new communications consultant for Bermuda’s public schools has still to be hired, the education minister said yesterday.
Diallo Rabain said: “They have gone through the vetting process. It’s something that will be announced very shortly.”
Mr Rabai...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Four young musicians made history last week as the first students in Bermuda to pass a new music exam.
Cormac Sagurs, Conor Hay, Ross Cooper and Gareth Cooper completed the Associate of the Royal Schools of Music exams with distinction.
The four perf...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Plans to have signature schools open in a little more than a year’s time are “very aggressive”, the education minister said yesterday.
Diallo Rabain added that members of team that would lead the Government’s plan to axe middle schools and introduce ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Bermuda Farmers’ Market marked its summer break with a gift of two scholarships to a prospective lawyer and a would-be teacher.
“High flyers” Mikayla Douglas, 19, was given $5,000 and Caleb Scott, 18, was awarded $2,500 at a ceremony at the final...
DATE: Jul 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nine students have been awarded a special scholarship to help fund their studies.
The students all won scholarships set up in the name of Barbara Ball, a pioneer woman doctor and fighter for social justice.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “...
DATE: Jul 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A programme to develop young potential has been awarded $25,000 by the Government.
The Future Leaders of Bermuda summer programme gives students experience in topics ranging from leadership, poverty, violence, injustice, identity, privilege, and soci...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pupils from CedarBridge Academy were honoured at the end of their high school careers at the school’s graduation ceremony yesterday.
Kenneth Caesar, the school’s acting principal, said that he was delighted to take part in the ceremony “in the presen...
DATE: Jun 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Pupils from the Berkeley Institute were honoured for their academic achievements at their graduation ceremony yesterday.
Keisha Douglas, the principal of the public high school, said this year’s graduation class was made up of 135 “outstanding stude...
DATE: Jun 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Hard work paid off for a young ace engineer after his academic excellence gained him a spot in an international honour society.
Sekai Wainwright-Basden, 18, was welcomed into the Phi Theta Kappa Honour Society after he scored a 3.894 grade point aver...
DATE: Jun 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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