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In a first, a group of Bermuda High School students got to spend the few days before summer break tackling science projects at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
The trip was part of the school’s second annual Steam week, for Science,...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Details of the Department of Education’s Steam Academy summer programme have been released.
The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths Academy project, for P5 and senior school students, is a joint partnership with Great 4 Learning and Ah! ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2016
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Education
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Deryn Lavell has been appointed the new Head of School at Saltus Grammar School.
Ms Lavell, who will start in the summer of 2017 subject to immigration approval, has been the Head of The Bishop Strachan School, in Toronto, since 2009.
Her previous ro...
DATE: Jun 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Teachers union leader Mike Charles has condemned the Minister of Education’s “lame” plan to address serious failings in the public school system.
“Once again, we have a minister planning to have a plan,” said Mr Charles yesterday of Wayne Scott’s rev...
DATE: Jun 18, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
School closures or mergers have been definitively ruled out by Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, for the coming academic year.
“Absolutely not” said Mr Scott of the 2016/17 year — after lingering worries from parents that consolidations were i...
DATE: Jun 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The hard work has paid off for 11 graduates of Care Learning Centre.
After taking on the notably difficult new computerised programme for the GED, Care’s graduates donned caps and gowns for a ceremony with their families and teachers.
Congratulating ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Government and Progressive Labour Party politicians have called for a Bermudian education commissioner to be appointed.
It comes after ZBM reported that a Briton had been selected for the post and acting education commissioner Freddie Evans ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Acting education commissioner Freddie Evans has confirmed that he will not be getting the post on a permanent basis.
Dr Evans told The Royal Gazette, “I just know it’s not me” in response to a ZBM report claiming the job had gone to a Briton based i...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association’s legal challenge against reforms and practices implemented by the Ministry of Education has been knocked back by the Supreme Court.
The BPTSA objected to how teacher transfers were conducted in the publ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A science educator is this year following through on his dream of bringing do-it-yourself microtechnology to the children of his old neighbourhood.
“Bermuda is finally catching on,” said Darren Burchall, an information technology teacher based in Bra...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell