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Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith has responded to reports of impending jobs cuts due to budget reasons at CedarBridge Academy.
The Royal Gazette understands that $1.8 million must be cut from CedarBridge’s budget, with $1.4 million to be axed f...
DATE: May 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fire at CedarBridge Academy has caused major damage to a telecommunications room and smoke damage to several classrooms.
An electrical fault is believed to have started the fire, which took place overnight when no staff or students were at the scho...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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There was loud applause and cheers for each of the 107 who yesterday graduated as Bermuda College’s class of 2011.
One graduate who took a special share of applause was 25-year-old Magic Boyles the only one who came away with two degrees: an Associat...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Angry teachers are to discuss how the comments of Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith have “fuelled the negative characterisation” of the public school system.
Teachers are getting together at the end of this month to debate Dame Jennifer’s accusa...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A special needs teacher has launched a legal battle against the Ministry of Education after being suspended from Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy.
The lawyer for Claudia DeSilva accuses the Ministry of “unfair, unlawful and completely biased actions” ...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Hundreds of friends and family gathered yesterday at Bermuda College for the commencement ceremony of the Class of 2011.
“The reason these events are called commencement is that graduation is not an end, but a beginning,” said Associate in Science gr...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Sources have told The Royal Gazette that CedarBridge Academy has been instructed to trim $1.8 million from its budget, with an unspecified number of staff redundancies said to be in the works.
Although school principal Kalmar Richards was not availab...
DATE: May 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda High School for Girls has been featured with schools from around the world in an international publication.
The Oxbridge Guide to Global Education and Skills 2011, created by the student unions of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, highli...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Whitney Institute was bustling with activity on Saturday afternoon as Imagine Bermuda hosted a community day, featuring sports and entertainment.
Organised by a coalition of different community groups, the Youth Exploring Self (YES) Day drew hund...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Bermudian students studying in the US could soon be able to stay longer in the US to get practical training.
The US Government on Thursday announced that it is expanding the list of science, technology, engineering and math degrees that allow foreign...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
