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New Bermuda College vice president Dr. Larita Alford's bid to boost enrolment could hit the buffers in 2002 when high school students will be given the chance to continue for another year before leaving.
She said: "We have to have a plan in place and...
DATE: Jul 07, 2000
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local students who head abroad for further education say, because Bermuda is flooded with international businesses, they are encouraged to pursue specialised degrees in the business-related areas of accounting, insurance and computers. Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2000
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Friday, gave The Royal Gazette his definition of a liberal arts education.
He said: "The liberal arts is the core that every student should experience.
"It is what develops critical thinking and critical thinking is the most important characteristic ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2000
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student attending classes there said she would have benefited more from a broader educational experience.
Bermuda College's Dean of Hotel and Business Administration Duranda Green said students could get a foundation in the liberal arts through the C...
DATE: Jul 06, 2000
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Senate yesterday took note of new Internet standards aimed at clamping down on dodgy transactions in Bermudian cyberspace.
Government Senator Michael Scott said the Standard for Electronic Transactions (Code of Conduct), which went into effect last M...
DATE: Jul 06, 2000
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Island's public schools, the features on this page today on the value of a liberal arts education underline some of the challenges facing the success stories of the school system.
The features show how Bermuda students are steered into professions at...
DATE: Jul 05, 2000
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fears that staffing is to be reduced.
The Parents, Teachers, Students Association (PTSA) contacted The Royal Gazette last night to voice concerns that one of the four deputy principals may be paid off.
PTSA chairman Patricia Basden said all four depu...
DATE: Jul 05, 2000
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their schooling, says the Dean of Hotel and Business Administration at the Bermuda College.
And Duranda Greene blamed middle and high schools for exposing students to specialised areas instead of immersing them in the liberal arts.
While she agreed t...
DATE: Jul 05, 2000
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concerned with what they study but with getting an education.
And the broader an educational background, the better, he added.
Like many of the popular business-related professions on the Island, many students are venturing abroad to specialise in co...
DATE: Jul 05, 2000
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such as business, the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Bermuda College said liberal arts degrees were also necessary to foster a community which could adjust to changes taking place worldwide.
Roy Wright agreed it was beneficial for Bermudian students to...
DATE: Jul 05, 2000
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