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Over 100 student leaders were provided with tools to enhance their leadership skills at a Youth Empowerment Summit (Yes!) on the weekend.
The students participated in workshops designed to develop leadership skills at various levels, and to allow the...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A clear-out of human rights watchdogs has sparked concern about continuity at the anti-discrimination body.
Tawana Tannock, the former chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission, said she was worried important work could “fall between the cracks” if e...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A local bank is providing financial support for skills programme through six local charities to enhance employability and financial capabilities.
HSBC is providing $398, 000 for the training of young people through several “Future Skills” programme.
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DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Saltus has announced new financial assistance for primary school students, thanks to “a generous commitment from the Green family”.
In a statement, Amanda Skinner, the school’s director of enrolment management, thanked the Greens for “their continuou...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Maths lecturer Troy Ashby has claimed another Bermuda record for memorisation of digits behind Pi.
Mr Ashby, of Bermuda College, memorised and wrote 12,000 digits to the right of the decimal, to top his previous best of 6,200, in celebration of World...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning has held an event to celebrate the community members who helped bring their new school premises to life.
The BCCL converted an office into a learning environment for pupils with language-based learning difficu...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jah-nai Smith will represent Bermuda in an upcoming faith conference after his flair for public speaking earned him the title of Youth of the Year.
The 16-year-old won the accolade when he helped to lead a sermon at a Youth of the Year talent night d...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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The Department of Education is confident that teachers in the Bermuda Public School System are qualified to assess what has been learned by students each day. We appreciate the hard work our teachers do for our students, and wish to thank them for un...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Bermuda Union of Teachers issued the following statement on Standards-Based Grading:
We, as a body of professional educators, are not opposed to Standards-Based Education/Grading and feel that it has the potential to be a very positive way forwar...
DATE: Mar 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Mental Health Amendment Act and the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act won support from both political parties as they passed through the Senate yesterday.
The revised Mental Health Act, which addresses gaps in the previous Mental Health Act, sets r...
DATE: Mar 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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