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A tribute to the legacy of Dame Jennifer Smith packed Fort St Catherine this weekend.
The send-off, organised by the St George’s branch of the Progressive Labour Party, closed with a two-cannon salute in honour of the woman hailed throughout the even...
DATE: Jul 08, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Educator calls for mentoring and professional development rather than arbitrary transfers
By Jonathan Bell
Government’s teacher transfer policy has been sharply criticised by an educator familiar with the latest swap — which saw the Ministry of Educa...
DATE: Jul 08, 2013
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Education
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Somersfield Academy students are jumping rope on the world stage.
Eleven students along with their coaches Jump 2B Fit director Sionna Barto and Somersfield Academy MYP gym teacher Irene Pimental are competing in the World Jump Rope Championship and ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2013
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A teenager who kicked a police officer in the groin after he arrested her on her prom night was yesterday handed a conditional discharge.
Deshaunte Outerbridge was celebrating her graduation from CedarBridge Academy at a party at the Fairmont Hamilto...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Court
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The Ministry of Education has rescinded teacher transfers planned for the new school year that prompted an angry reaction by parents opposed to the move.
Parents and teachers at West Pembroke Primary called an urgent meeting in June to voice their co...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Education
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Upgrading the education status of one inmate at a time before their release from prison is the goal of the new Education Officer at the Department of Corrections.
Shawnette Somner led the prison team of teachers who produced a record number of gradua...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013
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Education
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Ask anyone why they are volunteering for community service and they will say ‘to give back to the community’.
That happens to be exactly why I signed up to help with a Habitat for Humanity project sprucing up the old Pembroke Rest Home on Parsons Ro...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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Three little libraries will be scattered across the Island in the upcoming weeks, thanks to Bermuda’s creative youth.
The libraries are part of the Design Springboard Programme, developed by The Bermuda Education Network. It is one of three programme...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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Education
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A Sandys teen has raised $1,000 in aid of her school — with a little help from her mother.
Aspiro Cannonier, 13, took it upon herself to help Sandys Secondary Middle School after it emerged from PTA meetings that money would be welcome for basic ever...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Bermuda teacher Derek Tully has met with US politicians in an effort to improve middle school education in the US.
Dr Tully, a Bermudian who worked in the Island’s public education system for 40 years, now works with the Association for Middle...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
