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The Ministry of Education has rescinded teacher transfers planned for the new school year that prompted an angry reaction by parents opposed to the move.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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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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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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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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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A hospitality programme offered at ten of Bermuda’s schools over the past academic year has been given high marks by principals, the Bermuda Hospitality Institute has announced.
The four-week classes on Bermuda tourism and etiquette furnished young s...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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Two of Bermuda’s “leaders of the future” have been awarded scholarships to help them continue their education overseas.
Bermuda High School headgirl JayLynn Hines and Bermuda College graduate Eden Richardson picked up the scholarships yesterday from ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A summer camp for students with a “proven interest in, and aptitude for, science, technology, engineering and mathematics” has come in for praise by the Progressive Labour Party.
The STEM Summer Camp, hosted by Ascendant Group Limited, will be led by...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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Starting September, the 16-year-old Somersfield student will finish the last two years of high school at Canada’s Lester B Pearson College of the Pacific, which is on Vancouver Island.
Ailey has twice attended diversity leadership conferences for her...
DATE: Jul 01, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell