There may be no greater challenge facing Bermuda' schools today than the staggering increase in children diagnosed with autism. School budgets don't grow nearly as rapidly as the number of children classified as having special needs. Thanks to a grea...
In September 2010, the Bermuda Public School System will be adopting the Cambridge International Curriculum as the basis for teaching English, Mathematics and Science to all public primary, middle and senior schools. In June this year, Education Mini...
One of the greatest US senators of all time and the youngest brother of the most celebrated political family in history when he wasn't championing international human rights Senator Edward Kennedy was hanging out on Bermuda's beaches.
As tributes pou...
DATE: Aug 27, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
For first-time parents the first day of primary school can be both an exciting and anxious affair. The Royal Gazette spoke to Carmelita Smith, education officer, early childhood at the Department of Education about how parents can best prepare their ...
After-school activities benefit your child in ways that might surprise you. According to studies, children who participate in after-school programmes are more engaged in and have a better attitude towards learning, perform better academically, and en...
@$:[AT]bylinerg:By Ruth O'Kelly-Lynch[AT]bodyindent:Technical education expert Michael Stowe last night defended his view that Bermudian males lack an interest or aptitude for academic studies after the Human Rights Commission labelled his comments o...
Growing up can be tough enough without having to trip over your own shoes. But an increase in concern over seemingly clumsy children has led the Department of Health to produce Fit To Be Tied, a brochure on the importance of properly fitting a child'...
The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) has a proud legacy as the first trade union formed in Bermuda on February 1, 1919 and the first registered trade union in 1947.
Over the last 90 years, the BUT has always been on the cutting edge of educational cha...
Living in Jamaica as a kid is not the easiest thing to do for 11-year-old Shantal Williams.
"I live in Spanish Town, Jamaica, with my mom,' explained Shantal."
My neighbourhood isn't too safe. It is filled with people, and fights tend to break out a ...
Every year since 1977, Dr. Kenneth E. Robinson Day has been honoured during February in Bermuda. The Ministry of Education introduced the day to pay tribute to Bermuda's first Chief Education Officer.
Elizabeth Kawaley wrote and published a biography...
