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The closure of almost half of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was yesterday proposed as part of a plan to change the education system.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Government wanted to slash the number of primary schools from 18 to te...
DATE: Dec 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Private schools have vowed to remain open for as long as possible, despite the recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the island.
All public schools were shut down by Government yesterday.
But, following consultation between private school head teachers, ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An organisation set up to promote inclusion for disabled people has applied for charitable status.
One Special Night, designed to organise social events for people with special needs, was launched last December by Tia Kipps, a learning support teache...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Almost 900 students have received financial aid to attend the Bermuda College since the start of a $300,000 annual grant in 2017, MPs were told today.
And another 100 students have received financial support as a result of private donations made in ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A 21-year-old world debate champion who launched his own public speaking firm has been announced as Bermuda’s latest Rhodes Scholar.
Kenza Wilks, of Pembroke, said he had to re-read his announcement letter a few times before realising it was safe to ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The BHS Holiday Bazaar planned for December 5 was cancelled in an effort to keep the BHS community Covid free during the recent uptick in cases, however shoppers can now find all the vendor details online with links to their product websites.
A schoo...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The number of students attending Bermuda College through a new scholarship programme has almost doubled this year.
Senator Owen Darrell told colleagues in the Upper House yesterday that 47 students enrolled at the facility at the start of the academi...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda College will host a virtual conference on Saturday aimed at helping educators to better teach reading, especially to primary school students.
The conference, entitled “Reading Success for Every Child: Teaching Reading is Rocket Science”,...
DATE: Nov 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Berkeley Institute has selected its head boy, head girl and their deputies.
Andreaz Glasgow, was selected as head boy and Daria Symonds as head girl.
Seth Hardtman and Zayne Sinclair are the deputy head boys and Gabrielle Romaine and Raina Defont...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A teenager who received a scholarship from a Rotary Club said that the help will extend to her family.
Téja Watson was awarded the Ted Crawford Scholarship in Mathematics and Information Technology.
The Hamilton Rotary Club made the award, which will...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter