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Talk is good — as champion debater Kenza Wilks can attest.
Learning the structured arguing of a point is “more and more important” in today’s acrimonious world.
Fresh from the World Schools Debating Championships in Bali this month, Mr Wilks ranked f...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A summer student at the Mid- Atlantic Wellness Institute has created sensory tools for people with learning difficulties using colourful feathers salvaged from this year’s carnival outfits.
Tatiana King has been interning at the institute for six we...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s student debate team enjoyed a promising start at this year’s World Schools Debating Championships, although illness forced the group’s withdrawal during the preliminary rounds.
The island was represented in Bali, Indonesia, by Megan Sutclif...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 100 students will benefit from cash earmarked for financial support at Bermuda College, the president of the school says.
Duranda Greene said that more than 100 students would be able to benefit from $300,000 in additional funding for the...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Education
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Bermudians are encouraged to apply for scholarships on the British government’s global leadership programme.
The Chevening Awards offer fully-funded scholarships and fellowships for future leaders and influencers to study in Britain, according to a p...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Four students have been given Bermuda Government bursary awards as they embark on courses in engineering, nursing, environmental health and the environment.
The Public Service Commission announced the successful recipients this year are Doreen Burges...
DATE: Aug 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Keisha Douglas has been announced as the next principal of the Berkeley Institute.
A Berkeleyite with more than 22 years’ experience in education, Ms Douglas replaces Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, who declared her resignation earlier this year to pursue anot...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One team with one month and one robotics kit proudly represented Bermuda at the FIRST Global 2017 Robotics competition last week.
Despite the relatively short time to prepare, they beat the US, Canada, Russia and Britain to finish 59th out of 163 and...
DATE: Jul 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Wayne Edwards had to do everything from organising breakfasts to getting up in the middle of the night to make sure sick children are taken to hospital in one of his previous teaching roles.
So it is little wonder that working at Bermuda Institute fe...
DATE: Jul 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A special alumni award to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Association of Bermuda International Companies education awards has been granted.
The news came as 20 new students were given a record-breaking $600,000 in scholarships at a lunchtime ce...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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