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Four Bermudian students have been awarded $10,000 in scholarships to further their aspirations in interior design.
The field entails far more than selecting fabrics or colours, according to the Bermuda Society of Interior Designers, which presented t...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Rules have been unveiled covering parental input at public-funded primary and middle schools in time for the coming school year.
The rules, which complement Parent-Teacher Associations, give parents the autonomy to make their own advisory councils an...
DATE: Aug 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Local student Erika Furbert, above, got a happy surprise this week when she received her exam results for the International Baccalaureate.
“I was so shocked that I just started laughing,” the 17-year-old told The Royal Gazette. “I was so happy and in...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda High School’s 2015 graduating class has beaten the world average in its International Baccalaureate Diploma results, the school reported.
The top student was Kathleen McBeath, with a total of 38 out of a possible 45 IB diploma points, fol...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The president of the Parent Teacher Association at Prospect Primary School has defended the Department of Education’s consultation process over the transfer of its principal Shangri-La Durham Thompson.
Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association has w...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Parent Teacher Association at Clearwater Middle School is exploring avenues to prevent the transfer of its principal — at a time when five more teachers are also set to leave.
President of the school’s PTA Tanya Dyer said she had only been infor...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new Accelerated Reading Library giving CedarBridge Academy students access to thousands of new books has been opened.
The opening comes as the school looks to double its Community Literacy Volunteer Programme with the help of the Reading Clinic.
Th...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Parents have written to Government complaining about inadequate consultation over extensive teacher transfers that they fear could cause disruption in Bermuda’s schools.
The Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association says the shake-up, including prin...
DATE: Jul 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Public school students are gaining “real-world exposure” to various fields within the medical profession thanks to a new career guidance programme.
The two-week scheme, coordinated between the Bermuda Education Network, Bermuda College and the Depart...
DATE: Jul 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The hiring of an education commissioner has been delayed as no agreement could be made with the leading candidate on the “economic terms of the appointment”.
Acting commissioner Dr Freddie Evans will continue in his role into the next school year.
T...
DATE: Jun 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan