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Many youngsters grumble when they have to study, but Vikashni Ragunathan loves it. The eight-year-old memorised the world’s flags last month — for fun. She might now be on her way into the Guinness Book of World Records. The current record for the mo...

The extended consultation window for the school reorganisation plan, Score, ends this Friday, as the Ministry of Education seeks further feedback to its strategy. So far, it has received more than 50 formal responses from students, parents, PTAs, pr...

An educational programme called XL Catlin Arctic Live! is under way in Bermuda and other countries. It allows classes of children around the world to connect and interact live with scientists and explorers both in the Arctic and at various scientific...

Warwick Academy year one student Michael Schrah has been declared the winner of the annual Belco Bird Kite Safety Poster competition. Judges selected Michael’s entry as having the ‘Best Kite Safety Message’ overall from more than 130 entries by othe...

The Easter bunny can skip Taurean Thomas’s house this year. The ten-year-old is making his own chocolates, truffles and codfish cakes based on tips he got from someone who should know his stuff. Kevin Pannier, the executive pastry chef at Hamilton Pr...

Last week Young Observer met with Shanda Simons, co-ordinator of the Dalton E. Tucker Primary School Eco Club. The club is taking part in the Eco-Schools programme, while also benefiting from the Water Explorer programme. Greenrock has partnered ...

Dalton E. Tucker Primary hosted its Science Fair last week, with P1 students exploring eco-friendly themes and experimenting with seeds and beans. The students were Anaiya Bascome, Savannah Denkins, Den’Xurioh Landy, Zydon Furbert Lightbourne, Israe...

Parents, teachers and other members of the public have been given more time to lodge their complaints over the possible closure of four of the island’s primary schools. Wayne Scott, Minister of Education, said this morning that he had extended the sc...

I have heard many people comment on the angry statements made at public meetings held by the Minister of Education to discuss the Score report and its recommendations. The minister was kind enough to invite me to the meeting in St David’s. I took g...

Lanir Smith could barely walk when he joined Heron Bay Primary School. Now aged 7, he can complete three races in a day It didn’t take long after joining Heron Bay Primary School for Lanir Smith to make progress in the face of a debilitating conditi...

The former Minister for Education Grant Gibbons said he hopes that Gilbert Institute does not close as part of his party’s school reorganisation [Score] plan. Dr Gibbons, who handed over the One Bermuda Alliance education portfolio to Wayne Scott las...

The international business community should adopt schools to help the Bermuda Government address failing public primary infrastructure, according to parents speaking at a consultation meeting last night. More than 200 people turned out to the meetin...