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Diallo Rabain addresses the PTA over the decision, with updates also given on Whitney Institute transition plans

Selena DeCosta thinks her great-grandmother, Joyce Jacome, would have been very sad to see the Paget school close

The public is being urged to help support an annual raffle that has raised more than $1.7 million for the island’s public schools. The Pembroke Rotary Club says the pandemic has hindered its ability to sell tickets and a spokesman said: “Covid-19 re...

A public primary school has been forced to close for the day after a power outage. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said that the decision had been made to dismiss pupils from Gilbert Institute, in Paget. She added: “Department of Educat...

Senators Jeff Baron and Tinee Furbert called at Gilbert Institute to take part in Gang Resistance Education And Training graduation. Mr Baron, the national security minister, said connecting with young people can help them make the right choices as t...

Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, has hinted that Gilbert Institute would be spared closure as his ministry invests in a new playground at the school. Gilbert, the island’s only primary level school for the deaf and hard of hearing, was one of ...

With the Gilbert Institute facing possible closure, the school’s Parent Teacher Association has suggested a new cost-cutting measure. “We’ve come up with an idea that the parents can help with the facilities,” PTA secretary Suzanne DeCouto said. “If...

Emotions have been running high since the announcement of the potential closure of four public primary schools and members of the public are being urged to let their voices be heard. Parents, teachers and other stakeholders have been holding emergenc...

Staff and PTA executives at Gilbert Institute are holding an emergency meeting to come up with an action plan they hope will save the school from closure. The Paget school is the island’s only one that provides services for the deaf and hard-of-hear...

The financial viability of reorganising the island’s primary school system remains unknown as the Bermuda Government-commissioned Score report indicates it was “unable to make an assessment of potential cost savings”. According to the school reorgan...

High-achieving youngsters were given an early Christmas present yesterday thanks to the hard work of a group of prisoners. Six students from schools across the Island received bikes that had been made by inmates Victor Roberts, Phillip Bradshaw, Brit...

In March, some of the classes at Gilbert Institute had a presentation on dementia by the Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia organisation. Mr Tim, from England, played interactive brain games with us. They were interesting and fun. We also learned that...