Ministry Update: Monday School Re-Openings
All preschools are open for all students, most primary schools will open, while CedarBridge and Berkeley will continue with remote learning, the Ministry advised this evening, with the Ministry adding that as some students need to test to return to school an “alternative plan is being developed” due to the “backlog of tests.”
A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Education wishes to advise the public of the following schools that will be opening on Monday, January 10th, 2022.
Preschools
All preschools are open for all students:
- St. George’s Preschool
- Lyceum Preschool
- Devonshire Preschool
- Prospect Preschool
- St. Paul’s Preschool
- Warwick Preschool
- Southampton Preschool
- Lagoon Park Preschool
- Victor Scott Preschool
- St. David’s Preschool
Primary Schools
Open for all students:
- Dalton E. Tucker
- East End Primary
- Victor Scott Primary
- West Pembroke Primary
- Francis Patton
- West End Primary
- Somerset Primary
- St. George’s Preparatory
- Port Royal Primary
- Harrington Sound
- Northlands Primary
- Prospect Primary
- St. David’s Primary
Open for specific classes:
- Elliot Primary
- Paget Primary
- Purvis Primary
- Heron Bay Primary
Closed:
- Gilbert Institute [Remote Learning Week of 10th January]
Middle, Senior, Success Academy Robert’s Avenue and DAME
Open for all students:
- Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy
- Success Academy Robert’s Avenue
- Clearwater Middle School
Open for specific classes:
- Whitney Institute Middle School
- Dellwood Middle
Not open:
- Sandys Secondary Middle School [Staggered opening to commence during the week]
- CedarBridge Academy [ Remote Learning Week of 10th January]
- The Berkeley Institute [ Remote Learning Week of 10th January]
“The Department of Education is aware that some students need to either test for the first time or re-test to return to school. Given the backlog of tests, an alternative plan is being developed with detailed information to be communicated tomorrow, Monday, January 10th to all Parents & Guardians.
Acting Minister Tinee Furbert stated, “Everyone has been working hard to get students back to school. We understand that testing delays have impacted this process, but we wish to thank parents, guardians, staff and students for their cooperation and patience as we ensure all students are back to in-person learning.”
Earlier this week the Bermuda Union of Teachers criticized what they called the “massively botched January return to school.”
So no senior schools are open at all.
Except for all the private schools; Warwick, MSA, Somersfield, BHS, Saltus – all open.
I wonder why that is? I hope someone is losing their job for this mess.
We’Re sORRy wE BoTChEd eVerYthIng uP, but the teachers and Students will start in-class learning LATE this School Term! We’re EXTREMELY SORRY we let DR. Weldon Go. She did too GOOD of a job! We’re sorry it has taken two years to attempt to get plans together and appropriate the proper funds, so, We are trying to ‘pick up the Pieces’. By the way, We’re swamped with long lists of schools and busses that are short on resources. We’re gonna try to do better this year with everything, but don’t hold us to that. Just remember, come Christmas, we will fly out and put everyone on CURFEW so the problems don’t get worse. Hopefully it won’t get worse, Your grateful friends.
This has changed, PLEASE CHECK EMAILS FROM SCHOOLS.Your school might be closed.
“The Department of Education wishes to advise the public of the following schools that will be opening on Monday, January 10th, 2022.”
The PLP Government finds it easier to list the schools that are open? Really?
What recourse do parents have if they wish to keep their kids home and revert to remote or distance learning?
The government was given funding by the international business sector on island to get the antigen test that can be taken at home and the result fed into a website connected to the school. Warwick academy has been doing this since September so why is it the Government schools cannot do the same thing. I can see why Ms. Weldon has resigned, so unfortunate as she is so needed right now but as usual those higher up have not listened once again. really beginning to think someone is benefiting somewhere along the line.