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Photos: WA Primary Annual Easter Competition
A dazzling display of Easter-themed items was on display as Warwick Academy Primary school held their Annual Easter Competition as the student prepare for their holidays. Students from Year 1 through 6 had the opportunity to make an entry in any of the following categories: cakes, cards, posters, Easter hats, flower arrangements, artificial flowers... Read more of this article
Get Kids From Behind Screens And Into Nature
A film designed to get children and teenagers out from behind their screens and into nature will be screened this week in Bermuda – and the director will be on hand to introduce it and to answer questions. “Project Wild Thing” is a film about the disconnection between children and nature. It was a topic that had become deeply disturbing to award-winning... Read more of this article
BELCO Launches Kite Safety Poster Competition
As part of their annual kite campaign, BELCO is holding a Kite Safety Poster Competition, open to all P1 and P2 students. Students have until 5:00pm on April 1st to submit their kite safety posters to BELCO. A spokesperson said, “Children in primary school years 1 and 2 have been learning about kite safety over the past month and now is their... Read more of this article
Youth Sailors Attend Women On The Water Clinic
Twenty one female sailors ranging in age from nine through 15 years old recently took part in a ‘Women on the Water Clinic’ in honour of International Women’s Day. Endeavour Community Sailing teamed up with Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association [BODA] to host the event. A spokesperson said, “Endeavour Community Sailing, a non-profit... Read more of this article
Photos: Southampton Parish Host ‘STEMposium’
On Saturday [March 16], the Southampton Parish Council hosted its first ‘STEMposium’ at the Dalton E. Tucker School. More than 60 children and their parents from the Parish attended the free event where the children completed experiments, found their own solutions to problems, and used engineering principles while learning ‘how things work’. A... Read more of this article
Minister Looks In On Elliot Primary Programme
Minister of National Security Wayne Caines recently visited the fourteen week ‘Targeted Primary Prevention Programme’, at Elliot Primary School. Ian Coke, Minister Caines, Don Vickers and Darren Woods A spokesperson said, “The programme is delivered by the Ministry of National Security’s Youth Outreach Prevention Manager, Darren... Read more of this article
YouthNet Launches New Annual Appeal
YouthNet is launching its first individual appeal campaign, asking family, friends, and many of their generous sponsors, to support mentoring by making a personal donation. Executive Director Clare Mello said, “Mentoring supports student learning. The presence of a mentor every week provides the connection, understanding and stability student... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Girlguiding Bermuda Thinking Day
[Updated with photos] Girlguiding Bermuda is holding their annual Thinking Day Service this afternoon [Feb 24] at the Anglican Cathedral. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The live video has ended and the replay is below This year, Girlguiding Bermuda is celebrating 100 years of Guiding in... Read more of this article
Photos, Video & Results: Skyport Magic Mile
[Updated with more photos & results] The former Telford Electric Magic Mile, now called Skyport Magic Mile was held this afternoon [Feb 23] at the National Sports Centre with the new sponsor Bermuda Skyport. Live video replay below It is organized by the Bermuda Pacers Track Club and sanctioned by the Bermuda National Athletics Association. The... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Castle Masters Community Event
[Updated with photos] In honour of its six month anniversary, Castle Masters is hosting their first community event today [Feb 16] at the Berkeley Gymnasium, offering a “mini-carnival atmosphere, complete with fun castles, slides, popcorn, cotton candy, food and drinks.” The 7-minute live video replay: Rohaan Simons, co-owner of Castle... Read more of this article
BNT Nature Walk Postponed Due To Weather
The Bermuda National Trust [BNT] Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond which was scheduled for this morning [Feb 14] has been postponed due to the inclement weather. A spokesperson said, “The Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond which was scheduled for this morning has been postponed due to the inclement weather. A new date in the spring will... Read more of this article
Baseball: Spring League Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the 2019 Spring League with five divisions including Tee Ball: Ages 4 & 5, Rookie Minors: Ages 6 & 7, Rookie Majors: Ages 8 & 9, Cal Ripken: Ages 10 to 12, and Babe Ruth: Ages 13 to 16. The YAO Bermuda website said, “We will have five divisions, based on your child’s age as of May 1st, 2019. There will... Read more of this article
