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Dr. Barbara Ball Health Scholarships Awarded
The Ministry of Health announced the awardees of the 2018 Dr. Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarships, noting that this year there were eight new recipients. “The Ministry receives a large number of applications every year. The calibre of applicants is very high, making the award increasingly competitive as there are many deserving candidates,”... Read more of this article
Photos: CUT Games Parade Of Nations Opening
The Caribbean Union of Teachers [CUT] 17th Biennial Student Athletic Championships opened tonight [Friday] with a parade of athletes at the National Sports Centre. It is the first time Bermuda has hosted the Games, which are here as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Sports Minister Michael Weeks welcomed the... Read more of this article
Policy Update: Educators Administrative Leave
Speaking in the House of Assembly today [July 13], Minister of Education and Workforce Development Diallo Rabain provided an update on the Department of Education’s Policy for Administrative Leave, which “lays out the expectations for educators when interacting with students and the actions that will be taken when an educator is placed on... Read more of this article
Minister Rabain On Scholarship Recipients
Minister of Education Diallo Rabain spoke about the Ministry of Education’s 2018 scholarship and awards recipients, saying the Government is “delivering on our pledge to provide greater opportunities for Bermudians.” Speaking in the House of Assembly today [July 13] Minister Rabain said, “Yesterday evening, the Ministry of Education... Read more of this article
Warwick Academy Sixth Form Exam Results
Warwick Academy announced their Sixth Form results from the recent summer examinations, with the school achieving a 100% pass rate across the IB Individual Subjects, and a 92% pass rate for the IB Diploma Programme which is well above the world average of 79%. “50 students graduated from the school this year taking one of three pathways available... Read more of this article
Video: Fairmont Summer Student Reception
Fairmont Southampton hosted a welcome reception on Thursday [July 12] for summer students that have taken up various roles around the hotel. A spokesperson said, “Fairmont Southampton have hired 20 students for the summer this year. Every year we hire summer students in various roles around the hotel, but this year we decided to re-amp our Student... Read more of this article
BFIS Award $230,000 In Scholarships
On Wednesday July 11, the Bermuda Foundation For Insurance Studies [BFIS] awarded $230,000 in scholarship funding to 10 students focused on careers in Bermuda’s insurance sector. This brings the total amount of funding that the Foundation has awarded since the charity was founded 22 years ago to nearly $6.5 million. The total number of current BFIS... Read more of this article
BF&M, BEN & Purvis Primary Wellness Day
BF&M Limited, along with Bermuda Education Network [BEN] and Purvis Primary held the first edition of the school’s Wellness Day programme last week. The Wellness Day programme was developed in partnership with BEN, BF&M and Purvis Primary School and it focuses on increasing the students’, families’ and teachers’ awareness of living a... Read more of this article
Phase Out Middle & Introduce Signature Schools
The Government’s commitment to “reform public education by phasing out middle schools and introducing signature schools at the secondary level is progressing forward,” Minister of Education and Workforce Development Diallo Rabain said today, adding that they will “institute a student, parent, staff and community-engagement process... Read more of this article
Caribbean Teachers Union Conference Opens
“Education is the key to democracy and economic development,” according to Fred Van Leeuwen, a former General Secretary of Education International, who was speaking at the opening of the Caribbean Union of Teachers [CUT] conference being hosted on the Island for the first time. “Education is an individual and collective right,” he... Read more of this article
Butterfield & Vallis Teams Up With Endeavour
Endeavour Community Sailing, a non-profit educational sailing organisation that leverages sailing as a platform for teaching experiential education and building confidence and skills amongst Bermuda’s young people, is set to benefit from a multi-year sponsorship from Butterfield & Vallis. A spokesperson said, “Over the next three years,... Read more of this article
Ascendant STEM Camp Offered Free Of Charge
Ascendant Group has completed the first week of its annual STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] Camp, which caters to middle school students looking to enhance their skills in STEM by developing challenging robotic projects, electronics and wearable technology. The Camp was initially launched in 2013 and provides an interactive experience... Read more of this article
