EDUCATION
Asbestos found at Clearwater Middle School
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27: The Commissioner of Education would like to inform members of the Clearwater Middle School family that while recently preparing for the 2010/2011 academic year, asbestos has been discovered in the ceiling within an isolated area in the kitchen.
School re-opening delayed
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7: The Principal at the Clearwater Middle School, Mr. Carlos Symonds, today announced that due to ongoing maintenance at the school, Clearwater would not open for classes on 8th September, 2010 as planned.
Young Bermudians learn life lessons while working on schools and farms for the world's poorest nations
Digging elephant-proof trenches in southern India, protecting turtles in Costa Rica or learning to scuba dive in Malaysian Borneo. It has been an unforgettable summer for the eight young Bermudians who took part in Raleigh International expeditions this year.
Smith will seek to prevent school closures
Dame Jennifer Smith says she does not want to close any schools as she takes over the Ministry of Education. The former Premier told the Sun that she knew she would have to cut costs in her new role.
Rehab scheme for problem kids
An intervention unit has been set up to prevent troubled youths from becoming Bermuda’s next generation of gangsters. Youths who are expelled from school, involved in drugs or suspected of being part of gang activity will be among those on the radar of the High Risk Adolescent Intervention Team.
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'Our son used to come home in tears but in the U.S. he is thriving'
John Edwards would come home from school in tears because his dyslexia had stripped him of his confidence. He started attending private tutoring sessions three times a week at the Reading Clinic when he was just six.
School graduation rates are high, but math skills are low
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26: Dame Jennifer Smith, Education Minister, and Vincent Ingham, deputy chair for the Board of Education, today shared test results and graduation rates for Bermuda's schools.
MWI staff to graduate with City & Guilds certification
MONDAY, DEC. 6: Seven nursing aides will graduate from the City & Guilds at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) on Wednesday.
School's tough stance draws 'wide support'
Saltus principal Ted Staunton says he has been flooded with messages of support over his stance on violence after expelling eight students involved in a 'blatant assault'.
Countess shares a laugh with special-needs students
The Countess of Wessex toured Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy on Thursday to meet students with special needs and learn about the school's facilities.
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Teacher charged with sex assaults
Former CedarBridge Academy teacher Harvey Knotts has been charged with sexually assaulting five primary school students in the US. Bermuda police are also investigating him.
Axed teacher was training to be Police Reserve
A teacher fired from Bermuda High School for Girls for allegedly sending inappropriate texts to a pupil was training to be a Reserve Police Officer, insiders said on Thursday.
Dogs on logs and lumberjacks star in the Annual Exhibition
The Annual Exhibition began on Thursday as hundreds of spectators crowded the Botanical Gardens to take in the festivities.
Budding chefs feel the heat in school cookery competition
A competition to find the Bermuda Young Chef of the Year will begin with a series of heats at Warwick Academy at the end of April.
CedarBridge pupils expelled after schoolyard brawl
Three pupils were expelled from CedarBridge Academy on Thursday after a brawl broke out at the end of the lunch period. Two teachers were taken to hospital.
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