EDUCATION
Bermuda College students' joy at graduation
Bermuda College graduates talked to the Bermuda Sun on Thursday about their hopes and dreams on Graduation Day. Many expressed a wish to pursue higher education.
Academic calls on businesses to help get men 'off the wall'
A coordinated effort is needed to get young black men off the wall and into good jobs, a US academic said on Wednesday.
Westgate inmates earn their GED certificates
Eleven inmates at Westgate were presented with their GED certificates last week.
Students learn about world of reinsurance
A group of students spent two weeks at financial services companies learning about the world of insurance, reinsurance and accounting.
Private sector might be asked to help cash-strapped school
Private sector partnerships have been proposed as Union activists look for 'creative solutions' to the cash crunch at Bermuda's high schools.
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New horticultural course aims to quell landscapers' fears
Government announced the launch of a Horticultural Certificate programme on Thursday to help Bermudians get jobs in the landscaping trade.
First black student becomes chairman of Board of Trustees
Gil Tucker - the first black student to attend Saltus Grammar School - has been appointed chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Medical students receive $90k scholarships boost
Scholarships totalling $90,000 have been handed out to Nikki Clarke, Kiara Baxter, Crystal Smith, Jimaye Johnson and Lekeisha Wolffe by the Bermuda Hospitals Board this year.
Student fight diffused quickly
A fight broke out at The Berkeley Institute on Monday, its board of governors has confirmed. It was resolved by the school's on-campus security services.
'CedarBridge has come a long way' says principal
CedarBridge Academy has come of age, principal Kalmar Richards said on Tuesday, after three pupils from the school were finalists in an essay competition.
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Lister appointed principal of Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy
The Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday the appointment of Dena Lister as principal of Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy.
Minister's report card on education
Dame Jennifer Smith said the collective efforts of those involved in the public education system have resulted in a successful 2011 year for education.
College initiative launched to guide students
The Center for College and Career Readiness and Hope4Life will launch the College and Career Initiative on January 26.
Dame Jennifer backs special education teachers
Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith on Tuesday attended a University of Ontario graduation which recognized 19 teachers trained to support students with special needs.
Fraternity mentors students on MLK Day
Twenty-six volunteers from the Epsilon Theta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. went to nine primary, middle and senior schools on Monday to mentor and teach students.
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