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February 26, 2017
Debutante Foundation gears up to celebrate two decades
Jennice Johnson, senior mistress at Eva Hilton Primary School, was one of 30 young ladies who enrolled in the inaugural Bahamas Debutant Foundation's program. She was also the first winner of Debutante of the Year, an accolade bestowed upon the young lady who performs at the highest level throughout the program. And now the foundation is gearing up to name its 20th debutante.
Every year, 12th grad...
The Debutante Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary
February 21, 2017
The Debutante Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The Bahamas Debutante Foundation is proud to announce its twentieth year as the premier non-profit organization helping young ladies make the transition from adolescence to young adulthood, with poise and grace...
Our Bahamaland: Assessing the state of affairs
February 17, 2017
Our Bahamaland: Assessing the state of affairs
On Friday, February 3, 2017, I had the opportunity to visit Uriah McPhee Primary School. As I entered the school's welcome area, a picture of Uriah McPhee was on the wall.
It reminded me of the days when I walked through the same doors as a student. On the morning of my visit, it was the start of the school's activities for literacy month. Sitting in the assembly hall were many little smiling and ...
February 13, 2017
Scotiabank sponsors Eva Hilton's Junior Achievers Elementary Programme
Eva Hilton Primary School students have been given the opportunity to explore five sequential themes, each with six hands-on activities and a capstone experience that works to change students' lives by helping them understand personal finances and economics through the Junior Achievement Elementary Club Programme.
The program shows elementary students the relevance of financial literacy for themse...
Kids, Puppies, Kittens, Volunteers ... And An Owl
November 30, 2011
Kids, Puppies, Kittens, Volunteers ... And An Owl
Believing that humane education is crucial to improving animal welfare in general, and conditions for Grand Bahama's animals specifically, the Humane Society of Grand Bahama is always happy to accomodate when a schoolteacher asks us to visit.? (We also welcome field trips to the shelter.)
Fitzgerald touts PLP's record on education
January 25, 2017
Fitzgerald touts PLP's record on education
Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald last night touted the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) record on education over the last four and a half years, boasting that the Christie administration has more than doubled the investment in scholarships, overseen the transition of The College of The Bahamas to a revered university and spent more than $6 million to modernize learning tools in public scho...
Hearing loss in school-aged children
January 17, 2017
Hearing loss in school-aged children
Based on United States studies (helpkidshear.org) about 14.9 percent of all school-aged children between the ages of six and 19 have some significant degree of hearing loss in one or both ears.
Children with even slight hearing loss have much more difficulty than children who have normal hearing in learning to read, and they often suffer from delays in speech, vocabulary, grammar, word order, nati...
January 11, 2017
The Bahamas to host Inter-American Meeting of Education Ministers
Education ministers from the Organization of American States (OAS) will come together in The Bahamas next month to discuss the education agenda of the 34 member countries, and by extension, the Latin American and Caribbean region at the ninth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education (9IAMME).
In addition to education ministers, local and international senior education officials, school adm...
Never too old to LEARN
December 07, 2016
Never too old to LEARN
Twenty-seven years ago under the leadership of Phillip Cash, Queen's College (QC) launched its Centre for Further Education (CFE) with the goal of providing opportunities through part-time courses. These courses would be geared toward adults, to improve their qualifications with a view to furthering their career development, improving job prospects and finding personal challenges and enjoyment in ...
Grand Bahama Junior Junkanoo Groups Get Assistance
December 08, 2016
Grand Bahama Junior Junkanoo Groups Get Assistance
Not only are the junior ?Junkanooers? being supplied with the basic materials needed to create their costumes, they will also be offered help in the creation of such costumes. As a part of the preparation members of the various senior Junkanoo groups on the island have offered their services...
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