Donor Stories
BEN Summer Program At Somersfield Academy
Donor Stories, Employee Stories, News, Our Work, Stories, Summer Learning Programme | July 14, 2023
Bermuda Education Network has formed a “community partnership with Somersfield Academy to provide reading support to public-school children with the Summer Learning Programme.” A spokesperson said, “The independent school has donated the space for three weeks for one-to-one reading tutoring, art enrichment, and outdoor play for 44 stude... Read more
Primary School Students Enjoy Discovery Day
Donor Stories, Events, News, Our Work, Stories, Volunteer Stories | June 28, 2023
Bermuda Education Network and students from two public primary schools moved their lessons to the Botanical Gardens last Thursday, June 22nd for a day of outdoor learning. A spokesperson said, “The idea of a Discovery Day was conceived by Purvis Principal, Enid Furbert Jacobs who enlisted Bermuda Education Network to organize activities for 1... Read more
BEN Donates Books To P1 Classrooms
Donor Stories, News, Our Work, Stories, Volunteer Stories | March 31, 2023
Bermuda Education Network is celebrating International Children’s Book Day with a donation of books to every P1 classroom in Bermuda’s public school system. A spokesperson said, “International Children’s Book Day has been celebrated annually on April 2 since 1967 with the goal of inspiring a love of reading in children. Every P1 classro... Read more
Wilton Re Donates $40,000 To Local Charities
Donor Stories, News, Stories | October 28, 2022
Thank you to Wilton Re for their generosity and encouragement toward our programs. With this donation, we’re able to offer free transportation within our Horizons Programme, which gives public-school students open access to experiential learning field trips that support the curriculum and deepens knowledge under the themed units of social studie... Read more
Allied World to sponsor teacher awards
Donor Stories, Events, News, Our Work, Outstand Teacher Awards, Stories | October 8, 2022
This year’s Outstanding Teacher Awards are to be supported by Allied World. The annual awards, organised by Bermuda Education Network, will recognise the island’s public teachers in December. Becky Ausenda, BEN’s founder, said that Allied World has been a key supporter for BEN’s work with public schools since 2012. “We are g... Read more