Somersfield Academy Recognised at Bermuda National Trust Awards
Here is an excerpt from The Royal Gazette article "National Trust honours scientists for Amphibian Project study" by Cooper Stevenson, highlighting the recognition of outstanding contributions to Bermuda’s heritage and environment. Among the honorees are Somersfield Academy’s Children’s House Division and Robin Horsfield.
June 25, 2014 — The Bermuda National Trust has honoured the “outstanding” work and contributions of those who “have worked for the benefit of Bermuda and its people” at its annual awards ceremony.
Gathered in the Bermuda Room at Elbow Beach last Thursday, awardees were presented with certificates and trophies by Governor George Fergusson; Community Minister Wayne Scott; Junior Education Minister Leah Scott and Junior Environment Minister Lynne Woolridge.
Awardees in the Awareness category were “projects, programmes or initiatives that serve to inspire appreciation and stewardship of Bermuda’s unique natural, built and cultural heritage”.
In the Education category, awards went to “educational institutions for projects, programmes or initiatives that demonstrate care for the environment or preservation of Bermuda’s heritage, both natural and man-made”.
The ‘Wee Environmentalist’ award — given to “a preschool demonstrating exceptional commitment to environmental initiatives at their school, appropriate to the age and developmental level of the students” — went to Somersfield Academy’s Children’s House Division “for the creation of a vegetable, herb and flower gardens.”
In the Environment category — given for “projects, programmes or initiatives which enhance and protect the Island’s natural environment, land or sea, or which improve the physical environment in our neighbourhood communities” — one of the winners was:
Robin Horsfield — for assisting with Bermuda’s monofilament recycling project.