Somersfield Academy News
Private schools agree on policy for admissions
Private schools in Bermuda have come to an agreement over when primary one students will be admitted into their classes in an effort to relieve anxiety for parents. The six private schools that take five-year-olds will all inform parents no earlier than February 6 of next year whether their children have been accepted for the following September term.
How to Avoid the First Day of School Blues
At the end of each summer, and school starts, many parents and young school age children feel anxious. When your five year old begins that educational benchmark, both of you might feel a twinge of sadness when you say goodbye each day.
Two Somersfield Student Place in Hurricane Art Contest
Somersfield students Yuki Hoshina & Ryan Branco won third and first place, respectively, in their age categories of The Royal Gazette and Bermuda Red Cross Hurricane Art Contest.
Student Singers Perform at First Major Public Art Installation
Close to a thousand prayer flags were installed in the front portico of Hamilton City Hall and Arts Centre - the first major public art installation in Bermuda. Somersfield Academy Singers participated in the opening of the installation by singing a song written by Ronald Lightbourne called, "Small Blue Planet".
Theresa Hinton Places Third in Mathematics Essay Competition
The Bermuda Council of Teachers of Mathematics hosted their first Mathematics Essay Competition in April to celebrate Mathematics Month. This year's topics was "Math - Who Needs It?" for the Middle and Senior School levels.
'Peace Pole' dedicated at Somersfield
Children at Somersfield Academy were joined by their families to plant a prayer for world peace yesterday at a celebration to mark Earth Day.
Academy Gets a New Name
The Montessori Academy has changed its name to Somersfield Academy in line with the growth of the school. Principal Margaret Hallett said the name-change had been in response to the new school location on Middle Road in Devonshire, and the new Middle Years programme. She said the school had identified the need to adopt a new name and logo, which was more fully reflective of its new facilities at the former National Sports Field, and curriculum.
Multicultural Breakfast Anyone?
Twenty-four Montessori Academy students were wooed yesterday by Dale Butler as he introduced to them the 'teppanyaki' style of cooking.
From Sports Club to School
Visitors to the new Montessori Academy on the old National Sports Club site on Middle Road, Devonshire will find few semblances of what was once one of the Island's premier sports grounds. Two new classroom buildings were also constructed on the field to accommodate the 75 more students that enrolled this year, which increased the student body from 135 to 210.
Montessori Project Underway
Montessori project at Sports Club in Devonshire has begun and principal Margaret Hallett could not be more thrilled. Mrs. Hallett has been with the Montessori Academy since its quiet beginning at Tivoli in Warwick ten years ago.