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Coffee and Learn – P5 & P6 Parents Discover Our MYP IB Programme

  • Somersfield Academy 107 Middle Road Devonshire, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda (map)

Wednesday, January 21 | 9:00–10:00am | For current Upper Primary families 

Join Charlie Judd and Cathy Schlei in the DP Lounge for an introduction to the Middle Years Programme. Learn how the MYP encourages intellectual curiosity, independence, and global-mindedness. Following the overview, parents will join small group tours of MYP classrooms to see the programme in action. This is a key session for families preparing for the next exciting stage of learning. 

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Government Officials Attend M5 Personal Project Showcase
Government Officials Attend M5 Personal Project Showcase

Somersfield Academy was also honoured to welcome esteemed guests including Tinee Furbert, Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors; Kim R. Wilkerson, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice; Andrew Pettit, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs; David Roberts, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice; Jache Adams, Minister of Public Works and Environment; Christopher Famous, MP for Devonshire East; and Owen Darrell, Minister of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sport. Their presence and thoughtful feedback offered students valuable real-world perspectives and professional insight.

Students Address Real-World Issues at Personal Project Exhibition 2026
Students Address Real-World Issues at Personal Project Exhibition 2026

Somersfield Academy’s M5 students will present the culmination of their International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) learning at the annual Personal Project Exhibition, held in the Somersfield Academy Gymnasium. The exhibition celebrates independent inquiry, creativity, and sustained commitment and forms a key component of Bermuda’s only IB MYP programme. Somersfield welcomes students from other schools to attend and experience the exhibition.

Finding Connection Through Graphic Novels: DP1 MAUS Learning Experience 
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Through MAUS, students moved beyond history into human stories of family, trauma, and survival. Thoughtful discussions led to creative projects such as comics, maps, and newspapers that connected past and present, deepened empathy, and honoured voices and memories that must never be forgotten.

Somersfield’s Aviation Club Takes Off with Real-World Learning
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Somersfield’s Aviation Club has spent the term learning hands-on at the airport hangar with pilot Heather Nicholds of Blue Sky Flights, exploring flight, navigation, weather, radio comms, and more.

The World Wars and the Legacy of Peace Education
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Somersfield Academy pauses on Remembrance Day to honour lives lost and lessons learned. In our Montessori–IB community, peace is not just remembered — it is practised daily through empathy, respect, and global citizenship.

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