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Sound swim raises $6,000
Monday, May 05, 2014

Last year’s Round-the-Sound Swim — believed to be one of the largest open swim events in the world — has raised $6,000.


Round-the-Sound Raises $6000 For Charity
Monday, May 05, 2014

The Annual Round-the-Sound Charity Swim  blends incredible natural beauty with the opportunity to raise funds for local charities.


Students raise $1,000 for shark project
Thursday, May 01, 2014

A group of young students who collected more than $1,000 for shark research will name the next animals tagged by the Bermuda Shark Project.


BZS’s mission to protect Bermuda’s reefs
Thursday, May 01, 2014

Protecting Bermuda’s marine environment has long been a priority for the Bermuda Zoological Society. Last year, with the support of Hiscox, they launched Reef Watch, an event where members of the community were invited to become Citizen Scientists and participate in an Island-wide effort to help monitor the health of Bermuda’s reef systems.


Catlin Marine Grant to help fund environmental projects
Friday, April 25, 2014

Three local environmental projects will be partially funded by the newly-launched Catlin Marine Grant.



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Building up a head of STEAM
Royal Gazette
Thursday, July 07, 2016

Published Jul 7, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Jul 7, 2016 at 7:51 am)

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Hard at work: Leahnae Morton-Richardson, year 8, and head student Emma O’Donnell
prepare the foil sheets to create their sustainable “green” oven

Secondary students took part in various activities and projects during the second annual STEAM Week at the end of term; each one encouraging students to seek new solutions to complex problems through the five components of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

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Y9 students, Alexandra Quinn-Sirera and Emma Knights measure out the wood needed to build their boat

There were over a dozen experiences to choose from; hands-on projects requiring students to plan, create, problem-solve and build.

The skills and knowledge acquired in each of these disciplines are essential in today’s world, and BHS is actively promoting the disciplines of STEAM in their curriculum throughout the school.

STEAM education creates critical and creative thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators.

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List of activities:

• EcoArt — explore environmentally friendly art

• CSI Bermuda — solve a “crime” looking at various clues

• STEAM Documentary — create a documentary on STEAM Week 2016

• Brain Games — design a fun and educational game

• Living with the Ocean — in conjunction with BUEI and BAMZ, learn how to sustainably enjoy the ocean

• Ocean Health — working with BIOS, Greenrock and KBB, students will learn about ocean pollution worldwide and its effect on Bermuda

• Paint the Sloop — design and paint a resin sloop to be auctioned off by Masterworks

• Scrap Heap Challenge — engineer a green, free cooking apparatus

• EV3 Challenge — construct a robot

• Design, Paint and Build a Boat — using the school’s 3D printer, design to create a model boat and then build a real boat to transport a team member across Shelly Bay

• Oceana Jewellery Making — consult and design with Alexandra Mosher and Rebecca Little to create and market a three-piece line of jewellery

• Biodiversity Photo Project — discover and photograph how much life can be found in one cubic foot

• University of Ontario Institute of Technology — students spend five days at UOIT and will build robots, geocache around campus, solve a crime scene scenario and design boats which they will test in a wind tunnel.

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A student handles the professional photography
equipment during the Bio-Diversity specimen collection