Bermuda Institute

Bermuda Institute

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Address
234 Middle Road
Southampton
SN 04
Bermuda
Coordinates 32°15′N 64°51′W / 32.250°N 64.850°W / 32.250; -64.850Coordinates: 32°15′N 64°51′W / 32.250°N 64.850°W / 32.250; -64.850
Information
School type Private
Denomination Seventh-day Adventist
Established 1943
School number SN BX
Principal Lois Tucker[1]
Faculty 10 [1]
Gender Co-educational
Age range 5-18+
Accreditation Adventist Accrediting Association
Newspaper The Observer
Yearbook The Ponciana
Website www.bermudainstitute.bm

Bermuda Institute is a K-12 co-educational, Christian school located in Southampton, Bermuda. It is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4][5]

History

In September 1943, 17 pupils ranging from grades one to four began their education in one classroom in the basement of the building then known as the Bay View Apartments.

In 1953 the school was transferred to its campus and its 129 pupils relocated in a remodeled two-storey building, on the purchased Sandringham property. As the available classroom space proved inadequate, other classrooms had to be added which included the new modern elementary building which was opened in 1961.[6]

Careful planning of the upgrading of the school's status to a Junior Academy was given by the Mission and at the Biennial Session of 1965, it was voted that a new wing be erected. The additional building has allowed for the program of the school to be expanded to include high school levels.

As a result, Bermuda Institute, by action of the Mission Biennial Session held May 1967, is now a K-12 school.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Adventist Yearbook. General Conference Office of Archives & Statistics. Accessed 16 July 2009
  2. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
  3. ↑ http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm
  4. ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  6. 1 2 Bermuda Institute History. Bermuda Institute. Retrieved 2009-06-19

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