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ROYAL FIDELITY NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED TEACHERS AWARDS

OVERVIEW
Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust (Barbados) Limited ("Royal Fidelity") established the National Distinguished Teachers’ Awards with the goal of rewarding outstanding teaching professionals while encouraging all teachers throughout Barbados to aspire to excellence. The Royal Fidelity National Distinguished Teachers’ Awards in association with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) and the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, will annually award prizes to teachers exemplifying at a high and consistent level, qualities revered in their profession. A Blue Ribbon Panel will select the 10 Nominees considered most worthy to each receive BDS $2,000 and the title, Royal Fidelity National Distinguished Teacher 2012.

AWARDS

Royal Fidelity is the awards sponsor and founder, in association with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources.

The awardees will be selected from both Public and Private Schools across Barbados as follows:

• Two ( 2 ) Nursery School Teachers
• Three (3) Primary School Teachers
• Two (2 ) Secondary School Teachers
• One (1) Sixth Form School Teacher

One (1 ) Special Needs Teacher

One (1) School Teacher selected from one of the following tertiary Institutions:

• Barbados Community College
• Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic
• Erdiston College

National Heroes Bridgetown Walk

You are invited to attend a walking tour of Bridgetown on Sunday April 29, at 3.30. This tour will focus on the lives and experiences of some of our National Heroes within the inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison. The Tour will be conducted by well-known local  historian Morris Greenige and will commence in Heroes Square. It will be an exciting and informative experience and will give you the opportunity to fully understand the importance of this unique site.

 

 

 

Beating Retreat -- Youth and Heritage

On Sunday, April 22, 2012, the Garrison Cadet Corps will conduct their version of the military, "Beating the Retreat Ceremony". The ceremony is conducted in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee.

Report for duty at 15h30! Support the youth in our first UNESCO World Heritage Property, Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison.

Barbados Sea Turtle Project -- Natural History and Heritage Volunteer Opportunity

 

Panel Discussion: Heritage -- Money Pit or Pot of Gold?

Panelists will help participants begin a discussion about the economic benefits and opportunities of heritage development in Barbados in the light of the recent inscription of Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison as a UNESCO World Heritage Property. Take part in the discussion on Thursday, April 19th at 7pm in the Steel Shed, Queen's Park. For more information about Barbados World Heritage check out Facebook Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

28th Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture

Open Library -- A Source for Caribbean Historical Research

Check out what's available in the Open Library for historical research on the Caribbean.

Open Library is an open project: the software is open, the data are open, the documentation is open, and we welcome your contribution. Whether you fix a typo, add a book, or write a widget--it's all welcome. We have a small team of fantastic programmers who have accomplished a lot, but we can't do it alone!

Sample: Barbados Illustrated (1911) By Cave Shepherd and Co. Ltd.

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