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little ones
BY JULIE BUTLER, BERMUDA HIGH SCHOOL
The Early Years
Programme at BHS
Until the end of Year 11, BHS is a single-sex school, and
this tradition has secured positive and powerful outcomes
for its students. Research has shown that a single-sex
education produces favourable results for female students;
especially in terms of their confidence, engagement and
aspirations, most notably in the areas of math and science.
BHS is dedicated to supporting and
guiding how girls learn, and strives to
be at the forefront of education for all
of its students. The School has built 121
years’ worth of experience encouraging
girls to achieve at the highest aca-
demic standards, and understands how
girls learn best. At BHS, teachers are
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focused on the skills that girls need to
be successful: how they play, how they
develop and sustain friendships, and
how they acquire and use knowledge.
The Early Years Programme will
be a play-based curriculum that is
age appropriate for the youngest
members of the BHS community.
There has been a deliberate decision
on the part of the school to ensure
that the girls will learn as children do
best – through play and exploration.
Following the International Primary
Curriculum, the teachers will explore
five different units over the course of
the year, and for the first year these
topics will be: All About Me, Clothes,
Animals, Plants & Flowers, and Sand &
Water. The girls will have an opportu-
nity to explore concepts in an outdoor
classroom, to take part in foreign lan-
guage, PE, dance and music as well as
the usual areas of literacy and numera-
cy. Every activity in which the girls take