Back to School Parent Guidelines – Term 3, 2021
Darryl Brown2021-04-08T15:23:27+00:00Back to School Parent Guidelines - Term 3, 2021
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More making use of $20 challenge
Darryl Brown2019-11-26T15:41:49+00:00ONE OF the successes of the Scotia Bank $20 Challenge says this foundation is a critical launching pad for young entrepreneurs. In 2016, Aidan Charles won the challenge and the award for Innovation And Culinary Arts with the successful launch of his business, Bajan Essential Cuisine. Now 18 years old, Charles said he has been able to maintain his business and repeat clientele, though on a small scale because of school obligations. Charles, who was on hand to help mentor some of the participants in the ninth edition of the challenge during their market place held at Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall, [...]
The Codrington School – preparing students for university and beyond
Darryl Brown2019-11-11T18:14:29+00:00Is your child completely prepared, academically, socially and otherwise, for universities admissions, university and life beyond academia? If your answer is “I think so” or “I hope”, read on! As parents our roles are diverse and we endeavour to raise our children to be the best versions of themselves in today’s global and ever changing world. One of the most important aspects of our role is to guide their education. Discussion continually abounds on which curricula, which schools and which countries are better. The fact of the matter is no school or curricula are perfect. The key question/discussion should always be [...]
The Codrington School – Preparing students for university and beyond…
Darryl Brown2019-11-11T18:05:46+00:00As parents our roles are diverse and we endeavor to raise our children to be the best versions of themselves in today’s global and ever changing world. One of the most important aspects of our role is to guide their education. Discussion continually abounds on which curricula, which schools and which countries are better. The fact of the matter is no school or curricula are perfect. The key question/discussion should always be which school, curricula, and later on university, is best for my child? This should be the most important question for all parents. Education is not solely about achieving academically [...]
BEF 2018-2019
Darryl Brown2019-03-25T14:26:25+00:00As you know MYP4’s Sophie and Alexandra’s businesses were short-listed as finalists for the eighth cycle of the BEF’s national $20 Challenge and this involved both of them presenting to a panel of six judges at the end of our half-term break. You will have seen their achievements being visually celebrated on the Secondary School’s Wall of Fame in the main hall foyer. Saturday night saw the glitzy culmination of our involvement in this year’s cycle as we attended the Awards & Cocktail Reception. Both Codrington businesses won two of the evening’s top categories. Sophie’s GlassGo took the Excellence in Recycling [...]
Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation 2017-2018
Darryl Brown2019-02-28T17:02:51+00:002017-18 saw us set up and run 15 different businesses: Simply Snacks (Adam Douangprachanh) - frosted cookies Werewolf (Aliyah-Lise Kamuragiye) - a card game Liquid Gold (August Kuhn)- a caramel sauce Spectrum (Ava Goldstein) – an organic facial product range Oshun Spice (Brian Muhoza) - a food spice & marinade Stresstermination (Christian Simpson) – a stress reliever toy Ring Comics (Christopher Simpson) - comics Clean Face (Darric Taylor) - a facial scrub for teenagers Drifts (Harry Mumby) – candle holders made from driftwood recycled from local beaches Black Out (Laurenne Mottley) - a charcoal-based facial product Mind-Reset (Marika Kovasics) – a [...]
MUN
Darryl Brown2019-02-28T16:10:33+00:00In 2018 we participated in the MUN hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Barbados for the first time. Every year more than 400,000 students from schools around the globe beyond take part in Model United Nations (MUN). The Model UN is an authentic simulation of the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, or other multilateral body, which introduces students to the world of diplomacy, negotiation, and decision making. Four of our students spent 6 weeks – every Saturday from 9 – 1 pm – researching, writing and presenting. 23 schools from around Barbados were represented and each “delegate” was assigned a [...]
BEF 2016-17
Darryl Brown2019-02-25T13:33:46+00:00So what has happened this year so far? We had two businesses that were highly commended, ran by Alexa (Bliss Blend) & Edward (Ed's Colouring Cards). We also won four of the top eight category prizes: Excellence in Branding - Emilie & Sara (Nature) Innovation in Health & Culinary Arts - Aidan (Bajan Essentials) Excellence in Research & Development - Emilie & Sara (Nature) again! Niche market & spirit of entrepreneurship - Anais & Melissa (Aroma Lite) We were also crowned joint national overall champions too, with our very own Nature - Sara & Emilie! Again! This is the now the third year [...]
