Signature Schools and Signature Learning Programmes help our children to follow their passions and interests, build on their talents and capabilities, and achieve their career and further aspirations

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Learn about The Berkeley Institute’s Signature Learning Programmes

About Signature Learning Programmes

What is a ‘signature learning programme’?

Signature Learning Programmes are based on sectors of the economy and give students the chance to develop industry-connected capabilities alongside their academic studies. For each signature, there will be a learning programme, a range of learning opportunities, that enables students to develop the skills, knowledge and relationships to:

follow their passions
build on their talents
achieve their career and further education aspirations.

Signature learning opportunities include:

modules on relevant academic subjects
appropriate practical skills training
individual and group projects focused on real world issues and challenges
authentic, real world learning experiences
effective guidance on careers and further education
relevant accreditation

….. all developed in line with Bermuda’s vision for learning.

Learn about CedarBridge Academy’s Signature Learning Programmes

Bermuda’s first Signatures

After collaboration with hundreds of educators, parents, young people, community members and business leaders, Bermuda’s first Signature Learning Programmes have been established at Cedarbridge Academy and The Berkeley Institute. Both schools will offer two unique Signature Learning Programmes, with further programmes being developed for these and other schools to begin in September 2023. The full list of Signatures for Bermuda’s schools that have been identified through research and Government consultation with the community are:

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Climate, Environment, Agriculture and Resources
Health and Social care
Community and Social Investment
Arts and Culture
Education Services
Sports and Leisure Management
Financial and Insurance Services,
Hospitality and Tourism,
Building Construction and Maintenance: Trades and Professions

Signatures are then selected by schools based on the needs, interests and ambitions of the young people they serve as well as the needs of and future goals for Bermuda’s communities and economy.

Find out more about the economic and social considerations that have influenced the development of Signatures in the Future World of Work Bermuda report.

Signature Learning Programmes in Practice

Example: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Each Signature Learning Programme (SLP) is designed with the intended student outcomes in mind: the characteristics, strengths and core knowledge that the programme intends to develop over its course.

SLPs contain a number of learning strands which create pathways for students based on their interests, talents and career aspirations. Here you can see the five strands contained within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths signature learning programme, and the areas of exploration each contain. These include projects, real-world community and industry experiences and entrepreneurial challenges.