ANGELA


FUBLER FOUNDER & OWNER, BERMUDA’S CHATMORE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL


Serendipity, opportunity & the journey to forging a new educational model in Bermuda


Growing up in an island community surrounded by family and friends, Angela Fubler, founder and owner of Bermuda’s Chatmore British International School, enjoyed her own school years immensely. In particular, she has fond memories of the care and love that her teachers showed her and her fellow students.


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I feel like I was literally born to be an educator,” she explains. “I don’t remember wanting to do anything else in my life and that was probably due to a combination of inspirational forces – from a


supportive family environment to superb teachers.” Bermuda's relationship to the UK is significant as a British Overseas Territory and so Angela and her peers grew up in a truly international environment, with families


“I always wanted to be a speech pathologist, but my from other countries being assimilated into


island culture. With a wide family network and a unique perspective on life, Angela felt from an early age that she wanted to become involved in education. “My father was on school boards and event planning committees, so I was always aware of school business, activities and infrastructure needs,” she says. “My mom was an enthusiastic and creative Girl Guide Leader and eventually, the Island Commissioner for Girl Guides.” Initially Angela was ready to pursue a career as a


speech-language pathologist (speech therapist). Her own journey is one of wide international experience, having been to boarding school at St. Johnsbury Academy, an independent school in Vermont in the US, and then living in Canada for ten years during which she studied at Mount St Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has also worked and travelled extensively in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.


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parents warned me against specialising too early, so I took a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, and came back to Bermuda to work in a government-created role as a speech language pathologist assistant. I worked in the public school system with children who had speech and language concerns,” she explains. “Through this, I developed skills around managing children's behaviour and mentoring students who were having difficulties in school.” After helping children who were struggling in a


classroom environment, Angela was encouraged by a mentor to become an educational therapist, something she had not considered but which she embraced as a great opportunity.


She had already been planning to


go back to university to get her second degree, which she did, attaining a BA in Child Studies, followed by a master’s degree in educational psychology, majoring in behaviour management. After completing her further degree, she returned to


take up a job as an educational therapist helping children who were transitioning to different school environments. From there, her skills were recognised, and she moved rapidly up the career ladder. “I progressed from being an educational therapist to


working as the director of a school for children who had moderate to severe behavioural problems,” she says.


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