Robert Kennedy is a native of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He co-founded R-E-S-P-E-C-T Academy in Nassau, Bahamas and was its vice-principal and taught Latin, English and music at Tambearley School, also in Nassau. He computerized the three Anglican schools in the Bahamas.

His four children attended private schools and benefited from the small class sizes, the excellent teaching and curricula which are hallmarks of private education.

Experience:

Robert Kennedy has been involved with private schools in three capacities: parent, teacher and administrator. As a parent he can attest to the lasting value of the solid educational foundation which his four children received in private schools. He has seen firsthand how marvelous it is to work in an educational environment where the bureaucracy is minimal. He was truly grateful for being allowed to teach as opposed to playing babysitter or traffic cop.

Education:

Robert Kennedy graduated from McGill University with a major in classics and attended London's Royal College of Music where he studied organ and conducting. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists and holds that institutions Choirmaster's diploma.

From Robert Kennedy:

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