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Newsletter Date 01.04.2022
St Edward’s College
Dwardu’s Scoops Prize day back in human form Prize Day this year was held physically for the first time in two years, albeit suitably distanced. Indeed, to ensure covidcompliance, the ceremony was split into two identical ceremonies with half the students in one and half in the other and a frantic bout of sanitization in between. Headmaster Mr Nollaig Mac an Bhaird made special reference to the covid situation. He thanked the staff for the hard work put in to cover all the gaps left by the Corona pandemic – from absences due to illness or quarantine to extra work caused by sanitisation and other precautions. “It’s a credit to the staff here at St Edward’s who have managed to keep the show on the road. Please do not underestimate how difficult it can be to keep things going,” said Headmaster. He thanked particularly Ms L.Keith for the assiduous co-ordination in keeping the college covid-compliant. HM reminded the prize winners that, as students of the college, they have values to uphold, values enshrined in the college motto ‘Virtus et Honor’ . “When you win a prize, when you become as the College Captain has just described a ‘mover and shaker’, remember the people around you: they are the ones who enable you to win and, in remembering them, they will ensure never to let you
“It’s a credit to the staff here at St Edward’s who have managed to keep the show on the road.” Headmaster
down,” concluded Headmaster.
The Edwardian Spirit The College Captain Mr Julian Coppini spoke about the Edwardian Spirit an the legacy which the College leaves on its students. “St Edward’s is not about being successful, although many names in the public realm once graced our classes and dormitories. St Edward’s is not about being the wealthiest although we have seen many a modest Ms A Domenici, College HR and Ms R Sultana, College Admin.
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Every flower of every tomorrow lies in the seeds of today
Year 3X took to gardening with Mr Gerada. The love of land and appreciation of Nature is something that is engendered in the young. The miracle of life: from seed to plant is an awe-inspiring process which, once it hooks a person, it never leaves them. What better way of ensuring that the beauty of our islands is fostered, nurtured and protected?
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Engineering for the future Friday’s are special. At the end of the school week, creative activities take priority. One of these activities is Young Engineers. During this activity children learn the fundamentals of programming and robotics through intuition and straightforward physical coding language. It helps students to open their mind to the exciting world of STEM. Using building blocks in conjunction with other building tools and mechanical parts, the students develop their building skills.
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From wild bees to netting—a thorough clean up By Dean Galea Pellicano
On Friday 25th of March a clean-up was organized for IB sixth form students, covering both break periods for day. The aim was to clean the green area on the bastion walls, and then continuing along the footpath and the green areas on both Zabbar Gate and behind the kindergarten. Even the arches in the bastions, on both sides, were picked up clean by the students. Some of the surprises encountered were a concentration of plastic netting embedded in the soil, probably used in an old refurbishment which was carefully collected, multiple sports department cones and a wild beehive created by the bees in a crack on the bastion walls. The polluting material collected was for the vast majority plastic based, some of it was deposited by the wind, whilst other material was littering done in past who escaped previous clean-ups and got embedded with the grass and vegetation. The students noticed that many of the plastic pieces embedded in the grass was brittle and disintegrated quickly. They noted that this would be the process leading up in microplastics, which would be very difficult to clean from the soil itself. The other types of rubbish collected included glass, wood, iron and foam. At the end of the clean up approximately fifteen kilos of rubbish was
collected. With the guidance of Mr Galea Pellicano and Ms Gili the students had a break from the classroom and enjoyed the warm spring sun whilst happy in knowledge and satisfaction in keeping college clean.
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Recycled portraits
By Ian Stilon
For this particular project, I focused on the year 2 students and came up with a project that involved using recycled material as well as encouraging the students to exercise their creative side. The main topic was Portraits, specifically self-portraits. I first discussed with the students the meaning of self-portraits and that everyone has something different and unique. We also discussed the important aspects of a portrait, which are the facial features. The students were very interested in discussing the facial features and how they relate to different people old and young, male and female. Even at a young age, I encourage discussion as it helps them to learn to critique each other respectfully as well as share ideas and thoughts, which in turn will help them grow and improve. After the discussion, I explained that they would be using recycled material to make their own portrait, but most importantly, they had to think outside the box and be creative as they had to use the many different recycled objects they brought and create a face of their own. Through this project, the students had a lot of fun coming up with different faces, using different objects for the facial features and exercising their creativity and experimentation which will help them to grow in their creative thinking, problem solving and imagination. At the end of the lesson, you could see how proud the students were of creating something unique and completely their own. I look forward in doing many more projects like this.
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“ They had to think outside the box and be creative as they had to use the many different recycled objects they brought and create a face of their own”
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#ejjewniddibattu @youngparlamentarians By Samantha Abela
Over the next 2️ days, St Edward’s College will be among 19️ schools will be debating 1️0️ different recommendations. Young Parliamentarians is a programme that gives young people the opportunity of representing their respective schools in a debating competition #ejjewniddibattu. It is run in 3 phases: first 2 phases are training opportunities to equip the young people with the skills to present their ideas and debate them ahead of the #ejjewniddibattu final challenge, the 3rd and final phase culminates in a debating competition between the participating schools The participating students this year were: Zac Bianco, Miguel Alessandro, Miguel Aquilina, Kurt John Grech, Gianluca Baldacchino and Enrique Ellul.
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student going on to do very well for themselves. St Edward’s is not about power although many of the island’s movers and shakers have passed through our hallowed halls. These are good things to aspire to, no doubt, but at St Edward’s you get more than that. You get that Success, Power, Wealth are not targets but ancillaries. You get that they cannot be your aims, your gods, your bucket list. The core of the college, its beating heart are the twin values of the college motto: Virtus et Honor,” said Mr Coppini. He added that being an Edwardian brings with it several responsibilities like reliability “…also known as turning up, owning up and rolling up your sleeves… Like Discipline –putting needs before wants. Like honour – speaking truth to power, caring for the common good, protecting the weak, loyalty to your values. This is the soul of the Edwardian Spirit, what underlies our ethos and what makes us stand out,” said Mr Coppini. Page 6
Mr Julian Coppini, College Captain
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Family fun at Spring Fête 2022 Preparations are in full swing for this year’s Spring Fête at St Edward’s College. After an absence of several years (thank you, Covid!) it’s back again, bigger and better and certainly more fun. On Sunday 1st May, we shall be opening our gates to all the world and its brother to come and enjoy, among other things: •
Lots of food, sweets, drinks ...and music on the lawn to enjoy them
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Artisan Market (hello, Mother’s Day presents?)
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Horse riding and carriages
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Tournaments, archery and swordfights,
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Bouncy Castles, inflatables and safe areas for little ‘uns to roam around supervised
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Books and exhibitions
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Traditional Maltese games