Of Birds and Charades

Maltese Charades

By Margaret Bartolo

As a wrap-up on the Maltese lesson about Verbs we organized a game of Charades. The boys were split into 2 teams and a member from each time had to draw a card from a box, read the verb and act it out to his team. In order to highlight the difference between the feminine and the masculine verbs we had 16 cards in all, 8 pink with the verb in the feminine and 8 blue with the verb in the masculine form. We did this to ensure that the boys will grasp the difference between the two forms.

After that, the teams were encouraged to come up with their own verb and they were then asked to act it out to the other team members respectively. Verbs in Maltese are quite challenging however the boys not only enjoyed playing the game and practising verbs in Maltese, but they definitely gained more confidence through this game. In fact, this was reflected in the activity that ensued in class wherein the boys had to write a list of verbs in Maltese and sort them in two groups to bring out the difference between the feminine and the masculine verbs in Maltese.

Helping the Għadira Nature Reserve

By Louise Mallia Jack, and George Tonna and Gregory Micallef together presented a donation collected, thanks to their fundraising effort, to Birdlife Malta.

These boys along with Joe Mifsud made decorative plaques from lava beads. The total amount raised before wrapping up their venture came up to a commendable €371. Birdlife and animal welfare are causes the boys feel very strongly about. Birdlife Malta advised the boys on the day that after some discussion, it was decided that the funds collected would be allocated to a project in waiting at the Ghadira Nature reserve. There seems to be a recurring issue with birds encountering difficulties when the water at the reserve starts drying up after the winter. A project, using the funds raised by the boys, will now tackle the issue.

The boys were made to feel very proud of their achievement.

“You’ve done us proud” - Headmaster

BODYOU, the JAYE company set up and run by the students of the IB Diploma at St Edward’s College took the podium in the awards ceremony held on the 14th May 2022. They came third in a highly competitive group of 22 teams from schools and colleges around Malta.

“I am so proud of them, they really worked hard for this,” said a jubilant Ms Busuttil Gili, mentor, prodder and promoter of JAYE par excellence. Mr Jolen Galea, head of the IB Diploma at St Edward’s College was equally thrilled at the good result, given, as he pointed out, the highly competitive ambience. “This is what a great college does, it helps students achieve their potential and these students have really done the College proud,” commented Headmaster Nollaig Mac An Bhaird.

BodYou is a vegan-friendly brand that created scented candles in unique moulds for low prices. “We believe that aromatherapy has lots of benefits on a human's organisms. For instance, certain scents can relieve stress or stimulate brain productivity, some help you fall asleep or even make you feel happy. They can also help in creating a cosy ambience. Our aim as a company is to help people overcome their difficulties, specifically those of mental issues like anxiety, insomnia, and stress-related disorders”, said the company spokesperson when interviewed by Dwardu’s Scoops.

This year the College was represented by two teams in the prestigious Junior Achievement Young Enterprise. The Grade 12 IB teams were Bodyou and Eleganzia lead by their respective CEOs Lina Ishakova and Mohamed Adel Masoud Al Ghawi. There were 22

It’s in his shoes

Eleganzia team showed great sportsmanship in supporting Bodyou team—#wearealledwardians

“This is what a great college does, it helps students achieve their potential and these students have really done the College proud,” Headmaster

Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong it will.

Julian Coppini, regular contributor to Dwardu’s Scoops and College Captain is also an IB student and part of the winning team. On the way to the awards evening, Mr Coppini, all scrubbed up and full of butterflies, was on the way to the awards ceremony when disaster struck: his formal shoes split.

Mr Jolen Galea, Head of IB, recalled, laughing: “So I lent him mine but they wouldn’t fit. So I gave mine to Nate who gave his to Julian and I took Julian’s.”

This musical shoes-swap saved the day as, subsequently, Mr Coppini was called on stage with his fellow JAYE entrepreneurs. At least, he did not have to do it in socks!