Classroom libraries

From Pg 5

ing in sustainable living that it deserves.

Opposite the exhibition, under a tent to shelter the students from the sun, there was the live demonstration with the remote operating vehicle (ROV) which is a submersible robot used to take footage, pictures and even sonar scans of underwater spaced, including underground cisterns. Students from Years 6, 8 and 10 had the possibility to observe and even drive the ROV, under the watchful eye and guidance of the operator. The students learned about water turbidity, silting and even bedrock type, since all of these things were clearly visible on the screen which was giving out live footage taken by the ROV which was in the cisterns diving in the dark waters. What clear is that much of the wall of the cisterns are hewn in bedroom, and are datable to the 1600s, making them contemporary to the building of the bastions of the Cottonera lines, hence pointing to the Knights of St John as their maker.

The project helped in pinpointing issues with college’s current water catchment system and various solution have been proposed to fix these issues. The next stage would be to work on water purification and system physical improvement, so as to conserve and maintain the already good infrastructure and look towards the full distribution and sustainable use of water use college wide.

A thousand lives well-lived

By Sylvana Debono

When life gives you books, to turn them into lives. This may be a bit of a play on the traditional lemons/lemonade saying and yet it holds true. Books enable the reader to live lives centuries and cultures apart. In January I was a geisha in Meiji Japan, in February I rode on the shoulders of Albert Speer in Nazi Germany. March and April saw me immersed in witchcraft in the All Souls Trilogy and this month, May, is Anne Boleyn month. So, when Rebecca Seaberg approached me for some help with the Class Libraries, I dropped everything and did my level best.

The aim of this initiative is to revive and restore the libraries in each of the college classrooms. “This initiative will go from Year 1 to Year 6,” explained Ms Seaberg. The contribution is modest: as much as a packet of biscuits and less than a hamburger. For that price, a book can be donated, and the donors will have the honour of having their name on a label for posterity to not their contribution to education and culture. Ms Seaberg explained that after all the collections have been concluded, the books will be bought according to the year group they will be used in.

Ms Seaberg concluded that if this project is successful it will be extended to the Middle and Senior Schools.