Small Nations celebrate

With PUKA ….the Small Nations Games’ mascot

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By Ian Stilon

Preparations for Christmas take up most of December and creativity takes centre stage. It is always enriching to see how children interpret concepts. It is fascinating to try to understand how they translate instructions and continually come up with designs which are unique and personal.

St Edward’s College

Founded in 1929, St Edward’s College is an all-boys college for both day and boarding students. Boarding is offered between the ages of 11 to 18. At nursery and kindergarten as well as at postsecondary level, the college is coeducational. As a private educational college, St Edwards offers excellent teaching facilities, high teacher-pupil ratio, a very wide range of sports facilities and scrupulous personal attention to the students.

At St Edward’s College, students receive a well—rounded education ending up in the IB Diploma. Most of the students go on to study at world class universities. Our top students are leaders in society ranging from Science and Business to traditional professions and the arts. Most Edwardians retain a love and appreciation of sports throughout their lives.

St Edward’s College Triq San Dwardu Birgu BRG9039 Malta

Email: Communications@stedwards.edu.mt

Editor: Sylvana Debono Making their pitch Elaine Busuttil Gili December is an important month for the IB students who enter for the JAYE. Formerly known as Young enterprise, the JAYE seeks to inculcate in youths the abilities required to start and run a business. This year St Edward’s College has 4 participating teams with ideas ranging from clutter management Marie Kondo style to tote-bag creations and online thrift stores. The initiative was sponsored by the accountancy firm Deloitte’s. The students have to present a business plan with aspects such as marketing, branding, financials, SWOT analyses and so on. They will be mentored and eventually graded on the success of their product.