The Edwardian 2022-23 by Sylvana Debono

The Edwardian SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

CONTENTS

Message from the Headmaster ................................................................................................ 4 Staff list .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Report from the College Administration ..................................................................... 8 Report from Early Years .................................................................................................................. 13 Report from Junior School ......................................................................................................... 24 Report from Middle School ........................................................................................................ 37 Report from Senior School ........................................................................................................ 44 Report from the IB Diploma Program ......................................................................... 49 Report from the INCO ...................................................................................................................... 56 Sports Results ............................................................................................................................................... 61

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STAFF LIST

Fresh woods and pastures new

Early Years

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER

The academic year 22/23 was a year when we picked up the pieces and returned to what we considered a ‘normal year’. Interestingly, all of us, staff, parents and students, adjusted to the ‘picking up’ to different degrees. For some, it was business as usual, for others there was caution, trepidation, and difficulty. We restarted our different activities, live-ins, plays, sports days, parents and grand-parent days, trips abroad, Holy Communions and Confirmations, and, gradually, became more confident as the year progressed. By the end of the year, for most of us, the COVID-19 period, was receding in the rear-view mirror. Having said that it must be acknowledged that, as a community, with patience and kindness throughout, we supported one another as we readjusted. For any organisation to progress it is imperative that there are structures within the organisation that enable reflection, time to pause, reevaluate and simply check what we are doing, why we are doing it, and, can we improve what we are doing. Over this past year, through our on-going School Development Plan, SDP, together, we have identified areas that are of importance to all stakeholders. The main ‘Key Areas’ of our SDP that have been identified are, School Ethos and Philosophy, School Climate, Curriculum and Organisation, Teaching and Learning, Good behaviour, Professional Development, Resources for Learning, Assessment and Evaluation, Inclusion, and naturally, Intercultural Understanding It is worth remembering that during the formulation of the St Edward’s School Development Plan (SDP), based on tried, tested and proven international best practices, all stakeholders had, and will continue to have, the opportunity to contribute. Considerable and varied detailed information and data was collected. All the comments, discussion points,

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areas for concern, were noted, catagorised, prioritized, and will be addressed. At St Edward’s we will always strive to improve, as individuals and as a community. The SDP is cyclical, a never-ending process, that guides us, with data driven evidence, as to how we can adapt as we continue to pursue excellence. Apart from the more nebulous, cerebral aspects of pursuing continuous improvement, college will see over this summer the upgrading of the Junior school computer suite, expansion of the capacity for devices in the Middle School, a complete makeover of the Multipurpose room in the IBDP corridor and a complete refurbishment of the administration offices, just to mention a few of the less mundane aspects of improvement. The usual cleaning, painting, garden work, placing of noticeboards, replacing of classroom furniture etcetera also occurs. Demand for places at college continues to increase, in particular, this year, our Sixth Form, the IBDP programme. To accommodate the demand we will be opening new classes whilst at same time not increasing class sizes. As always, we view the college not exclusively as a building in Birgu where lessons are held. St Edward’s is very much a dynamic community where there is an exchange of perspectives and ideas between us. Working together, students, staff and parents, we will continue to construct and improve the best learning environment for all of us, but in particular our students, your children.

Nollaig Mac An Bhaird HEADMASTER

Stephanie Grech

Head of Early Years

Abela Carmen

Nursery Assistant

Ellul Maeve

Nursery Assistant

Lanzon Michela

Nursery Helper

Abela Maria

Kindergarten Educator

Abela Nadia

Kindergarten Educator

Agius Annette

Kindergarten Educator

Calleja Lycia

Kindergarten Educator

Delicata Carolanne

Kindergarten Educator

Vella Sara Claire

Kindergarten Educator

Zahra Svetlana

Kindergarten Educator

Caruana Blanche

Year 1 teacher

Muscat Diana

Year 1 teacher

Gerada Maria

Year 2 teacher

Mifsud Sarah

Year 2 teacher

Sciberras Christa

Year 2 teacher

Junior School Mallia Louise

Head of Junior School

Attard Vanessa

Year 3 teacher

Bartolo Margaret

Year 3 teacher

Camilleri Roberta

Year 4 teacher

Mc Leod Graham

Year 4 teacher

Deguara Etienne

Year 5 teacher

Gerada Brendon

Year 5 teacher

Buttigieg Ritianne

Year 6 teacher

Elder Philip

Year 6 teacher

Scicluna Kimberly

Teacher of Maltese

Zammit Bernice

Teacher of Maltese

Brown Abigail

Teacher of Music

Stilon Ian

Teacher of Art

Vukanovic Igor

Teacher of Physical Education

Middle/Senior/IB Abela Samantha

Head of Middle School

Caruana Smith Daniel

Head of Senior School

Galea Jolen

Head of IB Sixth Form

Anastasopoulos Alexandros

Teacher of Mathematics & Physics

Busuttil Gili Elaine

Teacher of Accounts and Business and Management

Caruana Maria

Teacher of Religion and Ethics

Cassar Luana

Teacher of Italian

Cassar Torreggiani Anne Marie

Teacher of Physics

Camilleri Erika

Teacher of Computer studies

de Maria Jeremy

Teacher of Drama and PSCD

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STAFF LIST Ebejer Joe

Teacher of Physics

Pizzuto Sarah Jane

LSE2

Falzon Ryan

Teacher of Visual Arts

Spiteri Ayrton Senna

LSE2

Ferrante Paul

Teacher of Physical Education

Venugopal Sadhana

LSE2

Galea Pellicano Dean

Teacher of Social Studies, Geography and ESS

Xuereb Angela

LSE2

Grech Amanda

Teacher of Psychology, Student Support

Barthet Angela

LSE1

Giorev Borislav

Teacher of Physical Education

Fava Justine

LSE1

Gouder Miryea

Teacher of Maltese

Formosa Javier Joseph

LSE1

Laus Anabel

Teacher of English

Grech Jeanette

LSE1

Malani Josette

Teacher of Mathematics

Magro Butler Jessica

LSE1

Borg Melinda Sue

Teacher of VOC IT, ICT C3 and Ethics

Mifsud Alexandra

LSE1

Mintoff Michelle

Teacher of Chemistry

Navarro Kendra

LSE1

Moore Mary

Teacher of English

Pina Zaida Maria Alves da Costa

LSE1

Passariello Caterina

Teacher of Economics

Tagliaferro Maria

LSE1

Psaila Kimberly

Teacher of Maltese

Agius Hayley

SLSE

Saliba Natasha

Teacher of Business Studies

Agius Philippa

SLSE

Schwartz Alvina

Teacher of French

Bonello Damon

SLSE

Schermbrucker Ben

Teacher of English

Bugeja Maria

SLSE

Soto Elena

Teacher of Spanish

Calleja Owen

SLSE

Spiteri Nina Dmytrivna

Teacher of TEFL

Camilleri Daphne

SLSE

Szatkowska Zaneta

Teacher of English

Caruana Denise

SLSE

Tonna Ritianne

Teacher of TEFL

Cremona Stefania

SLSE

Vella Antoine

Teacher of Maltese

Ebejer Louise

LSE2

Vella David

Teacher of Philosophy and TOK

Farrugia Elizabeth

SLSE

Watson William James

Teacher of Mathematics

Galea Lyn

SLSE

Wilkinson Stephanie

Teacher of Biology and Science

Jovicic Alexandra

SLSE

Zarkova Radka

Teacher of Biology

Magro David

SLSE

Zerafa Jean Paul

Teacher of Mathematics

Mallia Lindsay

SLSE

Mifsud Elaine

SLSE

LSEs

STAFF LIST

Mifsud Michela Kay

SLSE

Mizzi Kiki

INCO

Parnis Naby

LSE2

Pace Asciak Dawn

Assistant INCO

Sammut Badidova Monika

SLSE

Domenici Tiziana

LSE3

Schembri Darlene

SLSE

Suryova Lucia

LSE3

Spiteri Britney

SLSE

Cortis Angela

LSE2

Spiteri Daniela

SLSE

Cucciardi Charmaine

LSE2

Spiteri Sandra

SLSE

Delia Pauline

LSE2

Vella Tiziana

SLSE

Ellul Mirea

LSE2

Vitale Mary

SLSE

Farrugia Antonella

LSE2

Whiteford Petra

SLSE

Fenech Claire

LSE2

Widdowson Abigail

SLSE

Gili Krista

LSE2

Zerafa Jodie

SLSE

Micallef Frida

LSE2

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A Very Busy Year REPORT FROM ANALISE CIOFFI, BURSAR

This year was a very exciting year. The College returned fully back to the pre-covid era in terms of activities. We could see the students in Middle and Senior school enjoying the newly refurbished ICT lab that the College had had renovated during Summer of 2022. In Summer of 2023, the College will be renovating the ICT lab in Junior School as well, so as to make sure that all our students can enjoy and use new and up-to-date technology resources. During the Summer of 2022, we have also upgraded the Junior School play ground, by installing rubber flooring in the playground and adding a turfed area where our students could enjoy running and playing around during breaktime while ensuring that the area is safe for them to run around.

Ms Analise Cioffi (Bursar)

Ms Annalise Domenici (HR Officer)

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During scholastic year 2022/2023, we One of the major innovations this year, was the have had various members of staff attending new Canteen Operator. This was truly a breath workshops and training, both locally and of fresh air for all the community, especially our students. The canteen was completely refurbished internationally. Amongst others, we had staff participating in the IB workshop in Amsterdam, in Summer of 2022, including new seating areas, kitchen equipment and all the mod cons. Thomas all section heads joined the Principals Training Centre (PTC) course during the Summer. Franks took over the canteen. This is a company In terms of Human Resources, During the past based in the UK, which is renowned for the scholastic year, 16 members of staff throughout healthy meals that they prepare. Thomas Franks the college have started part time courses after are catering operators in several of the most school hours to further their studies in their area prestigious schools in the UK and Europe. They of expertise. This ensures that our members understand that food is at the heart of school of staff remain up to date with the recent life, particularly in boarding schools and Thomas developments to be able to continue to give Franks are expert in ensuring an outstanding excellent service to our students. Furthermore, experience for the whole school community. the staff had 5 personal development days since The operator works hard in maintaining a the beginning of the scholastic year where they robust allergen control system to avoid cross were received specific training on their section as contamination by evaluating the process of well as training in general such as Education Law, manufacturing, delivery, storage, prep and Data protection, Cyber security and Learning service. walks. These days contribute not only to further As a College, we ensure our students are knowledge and hone expertise. They also provide always enjoying freshly prepared, tasty and nutritious food which supports their development a forum for a symbiosis of ideas an experiences and enriches their experience at College. It is a joy which in turn enriches both givers and receivers. Seven members of staff received the Fire to see the children actually consulting the menus Warden training. During the year we also carried which are circulated beforehand and choosing out a school fire drill. This exercise was meant to their preferred foods. Naturally, one cannot help pin-point the workings and shortcomings of such but notice that some foods are more popular a drill with a view to ensuring that any deficiency than others but, interestingly, the ‘veggies’ are not shunned. One always has the impression that is addressed. Caution in these circumstances cannot be too great. Indeed, on the advice of children do not like vegetables…well, Thomas Franks has changed that since it is not a rarity to the Quality Control Division of the Education see children, even little ones, piling on the greens. department we even introduced a ‘sign in /out’ booklet specifically so that we could always be And, speaking of little ones: a juniors menu is sure who was on premises in case of emergency. circulated in advance to the parents who can This is a temporary measure which will be make the choices for their children. The lunch boxes are then collected and sent to the canteen upgraded in the future. This year, we also had the great opportunity and they return, filled with the chosen food, in time for the youngest students’ break times. Truly to send 3 teachers to Madrid on an Erasmus+ project named QUID where teachers were trained a leap in quality. on how to use technology in the classroom The Business office at College ensures that better. Increased technology is prevalent in all proper investments are made to ensure that our students and staff are truly cared for. Investments professions, teaching being no exception and the use of technology can help both teachers and vary from new resources, staff training and students focus more on the teaching/learning include refurbishment of buildings and maintaining the historic fabric of the college. As paradigm. Staffing – this year we had 7 new teachers and in any other business entity, the majority of The College’s expenses are the salaries. At College we 18 LSEs joining our teaching team. Currently, a strive to always employ the best staff and to cater new appraisal system for administration staff is underway with the hope to be implemented as for all the various needs which may be required from next scholastic year. from time to time.

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Building, Block by Block

following a favorable response during the ICEF Dubai. Indeed, while the numbers are encouraging, we now need to keep up the momentum so that this investment can start bearing fruit in the forthcoming scholastic years. At IB level, this is already the case as that section is at capacity and only boarding students are being considered at the time of writing. On the national level, a campaign to further increase awareness of the college and all it has to offer was carried out on The Times of Malta and TVM, in both cases the online editions were used with different artwork and spaces occupied. The campaign was targeted for 3 weeks in May and overlapped by a few days. This had not been budgeted for but was supported by the College on the basis of the need to increase admission numbers.

REPORT FROM COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE, SYLVANA DEBONO

The priorities for Communications and Marketing in the scholastic year 2022-23 built on those of the previous year. These focused mainly on raising the profile of the college and consolidating brand identity and communication lines. Increased digital exposure Digital exposure for the college was consolidated over the scholastic year in review. The content was finetuned and this was reflected in the numbers of viewers. The 4 key areas for digital analytics increased substantially over 2020 as can be seen in Table 1. This, in effect means that between 2020-2023, the College digital platforms saw an increase of almost 33% in terms of audience and an average of 6% increase in terms of pageviews and sessions. In lay terms, this means that more people are finding more information of interest on the college’s digital platforms. Table 1: Comparative data 2020-2023 (Sep 27-Jun 30) 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23

Users 24,827 26,745 32,768

New Users % Sessions 23,830 47,002 7.70 25,675 7.70 45,778 22.50 31,646 23.25 50,758

Pageviews % 132,967 -2.60 136,341 2.51 10.90 139,249 2.13

Table 2: Geographical increase in readership of College digital platforms

Source: Google Analytics

These increases become more significant when one looks at the provenance of the increases (Table 2). Finally, the picture is completed with the data from Facebook. This shows a substantial increase in page visits (Table 3). However, there is room for improvement. A decline in Reach shows that content has been penalized in the algorithm. This can be due to a number of factors such as material which fails to resonate due to having been previously circulated, material which is felt as ‘not relevant’ by the reader due to change in interest or, simply, a change in the algorithm. These are but examples of potential reasons to highlight the fluidity of the medium being used. Marketing Boarding Planning ahead for the Scholastic year 2022-23, it was decided that a campaign to focus on Boarding was to be undertaken. This was to take place late in the scholastic year, a time when students and families would be actively assessing the potential for studying in a raesidential facility. To this end, four videos were produced with testimonials from 4 borders as well as highlighting the facilities of the college. These were well received and resulted in 170,000 views and a 10% click through rate. The target areas were Europe and the MENA region. While the first option was an obvious choice, the MENA region was targeted 10

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Source: Google Analytics

Table 3: Facebook visits Sept 2022-Jun 2023

Source: Google Analytics

College Newsletter The scholastic year 2022-3 maintained the momentum of the college Newsletter. Published as an Issuu as a flipbook, the newsletter was issued, with rare exceptions, every fortnight. This newsletter proved to be an amazing platform for the myriad of activities produced by students and teachers at the College. A look at the publication in hindsight shows the huge amount of activity that goes on in the college. However, the contributions to the publication need to be more equally distributed as some sections/persons contribute disproportionally more. Also, the frequency of the publication has laid a great strain on the limited resources of the communications department and the good-will of the college. This publication was, however, greatly appreciated also by the contacts which the college made with school agents at international educational fairs as well as the parents of the students. Professional development Over the scholastic year the Communications and Marketing Executive undertook a course in Graphic design. Successfully completed, this 4 month intensive course has yielded the major benefit that most of the graphic design work is now being done in-house. Barring the already commissioned branded productions, this has led to considerable cost savings as well as a better handle on image quality and consistency. While this is in no way meant as a criticism of outside collaborators, it is nonetheless a feather in the college cap to be agile and versatile. Among the major works carried out are the products related to LET THERE BE LIGHT, the CAREERS FAIR and the GRAND SUMMER BBQ. Then there were publications such as the interactive CHOICES booklet, the Orientation Packs, the College Policies, the HR handbooks, the package for Prize Day etc. The aim is to streamline publications issued by the college so that the brand image is unified. Happily, the need for this is being increasingly accepted.

Keeping in touch One of the main targets this year remained that of placing St Edward’s College as top of mind. The aim here is to remain attractive to the national market. This was achieved through a sustained digital media presence, the publication of the college Newsletter, legacy media presence and physical outreach particularly in international fora such as education fairs. The college attended ICEF Berlin (online), ICEF Dubai (physical), ICEF CHINA (virtual and ICEF SECONDARY SCHOOLS (Virtual). While the response from the first two was encouraging, the last two were very tepid and will not be repeated. A major planned event The Spring Fête which had been planned to take place on the 1st of May was cancelled on budgetary considerations. In the previous year this had proved to be a major crowd-puller with the college being showcased to an audience which may have never considered the college, let alone been to the college grounds. On the other hand, what had previously been the Summer Ball was transformed into the Grand Summer BBQ. The reason for this was practical: the hot weather is not conducive to smart dressing particularly for the gentlemen. The event was an unparalleled success. While the ball attracted somewhere in the region of 80 attendees, the BBQ was sold out at 200 adults and some 50 children. The good food provided by the College Chef and family entertainment went a long way to making this a memorable evening. This, like the Spring Fete of the previous year, was an extremely resourceintensive task and while it was a success beyond expectations, also provided several interesting lessons to be learnt. Another major crowd puller was the Careers Fair which was held in late February. Since it had been some time since the last Careers Fair had been organized, the approach taken was one of a fresh start. The event was spread over two days and was open for students from Year seven upwards. The Hall accommodated 20 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of professions: legal, maritime, enforcement, creative, academic and several other sectors. Meanwhile, thirty speakers gave talks on various aspects of work life. The talks were repeated over two days so that the students could plan their days. This planning was facilitated through the distribution of leaflets with timetables and booklets with briefs from the exhibitors. Consolidation All in all, the year flew past and was quite jam packed. Over the past two years, several innovations have been introduced. Looking forward, the upcoming year should be one of consolidation, ensuring that what has been initiated can continue and prosper.

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Fostering Friendships REPORT FROM IRENE ATTARD, ADMISSIONS AND BOARDING CO-ORDINATOR

This year the school welcomed 16 boarders on a full-time basis and two visiting students that spent one semester at school. Five were returning students that returned to boarding to finish our IB Course and completed Year 13 successfully. Although the nature of boarding is to provide students at St Edward’s College with a safe and supportive environment that helps them achieve their academic goals, it also provides a space for young people to mingle and develop meaningful relationships. Most students develop friendships and relationships both with the staff but primarily between each other that last a lifetime. This year it was no different. As a college, we also organize as many activities (such as laser tag, cooking lessons, BBQs etc.) as possible for all the boarders not only to help facilitate the integration process but also because we want them to have fun doing activities that they enjoy. Boarding also provides the student with the opportunity to develop and grow as an individual. For most, boarding is the first experience away from home and the ideal stepping-stone before moving on to university life. That can be quite a scary time for a young person that has never lived away from home before. It’s amazing and also a privilege to witness the changes and development the students go throughout the boarding experience. We watch them grow and become young men and women that are ready to face whatever comes their way in life. This year we also had two students that attended school and were boarding for one semester. They were both foreign students attending full time education abroad that were encouraged by their respective schools to do an experience abroad. They contacted the school, and the necessary arrangements were made for them to attend St Edward’s College in their respective cohort and reside at the college. It was a delight to have both students and they both expressed their wish to return in the future to finish their post-secondary studies at college and we look forward to welcoming them back. Various Old Edwardians visited the school and reminisced about the years they spent in school, especially boarders, it’s a privilege to hear

EARLY YEARS their stories and to witness the attachment they still have with the school. After numerous years and in some cases various decades, St Edward’s College is still and will always be their first home away from home, the sense of belonging is still very strong and vivid in memories and friendships that withstood the test of time. We aim to continue providing all our boarders with the same experience that they will take with them throughout life. After all, once an Edwardian, always an Edwardian!

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REPORT FROM EARLY YEARS

A Journey of Discovery STEPHANIE GRECH, HEAD OF EARLY YEARS

This scholastic year, we dug deeper and invested further into the fun element of learning. Instilling a love for learning is the very essence of what we do at here at St Edward’s College. We want our pupils to thrive, from a young age, and to come up with their own hypothesis and ideas. Ensuring that the children are enjoying themselves whilst on this journey of discovery is of great importance to us. We believe that this is how we can encourage a passion for acquiring new skills and understanding. Having students interested and, in many ways, in charge of their own learning is a tool which in return assists everyone else’s learning. We seek to encourage students to be independent thinkers and also effective communicators. Students who learn to share their thoughts and reflections as well as learn to cooperate and listen to others. Targeting such values, including taking responsibility and being honest, from a young age helps develop respectable individuals.

REPORT FROM EARLY YEARS Individual attention This year, we embraced further the fun elements and continued to pay special attention to our pupils as individuals. Working on their individual as well as collective goals supports the holistic development. Collaboration is, of course, always a key factor and students are kept aware of those around them. It is not just about ‘me’ but more about ‘we’. Through an improvement in time allocations of internal staff meetings and trainings, more emphasis on parent workshops, and a further understanding of the Emergent Curriculum, we managed a balanced approach and steady improvements. The trial run for the Emergent Curriculum and kicking off the new Maths scheme for the upper years presented new challenges but also meaningful positives. Staff training is essential for a steady improvement flow as together the teams were able to discuss, share ideas to ultimately always improve student learning. Further staff training is already planned so that together we can continue to develop and understand best practice for our students.

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Experiencing knowledge Together with a balanced approach to teaching and learning the teams were able to incorporate a constant flow of hands-on experiences for our pupils. ‘Experiences’ being a key word in our daily presentation so that students are presented with an array of opportunities. These opportunities allow the young individuals to share their own experiences and prior knowledge to bridge further learning. Project development and exploration, a multi-sensory approach and hands-on activities allow the creation of stories from which one can learn within a context. These moments are encompassed in sensory play, role play, gardening opportunities and science experiments to mention a few. The element of discovery grants the students to also focus on their own interests and passions. In return these are collectively discussed to develop learning concepts. Of course, it is through a balanced approach that these can be focused upon whilst still giving solid attention to learning targets according to the different ages.

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REPORT FROM EARLY YEARS Togetherness Teamwork and cooperation transpire through the various activities both outdoors and within the class environment. Every year we strive to improve our outdoor learning experiences. Crucial social skills are constantly targeted to ensure that students create healthy relationships in which to flourish. Understanding and accepting one another is essential for healthy class dynamics and individual character building. Together we achieve more and, even though we recognise students for their individual achievements, we put emphasis on being a team. Helping one another is pivotal in keeping the College mission statement in mind to ‘create exemplary citizens’, students that can function effectively in today’s changing world.

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REPORT FROM EARLY YEARS The world at large Taking a deep dive back into the organisation of events and outings was also extremely welcomed by all the community. The students across the year groups visited a number of places and were involved in various activities. Ones that involved science, animals, drama, and nature. Such moments boost the learning going on in class and ensure that one links what is being tackled in the classroom to the outside world. The events organised at College also support the growing community as students and their families create memories together within the student’s second home, College. Concerts were a big success as we prided ourselves of the children’s performances in front of growing audiences. The children worked hard and are rewarded with praise and roaring applauses from their loved ones. In return, grandparents’, mothers’ and fathers’ days are always lovely opportunities to cherish. The children continue to show such pride for the College and enjoy exploring the grounds with their loved ones as they take on the leader role when doing so. The calendar is filled with activity to offset the daily routine. From themed days to class party, to Santa’s visit, to sports festivals and road safety day, the students and teaching teams set off to fun-filled days. Fun all year round is vital within our young year groups. Breaking away from the routine from time to time gives everyone the necessary pause to adapt and venture. Trips to the College library are also incorporated weekly so that every student can experience a physical library and get lost in a wonderful book. This year we also held a sponsored book sale where teachers had the chance to pick and choose new books for their class libraries. This way, the students have more stories and imaginary literacy opportunities to explore. No scholastic year is like its previous or next one. The children are constantly developing and changing, whilst the teams are constantly learning about their pupils. Every year we work hard to improve student learning and learn new ways of reaching all our pupils. The children change as they grow and develop and it is up to us adults to change along and adapt our ways. Young children are extremely clever individuals who see the world differently with bright hopeful eyes. It is up to us adults to guide them and support their growth in creative and meaningful ways.

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REPORT FROM JUNIOR SCHOOL

The Joy of Learning through Doing LOUISE MALLIA, HEAD OF JUNIOR SHCOOL

2022 was the year we went back to ‘normal’, but also a great year of change.

JUNIOR SCHOOL

For quite a few years we had been looking into updating how we deliver the curriculum. This had been achieved with advice from Education Officers, the Quality Assurance Department, Heads of Department and of course our wonderful Junior School staff. The advent of the Covid pandemic had unfortunately put a hold on our plans, but training and planning began in earnest last year and continued through the summer holiday months. This scholastic year we bridged over to the renowned ‘Maths – No Problem.’ scheme for our mathematical learning from years 1 to 5. The boys quickly adjusted well to this more exciting way of learning and returned to College, clutching their boxes of manipulatives to problem solve their way to achieving new skills. Mastering Mathematics This new scheme is based on the Maths Mastery Approach and was introduced in years 1-5, with year 6 being added the following year. The scheme guides students to a long-term, secure, and adaptable understanding of Mathematics. It is an inclusive approach which fundamentally works on the principle that everyone can learn, giving visual representations of concrete objects are access to all students to grasp to the full the used to model problems. This stage encourages Maths curriculum. students to make a mental connection between The Mastery Approach involves problem the physical object they just handled and the solving at the heart of mathematics and each abstract pictures. lesson starts with such a real life problem to Abstract is the “symbolic” stage, where be discussed. This really stimulated the boys’ students use abstract symbols to represent communication and thinking skills, as lessons problems. Students will not progress to this began each day with eager exchanging of ideas. stage until they have demonstrated that they Maths No Problem encourages pupils to use have a solid understanding of the concrete and multiple methods of solving a single problem, pictorial stages of the problem. They will then thus prompting them to build self-confidence be confidently able to use(+, -, =, x) to indicate and resilience. It aims to have the students addition, subtraction, equals, multiplication. gain instrumental understanding and not just A mathematics workshop was offered to mechanical following of a method. This is always parents, to better understand how the boys would done through the Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract be learning numeracy skills through the Maths (CPA). Mastery approach. This enabled any questions or Concrete is the “doing” stage. During this concerns to be addressed. phase, students manipulate concrete objects Of course, the concepts tackled per year to model problems. So, if the problem involves group are different as the boys will be building adding counters, the boys can first handle actual their learning and understanding throughout the counters. Pictorial is the “seeing” stage. Here,

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REPORT FROM JUNIOR SCHOOL society children are losing touch with nature, in particular that part of nature that provides us with the sustenance for life, farming and agriculture. Once children get a ‘hands-on’ feeling for nature, learning that, like so many aspects of life, care, attention and planning are needed for success, the children begin to understand the need for respect for their environment and our planet. Currently, at St Edward’s College we have a very active group of ‘farmers’. Tending to the plants has become a highlight of their day. The rush to dash out to the Eco-garden at break times is a joy to see. Plants and vegetables are inspected with eager eyes. The boys were guided by Mr Gerada’s expert knowledge and enthusiasm. It is wonderful to see the troupe change into Wellington boots, trowels and spades in hand, and busily start digging, watering and planning their next project. The ‘Let’s Talk Farming’ project complemented what we were already achieving with our army of budding farmers. It also provided a suitable accompaniment to our new Social Studies curriculum. This led to some exciting crosscurricular outings to supplement what was being taught in the classroom. The year 3 boys Farming framework ‘Let’s Talk Farming’ is one such project and all the went off to the Garden Centre and explored indoor and outdoor plants and herbs. They also boys were involved in embracing this initiative during the year. The eight categories embrace the had the opportunity to see toucans, meerkats and budgies. The boys participated in several cross-curricular concepts that many educators activities. They had a bug scavenger hunt and strive for, especially at St Edward’s. Every part, also collaged and stuck dry leaves. The most from ‘Farming Maths’, to ‘Growing Food’ in the exciting part of the outing was when the boys school ,touches on the many separate curricula planted their own bean seeds and were also given that are delivered on a daily basis to our boys. the opportunity to feed the Koi fish. The boys It may seem that in an increasingly urbanised coming years. It was very positive to hear boys discussing how much they were enjoying the interactive lessons and how maths was now their favourite subject. Another initiative meant that we were able to introduce time to follow the boys’ own interests and natural curiosity. During our Project lessons, we embarked on a fascinating journey of exploration and discovery. Together with questions posed by students, we delved deeper into topics that piqued their curiosity, ranging from general knowledge to scientific breakthroughs and even sporting inquiries. This immersive experience allowed them to expand their understanding beyond the confines of textbooks. Through research and discussions, we engaged in lively debates, shared insights, and broadened our perspectives. There are many brilliant initiatives brought forward in education. For any of these to come to fruition dedicated, persevering people must be involved. There is a time commitment, resources commitment, cooperation from others and a determination to see the project through.

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really enjoyed this outing because it was packed with a variety of hands-on activities enabling them to learn a great deal about nature in a practical manner. In year 4 this included interactive session with experts from ‘Ambjent Malta’ regarding environmental matters on the Maltese islands. This included care of the environment and its fauna, and identifying indigenous plants grown in Malta for food. The boys then participated in a lecture regarding ‘How to successfully pot your own plants’. Then they potted and grew their own indigenous sapling at school, which they could take home later or plant in the school grounds. The year 4 classes also visited Vincent Eco Farm located at Mgarr, as a producer of organic food. The boys participated in artistic creative skills- farming collages from natural material found on the farm and surrounding countryside. Students toured the farm and completed an awareness exercise to observe different organic crops and produce which is seasonal to Malta. They also eagerly collected organic eggs and fed the free-range chickens. Year 5 were involved in taking action in removing pollution from our school grounds and environment. The boys firstly discussed the importance of keeping our environment clean and the repercussions that plastic has on the environment. The school grounds are our second home hence it is our duty to keep them clean both for ourselves and for the animals that live within the ecosystem. It is the duty of every student to learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle plastics as these can take thousands of years to degrade. The Year 5s then organised a clean-up of the bastions and during break collected 4 bags

full of rubbish and plastic. This was then recycled. Other Year 5 students had the opportunity to visit a dairy farm to witness the wonders of milk production firsthand, to celebrate World Milk Day. As you step into the farm, the gentle lowing of cows filled the air, and the aroma of fresh hay and manure created an authentic farm experience. The farm tour included a guided walk through the barns, where the boys saw how the cows are milked, whilst learning about their nutrition and well-being. They understood that supporting local dairy farmers helps sustain the local economy, preserving agricultural heritage and fostering community bonds. Choosing local milk also promotes sustainable practices and reduces the carbon footprint associated long-distance transportation. The Sponsored Walk It was wonderful to have the return of the full sponsored walk this year. We were joined on a sunny April morning by parents, and dogs, to walk down to Rinella Bay for a Junior school picnic. Year 6s decided to not simply enjoy the surroundings whilst walking but gave a helping hand by cleaning up the rubbish that is unfortunately found around the rural roads. Particular attention was also given when we arrived at the beach. Whilst many boys immediately began building projects, or stone skimming competitions, the year 6 group conscientiously collected a considerable amount of plastic which was then taken back to College for recycling. As always, such a busy , literally fruitful year, with memories that will live long in the boys’ hearts.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL – YEAR 3

JUNIOR SCHOOL – YEAR 3 LET’S TALK FARMING

FUN WITH FRACTIONS

In year 3Y we have started exploring the world of fractions by breaking numbers into small pieces. The boys are learning this concept by plotting fractions on a number line, cutting shapes into equal parts and using paper squares to learn the link between the concrete and the abstract. We are learning how to give an equal part a name through fun hands-on activities that relate to the principles of Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract which underpin the Maths Matery Approach.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL – YEAR 4

CREATING THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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HANDBALL

This year we started a new handball team to represent St. Edward's College in tournaments organized by La Salle Handball Club. Students from Year 3 till Year 6 took part and enjoyed Mr Gerada’s fun training sessions, which really wore them out. The boys practiced 3 times a week in the school grounds during second break. This enabled the team to represent the school during tournaments.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL – YEAR 6

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Fuelling Aspirations

well-rounded individuals capable of making positive contributions to society.

SAMANTHA ABELA, HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

Honing skills Whether it was participating in sports like basketball or football, to honing their public speaking abilities, or immersing themselves in creative pursuits, the middle school provided a platform for all students to thrive. Nonetheless, it was not just about fun and games - our middle school also focused on preparing students for their future endeavours. Through innovative workshops and career exploration programs, students were able to gain valuable insights into different professions and industries. This helped them develop a clearer vision of what they aspire to achieve beyond middle school. These were the aims of the very successful careers days and the subject choices meeting.

Middle school is a pivotal time in a student’s life, shaping their vision for education and setting the stage for their future success. As our middle school students transition from childhood to adolescence, this is an exciting period where they truly begin to develop their interests, skills, and aspirations. It is also during this time that students undergo significant physical, emotional, and intellectual development. Therefore, it is essential for us educators and for myself as the Head of the Middle School, to evaluate the activities offered every year and assess how they contribute to the overall growth and development of the students. Personal Development Throughout the year, students in middle school engaged in a wide range of activities that not only fostered their academic growth but also nurtured their personal development. From captivating field trips to thought-provoking debates, our dedicated educators left no stone unturned in creating an enriching experience for every student. This review will encompass an analysis of both academic and non-academic activities, highlighting their relevance in shaping students; character and preparing them for the challenges that lie ahead. By examining these activities through the lens of their contribution to students’ overall development, we can better understand how effectively they support the school’s vision for education and mission statement in creating responsible global citizens for the 21st century. It also helps us provide students with a well-rounded foundation for success in their future pursuits.

Highlights One of the highlights was the return of our annual Science Fair, where students showcased their innovative projects and demonstrated their passion for discovery. This event not only ignited the students’ curiosity but also encouraged critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Sports enthusiasts had their fair share of adrenaline-pumping action with inter-house competitions and friendly matches against other schools. Whether it was football, basketball, or athletics, students were encouraged to embrace teamwork, discipline, and healthy competition. Sports Day was an important highlight in our calendar together with Cross Country. The activities crafted and presented to our students not only fostered teamwork, leadership skills, and discipline but also ignited a passion within students to seek learning further and to

look at school beyond an educational obligation. They helped to shape their dreams for the future by exposing them to different fields and allowing them to envision what they could achieve. As you check out the next few pages, I hope you can join me and my team to celebrate this year of Middle school with enthusiasm; an incredible journey that we have embarked upon together with our students, parents and the whole community to bring out a nurturing environment for our Edwardians during these crucial formative years of their life. The commitment of our teachers was truly commendable. Their dedication to providing quality education went above and beyond expectations. They created an inclusive learning environment where every student felt valued, supported, and motivated to reach their full potential. Bright futures It is also a time to reflect on how these experiences have influenced who we are today and continue fuelling our aspirations for an extraordinary future ahead. As we look back on the incredible journey that was the middle school year activities for 2022-2023, I can’t help but feel excited about what lies ahead for these bright young minds. By looking at the array of activities held this year we ought to remind ourselves that education is not just about textbooks – it’s about nurturing dreams and shaping futures. Looking ahead towards the future, we are proud of how our middle school students have grown throughout this academic year. Their enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication have been inspiring to witness. We are confident that they will carry forward the values they have imbibed at St. Edwards College as they progress through their educational journey.

Now, Voyager One of the highlights of the year was undoubtedly the variety of extracurricular activities on offer. From trips abroad to Sicily and London, to the exciting Live-Ins and also a Camping Experience Middle school is a holistic one which embraces to learning how to write articles, taking part in quizzes or exploring new hobbies in break times, educational needs but that it extends far beyond the classroom walls. We embraced every art exhibitions, and community service projects; opportunity to explore our students’ interests and students were encouraged to think outside the box and develop essential life skills. They also had helped them to develop new skills. By nurturing their talents, instilling values such as teamwork endless opportunities to discover their passions and leadership, and providing exposure to diverse and talents and grow. experiences, we can empower them to become The vision we have, as a team, for the

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REPORT FROM SENIOR SCHOOL

Our Place in the World DANIEL CARUANA SMITH, HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL

At St Edward’s College, we strongly believe education plays a vital role in shaping young minds. It is for this reason that we continue to strive towards continual improvement. In the senior school, we have the pleasure to follow the journey of our year 9s, 10s and 11s as they transition from good to great.

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A shared Vision From an educational leadership perspective, I would like to sincerely thank our team of dedicated educators. It is thanks to their shared vision and a dedication towards the concept of Think-Understand-Learn that our students have found their way towards becoming critical thinkers. I also have to offer my sincerest thanks to all the parents who helped out, voiced their concerns, and took an active role in the education of their children, and contributed to the St Edward’s community as a whole. In our efforts to push our students to their full potential, the curriculum was a strong area of focus this year. With the implementation of the Learning Outcomes Framework for year 9 student, a new set of challenges came to light. The trial implementation of a series of tasks proved to be a good move, preparing students for a new format of formative assessment, and one which we can anticipate to become the new standard for education and study. Educational evolution Internationally, we are seeing a move towards more task-based, practical assessments, why should we be left behind? Gone are the days where marks and grades were the be all and end all. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, collaboration and adaptability are the new tools of education. This change, along with the introduction of Media Studies as of next year, gives us faith that we are moving forward, and adapting with the times as necessary.

Our headmaster, Mr Nollaig Mac an Bhaird, compares a good educational system to a three-legged stool. Each of the three proverbial legs represents a key stakeholder in education: the parents, the educators and the students respectively. To this very apt analogy I would like to add a fourth cornerstone, the sharing of good practice. As educators, we have been encultured into a system where subjects are compartmentalized and limited to one’s remit. This is all changing. With the introduction of a new pilot project this scholastic year, St Edward’s College may be the first school to open its doors to what is a more widespread sharing of good practice. Learning Walks The project, titled Learning Walks, involves peer observation of lessons by other educators on a voluntary basis. Good practice observed is then discussed, and educators leave the table with fresh perspectives and new methodologies of conducting lessons. It is a system that is widespread in other countries, but possibly a first for Malta. We believe that this pilot project

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stands to benefit all stakeholders. Educators are offered the opportunity to reinvent their practice through peer review, whilst students and parents will benefit from more innovative and engaging teaching pedagogies and activities. Moving with the times This year has also been one for the revisit and re-drafting of policy. Whilst we strongly believe in maintaining our Edwardian values, it is essential to move with the times. In collaboration with Mr Galea and Ms Abela respectively, policies addressing student wellbeing, conduct and examination procedures were all drafted. Teachers’ experiences were also drawn on to ensure that each policy is a true reflection of the needs of the students in the classroom, or examination hall as the case may be. On a concluding note, I have to comment the efforts of our school captain, Miguel Aquilina. Mr Aquilina has been an exemplary student all throughout his stay at College. His work and dedication, all the way up to his own graduation, remains as a showcase of true Edwardian values. Going from good to great requires a holistic approach, and to this end Miguel stands out. Well done, Miguel, and well done to all our students who have welcomed the values we strive to pass on.

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA

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REPORT FROM THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM

A Seminal Year JOLEN GALEA, HEAD OF IBDP

Another year has flown by. We bade farewell to departing students who are now in the midst of their preparations to head off to Universities from Malta to South Korea. In the meantime, applications are being finalized for the incoming cohort set to replace them. This year, though, things may be quite different. As the word has spread about the merits of the program, the popularity of the IB diploma has increased tremendously. Our numbers had already increased from around 25 students per cohort a few years ago, to around 35 per cohort though the COVID pandemic. This year, due to interest we have managed to expand to 50 per cohort. This means we will have around 85 students in the 6th form next year around double what it was 5 years ago with it set to increase to close to 100 next year. This naturally means there have had to be some changes. History will be introduced as a subject next year for the first time as well as there being extra classes of Business, English and Maths. This will actually bring the average class size down as we also seek to improve the quality of instruction. Exciting times ahead.

Art, Origami and also put on a drum display. This was not the only time we welcomed another school, as we also hosted students from Radnóti high school Dunakeszi, Hungary who were here on an Erasmus project. This particular group of students were particularly interested in sharing their different experiences with our students and understanding how their perspectives differ being educated in an international environment as opposed to a single nationality one such as theirs. There are already Truly International plans underway to welcome different schools If I were to sum up this past year I would say we next year on different Erasmus projects. have truly lived up to the International part of the Our own students also ventured abroad International Diploma. Our students have been themselves. Starting with the teambuilding trip on incredible experiences around the globe while to Sicily at the start of the year, where students we have also played host to other international visited Parcallario for climbing and ziplining as schools coming here. In December we welcomed well as an offroad tour of Mount Etna and its students from Gifu Shotoku Guaken Junior Geological formations. A group of students: College. The students were in Malta to improve Michele Ingino, Mohamed Al Ghawi and Alycia their English and came to St Edward’s for a Laffoucriere participated in Mini European cultural exchange. The school welcomed them Parliament Activity. Due to their impressive and gave them a historical tour of the college, showing they will also be going on to represent including the WWI museum and the bastions that Malta and a further event in Prague towards form part of the Cottonera Lines. The Japanese the end of this year. Michele and Alycia also students held workshops with our students participated in another EU sponsored Activity, teaching them about traditional Japanese Games, Juvenus Translatores. In this competition students

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were to translate part of a speech from one EU language to another, Alycia received a special mention for her contribution. JAYE (Junior Achievement Young Enterprise) held a fun teambuilding and educational trip to Norway in March for any current or past participant in JAYE. 5 students; Chiara Cetraro, Kieran Cassar Mullaly, Lina Iskhakova, Nathanial Perrin and Barbara Marchelewska along with our own JAYE link teacher Elaine Busuttil Gili participated on the trip. The last of the trips abroad took place in the beginning of July. Sixteen students took part in an Operation Wallacea expedition to Mexico. Operation Wallacea are a group of Biologists and Ecologists who take part in research expeditions around the world. They allow the opportunity for students to join them and work with them on the field as they collect data and track animal and plant populations in remote habitats. On this trip students spent a week in a Yucatan Rainforest camp. Trapping insects and reptiles and setting up trap cameras to track larger animals such as Jaguars. The second week of their expedition was spent by the Caribbean, diving and monitoring marine animals and reef habitats. There was also time to visit some Aztec Pyramids as well. The trip was a great success and hopefully the first in a long partnership between Operation Wallacea and St Edward’s College. South Africa next year, anyone?

CAS Activities Our students were also busy at home with the usual hustle and bustle of CAS activities. JAYE proved as popular as ever with 3 different teams representing St Edward’s this year. One of our teams, ARCA, consisting of Joshua Brooks, Haya Kankun and Rowan Graham placed 3rd overall nationally, which keeps up a 3 year streak of having 3 top 3 finishes. Special mention goes out to the other teams who also put in a lot of effort and obtained nominations for minor awards. This year also saw the foundation of the St Edward’s 6th form student council as a separate entity from the student council of the rest of the school. After an election was held a 5 person council was created with Rowan Graham elected president, William Oyaka as Vice president and Dmitrii Sevbo, Caitlin Vu Loehr and Ieva Mikhieva as council members. Arts to the fore Towards the end of March every year we hold the IB visual arts exhibition, which we were able to hold physically this year following the pandemic. However, this year we went a step further and turned the art exhibition into a full IB Arts evening. The night kicked off with a band playing a selection of covers. The band consisted of Ieva Mikhieva as singer, Benedek Szesztai on Guitar, Caitlin Vu Loehr on Bass and yours truly on the drums. This warm

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up act was followed by a play written, directed, produced and also starring Haya Kankun. The effort put in, including scene design, lights and backstage instructions was truly impressive. Other performers were, Matilda Maroino Bray, Alycia Laffoucriere, Alina Burlakova and Friedrich Thiele. After the play everyone was invited to the art exhibition where the year 13s Visual art students displayed the work they have produced over the 2 year course. Focus on youth issues St Edward’s College 6th form has also joined the Malta further Education forum. This is a forum that includes all post-secondary institutions with the aim of joining forces to tackle some of the biggest issues that affect youths and post-secondary education. This forum should also investigate ways for collaborating and increasing the number of activities and competitions across the institutions in the coming years, such as sports tournaments. One such sports tournament was held at St Aloysius College where a team of our 6th formers competed in an 8 a side football tournament against St Aloyisus and De La salle Teams. It was a fun day out and while the games were very competitive we unfortunately could not best our rivals De La Salle who ended up eventual winners. And finally graduation, we said goodbye to the Class of 2023, a wonderful bunch of young adults who we wish the best for. The guest speaker at the ceremony was Hanny Harb, an Old Edwardian, who shared his years of wisdom derived from his experiences in the catering business, as an entrepreneur and as a philanthropist.

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REPORT FROM THE INCO

Striving towards Empowerment KIKI MIZZI, INCO

At St Edward’s we strive to instil an understanding of what inclusion is and how it should be practiced using a whole school approach based on the known social model. This is what our Edwardians know, and it is through them that we learn and witness positive practise.

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Open door policy The INCO Office probably ranks as one of the busiest offices in the college mainly because our department liaises with all sections from Early Years up to IB. St Edward’s not only invested in having a resident INCO but also an Assistant INCO. Ms Pace Asciak and I make sure to keep an open-door policy for students, educators, parents and professionals alike. One of our main foci this year was to standardise practise and procedures. It was important for us to ensure that every member of staff understood the modus operandi to ensure we are all working on the same page. For this reason, informative sessions in which Examination Access Arrangements were explained to the members of staff concerned. In addition, further training was provided namely Correct Inclusion Practise which was delivered by Dr Charmaine Agius Ferrante and training on the Numicon Teaching System will be held in the coming weeks. Further training is being planned on other topics.

liaising with the parents and professionals when and where required. In addition to this, review meetings are held with the LSEs. These meetings serve as an opportunity to provide a safe space in which the LSEs can discuss their thoughts, worries, plans and so on. In return, it is a time for us to evaluate practice in a constructive manner. Ultimately, the idea is to ensure that at St Edward’s we reach and maintain a high standard of service. In a school setting, planning is a must. We are obliged to hand in paperwork to different external entities to acquire assistance for the students. Meanwhile, planning for the upcoming scholastic year starts months before the end of a school year. This is done to try and ensure a smooth transition from one year to the next.

YANA – the importance of support We feel it is important for all educators to feel that they are supported by our department. For this reason, class observations were ongoing throughout the year. The reason for these observations was to see how the students are faring, how we can support the teaching team and evaluate what can be done in a better manner. We were also able to take away several OK to be different good practices which were then shared with other At St Edward’s we believe that knowledge is classrooms. Through these observations we were power. For this reason, this year we dedicated able to aid the teacher and LSEs alike in providing two days to celebrate Autism and Down’s different strategies, giving recommendations, Syndrome. The aim was to give an opportunity to

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REPORT FROM THE INCO the students and adults alike to understand and appreciate an array of factors, namely; different learning methods, empathising with the feelings and needs of each student, assisting in achieving alternate goals and the understanding of diversity within each classroom. The idea behind the awareness days was to celebrate diversity rather than highlight differences. The Inclusion department receive queries by adults who possibly feel uneasy and unsure with inclusion because adults tend to overthink and worry about every little thing. Whereas our Edwardians know nothing different and teach us that inclusion is what they know and are comfortable with. Over the year we have witnessed an array of experiences which has proven that the culture of inclusion is a philosophy that our Edwardians practice in an automatic manner. Our children have a wonderful way of teaching us what life is all about.

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and our students have more control over their lives for them to become more independent. Inclusion outside of the classroom We are pleased that with the proper planning all students had an active part in concerts, were able to graduate, enjoyed the college live ins and trips abroad, took part in all activities to the best of their ability and felt safe in the school setting. Progress registered on IEP Reviews IEP Reviews are currently in progress, and we are very excited that overall progress has been made by the students and witnessed by the parents and professionals alike. This encourages us to work even harder next year to target other areas of learning. Holding these meetings in the summer months is logistically difficult but benefits the students and staff members alike. However, this could not have been done without the cooperation of all staff members. This is yet another example of the exemplary dedication by the educators which we are lucky to have at St Edward’s. We look forward to meeting all the parents once again during the IEPs which are held in the first term of the scholastic year.

Stronger together The LSE (Learning Support Educator) family is growing, and the college could not be prouder of the work and dedication which each LSE does daily. However, this cannot be done without the Works in progress proper collaborative teamwork between the teachers and LSEs. Each educator works in favour The need of a multi-Sensory room and Independent Living Schools Room has risen, of the students to ensure we reach stipulated goals and the maximum of the student’s potential. and we are currently working on the planning of these rooms. These rooms will benefit several Another crucial factor in ensuring our students who will be able to learn skills other students achieve is the tight knit collaboration than academic ones which are equally important the college thrives to keep with the families and for us to enable our students to reach a level professionals. The goal is to make learning and experiences accessible while focusing on what the of independence which will leave them feeling students can do. In this way barriers are removed, empowered.

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Another Successful Year The importance of Physical Education has been gaining solid ground in the light of a fast ‘developing’ technological world. The need to move has been amplified in a society which is becoming paradoxically always more ‘artificial’ but less ‘intelligent’. The ability to move ‘wisely’ and interact sociallywhich were the main reasons through which the human being made it through the years- are key elements which need to be promoted regularly and consistently.

In the Early Years our students are exposed Interschools’ Competitions came back with a to several problem-solving situations, which bang, this past scholastic year following the Covid help them understand the importance of being abstinence. St Edward’s fielded several teams ‘wisely’ active. Balancing, skipping, running, in various MSSF and Sportmalta Competitions. crawling, dodging, kicking, hopping, are just Namely, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Athletics, some of the basic skills which form the physical Swimming and Handball. literacy of each and every healthy individual. We celebrated a number of achievements, Physical literacy, which at a later stage, starting both on a team level by being crowned U13 from the Junior School, will allow the boys to Basketball Champions, as well as in individual interact socially and solve problems, and most basis in Swimming and Athletics. We also had importantly to stay healthy. students who on their own merit, represented At a later stage, our boys are gradually Malta in the Small Nations’ games in Sailing. Here introduced to team dynamics. Some are born with the honourable mention goes to Gold medalist the ability to cooperate to achieve a common Timmy Vassallo and Silver medalist Jonas Micallef goal, others need more guidance through teamboth of which competed in the optimist category. building experiences. Physical Education and Sport is also about This leads us to the next chapter ‘healthy inclusion. The Sponsored Walk, St Edward’s Day competition’. celebrations, Sports Festivals and PE lessons As early as year 3 and year 4, PE and Sport across the board, offer the right opportunities intertwine to offer a gradual introduction to for inclusion. Such activities are designed to Inter-House Competitions. Cross-Country, Sports underline that movement is within everyone’s Days, Football, Basketball, tag-Rugby, Hockey are ability. As not all are graced with academic ability, all media to enhance healthy competition, social or creative genius or scientific prowess, so too, interaction, decision making and the love of sport not everyone was born to be a sportsperson. itself. As from year 6, the best performing athletes However, movement can be enjoyable and within will be exposed with the opportunity to represent the reach of every person according to their College in Interschools’ competitions. tastes, inclinations and abilities.

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SPORTS RESULTS SEC MIDDLE SPORTS DAY RESULTS - 2023 Positions

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

80m U12

Oliver Mallia Tabone

Evan Baranyay

Jake Delia

100m U13

Craig Pellicano

Haiken Calleja Micallef

Rhys Baranyay

100m U14

Piotr Marchelewski

Louis Leduc

Ziang (Oscar) Li

600m U12

Benjamin Cassar Torregiani

John Paul Felice

Tirone Vella

800m U13

Craig Pellicano

Francesco Vella Clark

Haiken Calleja Micallef

800m U14

Ivan Rybin

Nicolas Pisani

Ahmed Madi

200m U12

Oliver Mallia Tabone

Michael Cremona

Evan Baranyay

200m U13

Craig Pellicano

Deyan Pace

Edward Stilon

200m U14

Ziang (Oscar) Li

Craig Saliba

Daniel Custo'

300m U12

Benjamin Cassar Torregiani

Tirone Vella

Marcus Camilleri

400m U13

Edward Stilon

Nicola Ingino

Jude Bonnici Peresso

400m U14

Ahmed Madi

Ivan Rybin

Lucas Pisani

1200m U12

Oliver Mallia Tabone

John Paul Felice

Benjamin Cassar Torregiani

1500m U13

Jude Bonnici Peresso

Deyan Pace

Francesco Ingino

1500m U14

Ivan Rybin

Luke Grech

Timmy Vassallo

4 x 50m U12

Congreve

Campbell

Ducane

4 x 50m U13

Ducane

Congreve

Campbell

4 x 50m U14

Ducane

Campbell

Congreve

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

High Jump U12

Evan Baranyay

Cikku Grioli

Michael Cremona

High Jump U13

Rhys Baranyay

Nicola Ingino

Luca Manicaro

High Jump U14

Piotr Marchelewski

Haoliang (Evan) Yang

David Chinggis Widdowson Lucas Pisani

Long Jump U12

Marcus Camilleri

Matyas Dvorak

Michael Mifsud

Long Jump U13

Isaac Brimmer Cassar

Matias Juan De Flavia

Deyan Pace

Long Jump U14

Alessio Jovanovic Pace

Louis Leduc

Harry Psaila

Finbar Jennings

Marcus Camilleri

Mouhab Elhetki

Shot U12 Shot U13

Jake Desira Paris

Maddox Attard

Sohaib Kalid Ali Otman Hamouda Luigi Smith La Rosa

Shot U14

Ziang (Oscar) Li

Haoliang (Evan) Yang

Daniel Custo'

Discus U12

Finbar Jennings

Aiden Previ

Michael Vella Curmi

Discus U13

Jake Desira Paris

Luigi Smith La Rosa

Isaac Brimmer Cassar

Discus U14

Ziyu Zhao

David Chinggis Widdowson

Haoliang (Evan) Yang

Campbell

Congreve

Ducane

Tug of War

THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

SPORTS RESULTS

SEC SENIOR SPORTS DAY RESULTS - 2023 Positions

800m U15 800m Seniors 1500m U15

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

Zak Zammit

Miguel Alessandro

Gianluca Gatt

Benjamin Vassallo

Pavel Wang

#N/A

Zak Zammit

Miguel Alessandro

Yuxuan Jin

1500m Seniors

Yazan Yasar Geblawi

Andre Stephen Zammit

Mianchen (Andy) Zhang

1500m 6th Form

Pran Bettanin

William Oyaka

Kailu Pucciarelli

100m U15

Michael Borg Manché

Bingru Justin Liu

Mohamed Jamal Abulgasem

100m Seniors

Alexander Sapienza

Luke Brian Mizzi

Alec Psaila

100m 6th Form

Sierk Krythe

Kailu Pucciarelli

William Oyaka

100m Girls

Ekaterina Rollason

Alycia Laffoucriere

Angelica Manganiello

200m U15

Michael Borg Manché

Kade Farrugia

Mohamed Jamal Abulgasem

Luke Brian Mizzi

Yazan Yasar Geblawi

Andreas Aquilina Bondin

200m Seniors 200m 6th Form

Sierk Krythe

William Oyaka

Kailu Pucciarelli

200m Girls

Elodie Deleu

Ekaterina Rollason

Alycia Laffoucriere

400m U15

Philipp Adrian zu Putlitz

Miguel Alessandro

Sinclair Vella

400m Seniors

Yazan Yasar Geblawi

Luke Brian Mizzi

Yicheng Ma

400m 6th Form

Sierk Krythe

Pran Bettanin

Simon Grech

4 x 50m U15

Congreve

Campbell

Ducane

4 x 50m Seniors

Ducane

Congreve

Campbell

FIRST

THIRD

Francesco Cachia

Kirill Libnevits

Mohamed Jamal Abulgasem

High Jump Seniors

Yicheng Ma

Alexander Sapienza

=2 Alec Psaila

High Jump 6th Form

Maxence Erny

Sierk Krythe

Kailu Pucciarelli

Bingru Justin Liu

Kirill Libnevits

Mohamed Jamal Abulgasem

Alec Psaila

Alexander Sapienza

Yicheng Ma

William Oyaka

Julian Coppini

=2 Kailu Pucciarelli

High Jump U15

Long Jump U15 Long Jump Senior Long Jump 6th Form Long Jump Girls Shot U15

Caitlin Vu Loehr

Gianna Lentin

Shayla Scicluna

Minseok (Richard) Kim

Mohamed Jamal Abulgasem

Nathan Buttigieg Gili

Shot Seniors

Yani Muscat

Nolan Vella

Luke Grech

Shot 6th Form

Maxence Erny

Kieran James Cassar Mullally

Sierk Krythe

Ekaterina Rollason

Hannah Snyders

Elaf Elburaei

Shot 6th From Girls Discus U15

Michael Borg Manché

Gianluca Gatt

Jair Gafa'

Discus Seniors

Yani Muscat

Jake Snyders

Alfonso Tolomeo

Discus 6th Form

Mohamed Adel Masoud Al Ghawi

Kieran James Cassar Mullally

Pran Bettanin

Campbell

Ducane

Congreve

Tug of War

SECOND

THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

Euroclydon Cup (Track Events)

Ducane (471 Points)

Congreve (399 Points)

Campbell (391 Points)

Pirelli Cup (Field Events)

Campbell (340 Points)

Ducane (302 Points)

Congreve (300 Points)

Zammit Cutajar Cup (Sprints)

Ducane (315 Points)

Campbell (297 Points)

Congreve (293 Points)

Bonello Shield (Jump Events)

Ducane (188 Points)

Campbell (167 Points)

Congreve (153 Points)

Victor Lodorum (Overall Champion)

Olliver Mallia Tabone & Craig Pellicano

DeBrincat Cup (Junior Champions)

Ducane (387 Points)

Campbell (352 Points)

Congreve (319 Points)

Senior Champions

Ducane (386 Points)

Congreve (380 Points)

Campbell (371 Points)

Foundress Trophy (Overall Champions)

Ducane (773 Points)

Campbell (723 Points)

Congreve (699 Points)

SS MAX Individual Pts

Michael Borg Manche

MS MAX Individual Pts

Olliver Mallia Tabone & Craig Pellicano

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SPORTS RESULTS

SWIMMING RESULTS

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SPORTS RESULTS

SPORTS RESULTS BASKETBALL RESULTS

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SPORTS RESULTS

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY 2023 (RESULT SHEET) IB (2.5k) 1st place

Pran Bettanin (11.12)

Congreve

2nd place

Kailu Pucciarelli (12.32)

Congreve

3rd place

Simon Grech (12.39)

Congreve Year 11 (2.5k)

1st place

Luke Mizzi (10.42)

Congreve

2nd place

Yazan Geblawi (11.20)

Ducane

3rd place

Andy Zhang (11.20)

Campbell House classification

1st place

Campbell

26pts

place

Congreve

28pts

3rd place

Ducane

29pts

Year 10 (2.5k) 1st place

Miguel Alessandro (11.12)

Congreve

2nd place

Michael Borg Manche (11.28)

Campbell

3 place

Vladko Nikolov (11.49)

Campbell

House classification st

1 place

Campbell/Congreve

2nd place

3rd place

Ducane

56pts

Year 8 (2K) 1st place

Rowan Ciantar (7.58)

Congreve

2nd place

Luigi Giuseppe Gatt (8.10)

Ducane

3rd place

Craig Pellicano (8.14)

Ducane

House Classification 1st place

Ducane

67pts

2nd place

Congreve

76pts

3rd place

Campbell

87pts Year 7 (2K)

1 place

John Paul Felice (9.11)

Ducane

2nd place

Oliver Mallia Tabone (9.18)

Congreve

3rd place

Ben Cassar Torreggiani (9.20)

Ducane

House Classification 1st place

Congreve

57pts

2nd place

Ducane

70pts

3rd place

Campbell

106pts Year 6x (1K)

1st place

Zac Baldacchino Orland (6.33)

Campbell

2nd place

Ninu Mamo (7.20)

Ducane

3rd place

Zachary Fisher (7.31)

Congreve

57pts Year 6y (1K)

Year 9 (2.5K) 1st place

Lucas Attard (11.17)

Campbell

2nd place

Ivan Rybin (11.51)

Congreve

3rd place

Ahmed Madi (12.14)

Ducane

1st place

Ben Caruana Rizzo (6.08)

Campbell

2nd place

Javier Moreno (6.23)

Campbell

3rd place

Gabriel Alain Shwartz (6.28)

Ducane

Yr6 -House classification

House classification 1st place

Campbell

54pts

2nd place

Congreve

78pts

3rd place

Ducane

106

1st place

Campbell

96pts

2nd place

Ducane

117pts

3rd place

Congreve

131pts Year 5x (1K)

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1st place

Ren Suzuki (4.24)

Campbell

2nd place

Finn Boister (4.26)

Ducane

3rd place

Roger Ghio (4.27)

Ducane

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SPORTS CROSS-COUNTRY

SPORTS RESULTS Year 5y (1K) 1st place

Jerome Abela (3.55)

Congreve

2nd place

Tommaso Cafolla (4.11)

Ducane

3rd place

Nicholas Falzon (4.29)

Ducane

House classification 1st place

Ducane

55pts

2nd place

Congreve

65pts

3rd place

Campbell

82pts Year 4x (1km)

1st place

Ignacio Moreno (4.24)

Campbell

2nd place

Andrea Cassar (4.38)

Campbell

3rd place

Rafael Mamo (4.42)

Ducane Year 4y (1km)

1st place

Denzyl Farrugia (4.29)

Ducane

2nd place

Oba Oguntokun (4.40)

Campbell

3rd place

Luke Delia (4.43)

Congreve House classification

1st place

Ducane

2nd place

Campbell

3rd place

Congreve

94 Aggregate Junior School

1st place

Ducane

239

2nd place

Congreve

289

3rd place

Campbell

357 Aggregate Middle and Senior School

1st place

Congreve

280

2nd place

Campbell

309

3rd place

Ducane

317 Aggregate House Points

THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

1st place

Ducane

556

2nd place

Congreve

569

3rd place

Campbell

666

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SPORTS DAY

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SPORTS DAY

THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

SPORTS

THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

SPORTS

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CLASS PHOTOS

Nursery X

(Left to right) Antonio Buhagiar, Ophelia McGovern, Harry Lewis Muscat, Kate Ellul, Nathaniel Aguis Teacher: Ms Maeve Ellul

Nursery Y

Back Row: (from left to right) Kai Busuttil, Raul De Oliveira, Ethan Bugeja, Lucas Saliba Middle Row: (from left to right) Beppe Camilleri, Juliet Ellul, Benjamin Zammit, Dayle Azzopardi Front Row: : (from left to right) Jayden Camilleri, Zara Yuce, Julia Gauci, Luca Houiellebecq Teacher: Ms Carmen Abela Assistant: Ms Michela Lanzon

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CLASS PHOTOS

Kindergarten 1X

Back Row: Avah-Li Loggenberg, Louie Farrugia Genovese, Luke Farrugia Corrado, Luca Galdes Debattista, Andreas Debono, Graziella Farrugia Middle Row: Link Bonnici, Ben Borg, Luc Sun, Andrew Bondin Micalizzi, Balthazar Alfsson Front Row: Hallie Rose Hogan, Nathan Bartolo, Elias Vella, Miguel Livori, Ivy Cauchi Teacher: Nadia Abela LSE: Sadhana Vimalesan

Kindergarten 1Y

Back Row: Matthias Gatt, Keziah Tabone, Liam Darmanin Second Row: Edward Curmi, Zack Grixti Piccione, Leo Zukovs, Elijah Grech Third Row: Noah Falzon, Raelene Aquilina, Luca Ferriggi, Maria Debono Front Row: Matthew Abela, Benjamin Mifsud, Guze` Spiteri Pace, Arnaud Caruana Teacher: Ms Maria Abela LSE: Ms Tiziana Vella

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CLASS PHOTOS

Kindergarten 1Z

Back Row: Jamie Agius Cefai, Dean Bonello, Alec D’Amato, Pola Raczkowska, Daniele Docrat del Bianco, Alexander James Gatt Middle Row: Gianluca Cassar, Luke Spiteri Gonzi, Zachary Burger, Emilia Duca, Mason Psaila Front Row: Valentina Duca, Disma Attard, Megan Camilleri Plum, Ben Sullivan, Dominik Szabo Teacher: Ms Carolanne Delicata LSEs: Ms Alexandra Mifsud

Kindergarten 2W

Back Row: John Zammit, Gonzalo Moreno, Elijah Zammit Pullicino, Noah Bick Middle Row: Francesco Tabone, Samson Coetzee, Yan Cassar Second Row: Eva Vilhjalmsson, Ines Suke, Ella Aguis Front Row: Ben Axiak, Mauro Mifsud, Isaac Grima Duca, Giann Micallef Teacher: Sara Claire Vella LSE: Mariella Vitale

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CLASS PHOTOS

Kindergarten 2X

Back Row: Mike Anthony Bugeja, Oliver Joanella de Sousa, Ben Bonnici, Jan Bonnici, Maximilian McGovern Middle Row: Paolo Gonzi, Zack Gafa`, Oliver Muscat, Thomas Spiteri Front Row: Mason Mallia, Samuel Ghigo, Cristian Ercolani, Alex Bonnici Teacher: Ms. Svetlana Zahra LSEs: Ms. Angie Barthet, Ms. Jeanette Grech

Kindergarten 2Y

Back Row: Cristiano Caruso, Santiago Said, Harry Micallef Bristow, Matthias Saliba Middle Row: Charlotte Sammut, Sam Gohil, Charlotte Micallef, Nate Mifsud, Gavin Zammit Front Row: Amy Desira, Erik Vella Chircop, Anna Zhou, Noah Polidano Zammit, Aleah Zammit Teacher: Ms Lycia Calleja LSEs: Ms Daniela Spiteri, Ms Aleksandra Jovcic

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CLASS PHOTOS

Kindergarten 2Z

Back Row: Oscar Yu Yunting, Radin Beno, Leo Nagle, Nia Kostov, Dale Farrigia Middle Row: Nicholas Azzopardi, Isaac Cachia, Kaitlyn Spiteri, Gianluca Cassar Front Row: Giacomo Cafolla, Hector Combeleran, Rocco Hilli, Gregory Edwin Vella, Yannick Micallef Teacher: Ms Annette Agius LSEs: Ms Pauline Delia, Ms Jessica Magro Butler

Year 1X

Back Row: Adam Usama Musbah Hmemeeda, Jonas Rydhed, Sebastian Farrugia Corrado, Tiago Andres Debono, Nicholas Cachia, Matteo Bonnici Middle Row: Julian James Gauci, Saifanal Islam, Anthony Lungaro-Mifsud, Matthew Bartolo, Luca Gauaci, Gabriel Swain Front Row: Luke Sullivan, Matthew Mifsud, Julian Dimech, Peter Brockdorff, Philip Christopher Vella Teacher: Blanche Ann Caruana LSEs: Elaine Mifsud, Lyn Galea THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

CLASS PHOTOS

Year 1Y

Back Row: Oliver Pace, Louian Coetzee, Joshua Jr Grima, Giulio Gigante, Agostino Cicero Pennisi di Floristella, Mert Yuce, Ben Mallia Middle Row: Jack Magri, Tony An, Nolan Galea, Pepè Schembri, Luca Farrugia, Serhii Kuranov Front Row: Jae Tabone Valletta, Aaron Schembri, Connor Gauci, Thomas Baisch, Max Baker Tanti Teacher: Diana Muscat. LSE: Denise Caruana

Year 2X

Back Row: Jake Muscat, Adam Tonna, Nour Ossama Sharara, Yazin Hamouda, Liam Galea, Jamie Bartolo Perici Middle Row: Andreas Galea, Zechen Chong, Kion Cremona, Michele Spiteri, Luca Żammit, Julian Debattista Front Row: Zven Galea, Samuel Sepulveda Coca, Jan Cini, Lucas Afeef, Noah Manicaro Teacher: Ms Christa Sciberras LSEs: Ms Angela Xuereb, Ms Abigail Widowson

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CLASS PHOTOS

Year 2Y

Back Row: Leo Suzuki, George Sullivan, Timothy Houghton, Thomas Obrecht, Theo Scerri Middle Row: Edward Aquilina, Jake Spiteri, Adam Albert Grech, Ezekiel Chetcuti, Luke Sammut, Thomas Pullicino Front Row: Giorgio Gonzi, Edoardo Francesco Cafolla, Nicholas Vella Rizzo, Logan Busuttil Naudi, Jean Spiteri Pace Teacher: Mrs. Sarah Mifsud LSE: Ms. Petra Zammit

Year 2Z

Back Row: Nouri Benghezal, Jari Schaefer Dorn, Gabriel Balzan, Michael Sciberras, Samuel Zammit, Zeyan Scicluna Middle Row: Craig Agius, Jamie Liam Griscti, Hugo Schwartz, Sebastian Snear Stefansson, Platon Korzhenevskyi Front Row: Beppe Camilleri, Jamie Spiteri, Artin Beno, Zack Cauchi, Luigi Vella Spiteri Teachers / LSEs: Mrs Elizabeth Farrugia, Mrs Tiziana Domenici, Mrs Maria Gerada

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CLASS PHOTOS

Year 3X

Back Row: Miguel Ciantar, Alexander Maalouf Paris, Neo Bick, Mohammed Osama Sharara, Toprak Bilgen, Mohab Salama, Michael Chai, Xiaoqian (Harry) Zhang Middle Row: Liam Magri, Samuel Zammit, Thomas Kennard, Matthias Muscat Genovese, Liam Ellul, Benedek Szabo, Raul Santiago Debono Front Row: Eric Schranz, Luca Cremona, Sam Gollcher, Olaf Desira, Cole Caruana, Nikolai Bonnici Teachers / LSEs: Ms Vanessa Attard, Ms Mirea Ellul

Year 3Y

Back Row: Flavio Gigante, Alessandro Marzino Watanabe, Jack Desira, (Ian) Yingran Xu, Michael Bouffar Mifsud Bonnici, Zion Loggenberg Middle Row: Ben Grixti Piccione, Yann Agius, Zen Fava Milan, Matthew Custo, Jake Caruana, Paul Mifsud, Jack Gohil Front Row: Thomas Mamo, Ben Camilleri, Jake Vella, (Diego) Jehyeong Park, Henry Cachia Teacher: Ms. M. Bartolo LSEs: Hayley Agius, Jodie Zerafa

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CLASS PHOTOS

Year 4X

Back Row: George Tonna, Lukas Agius, Sebastian Camilleri Burlò, Phillip Loggenberg, Christian Sullivan, Francesco Roccoli, Paul Aquilina Clews Middle Row: Ignacio Moreno, Jacob Joseph Spiteri Mangion, Daniel Fleri Soler, Rafael Mamo, Jaylen Luke Griscti, Mark Grech, Matteo Bonett, Bostanul Islam Front Row: Matteo Buttigieg, Jiading (Justin) Fan, Harry Portelli, Andreas Cassar, Nicola Calleja, Cain Sammut, James Sammut, Max Cassar Torregiani Teacher: Roberta Camilleri LSEs: Lucia Šúryová, Zaida Pina

Year 4Y

Back Row: Max Camilleri, Nathan Tabone, Tommy Li, Denzel Farrugia, Oba Oguntokun, Mattias Mejlak, Lyam Azzopardi Mercieca, Nicolas Tiron Middle Row: Xin Shen, Zak Bugeja, Sinan Qian, Timothy Dandria, Tatum Foster, Hugo Attard, Nathan Aaron Camilleri Cauchi, Aydan Buhagiar, Zayden Lee Frendo Front Row: Tristan Nagle, Annick Manicaro, Luca Cioffi, Theo Azzopardi Holland, Luke Delia, Stanislaw Kania Destoop, Yakob Bonnici Teachers / LSEs: Mr Graham McLeod, Ms Antonella Farrugia, Ms Lindsay Mallia THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

CLASS PHOTOS

Year 5X

Back Row: Deiyan El Abdullah Mamo, Vilhjalmur Levi Arnarsson Vilhjalmsson, Jake Francis Licari, Matthew Mizzi, Tiberio Monti, Liam James Rounce Jonck, Hugh Schranz Middle Row: Roger Ghio, Finn Boister, Mikael Schiavone, George Lungaro-Mifsud, Nick Sant, Ren Suzuki Front Row: Oscar Serracino Inglott, Luke Zammit, Timothy Muscat, Paul Aquilina, Zak Barbara Teachers / LSEs: Mr. Etienne Deguara & Ms. Krista Gili

Year 5Y

Back Row: Tomas Camilleri, Nick Falzon, Runqi Qian, Jerome Abela, Luke Spiteri, Yiannis Costas Cassar Isaac El Khazmi Middle Row: Row:Zachary Saliba, Samuel Spiteri, Matthew Barbara, Laurent Sukys, Zac Attard, Francesco Farrugia Front Row: Matthias Brincat, Jamie Cesare, Tommaso Carlo Leopoldo Passotto, Gabriel Xuereb, Tommaso Benedetto Cafolla, Peter Falzon, Liam Carabott Teachers / LSEs: Brendon John Gerada, Justine Fava (left), Maria Tagliaferro (right) 88

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CLASS PHOTOS

Year 6X

Back Row: left:- Matthias Mangion, Michael Said, Luka Barklay, (Roy) Kim Giseok, Jean Borg Manche, Thomas Gatt, Matthias Attard Middle Row: left:- Alistair Sammut, Zac Orland Baldacchino, Nicholas Bezzina, Adam Camilleri, Ninu Mamo, Christian Axisa, Andreas Bray, Nicolas Fleri Soler, Lievan Ellis Front Row: left-Jake Fenech, Michael Scebberas, Andreas Scerri, Luca Smith La Rosa, Zachary Fisher, Jayden Grima Ceci, Alexander Mifsud, Matthias Manicolo, Matthias Camilleri Teachers / LSEs: Ms Ritienne Buttigieg, Mr Ayrton Senna Spiteri

Year 6Y

Back Row: Jude Hamilton, Ayden Galea Ancilleri, Winter Vadenbring, Ferhat Arican, Kayden Galea, Alex Caruana, Jason Ruan Middle Row: Gabriel Schwartz, Matthias Sultana, Joe Mifsud, Gregory Micallef, Benji Valentino, Jan Fiorentino, Javier Moreno Front Row: Noah Houghton, Ben Caruana Rizzo, Jack Backlund, Andy Zhou, Sloan Foster, Tias Turner, Jack Tonna, Francesco Zahra Teacher: Mr P. Elder THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023

CLASS PHOTOS

Year 7X

Back Row: Finbar Jennings, Evan Baranyay, Ryker Cioffi Galea, Michael Cremona, Samuel Schiavone, Aymann Abbassi Ayouba, Eduard Iskhakov Middle Row: Sam de Maria, Michael Mifsud, Zane Fenech, Oliver Mallia Tabone, Dante Antiga, Alexander Lanfranco, Brian Hekker Gonzalez Front Row: Marcus Camilleri, Tirone Vella, Muhanad Lashhab, Madi Madi, Jake Delia, Sebastian John Muscat, Adam Catania Teachers / LSEs: Ms Charmaine Cucciardi, Ms Melinda S Borg, Ms Samantha Abela, Ms Claire Fenech, Ms Frida Micallef

Year 7Y

Back Row: Aiden Previ, Redmar Busuttil, Julian Swain, Wang Pin Hao, James Scicluna, Justin Peitian Xia, Mouhab Haroun Elhetki Middle Row: James Charles Bartolo, Youran Yi, Daniel Vu Loehr, John Paul Felice, Gabriel Buttigieg Gili, Benjamin Xavier Montebello, Cikku Grioli Front Row: Nathan Sciberras, Ralph Attard, Nathan Portelli, Max Ghio, Benjamin Cassar Torregiani, Sean Friggieri, Matyas Dvorak, Michael Vella Curmi Teacher / LSE: Mr. Jeremy de Maria, Ms Monica Sammut Head of Middle School: Ms Samantha Abela

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Year 8X

Back Row: Csengeri, Levente; Ingino, Nicola; Hamouda, Sohaib Kalid Ali Otman; Grech, Kayne; Smith La Rosa, Luigi; Desira Paris, Jake Middle Row: Salama, Majd; Magri, Massimo; Christiansen, Jacob; Brimmer Cassar, Isaac; Klugowski, Maks; Wang, Henry Front Row: Delia, Aiden; Elghawi, Muataz Adel Masoud; Agius, Luca; Mezred, Aziz; Bonnici Peresso, Jude; Vella Clark, Francesco; Stilon, Edward Teachers/LSEs (Left to Right): Spiteri, Sandra; Abela, Samantha; Laus, Anabel; Formosa, Javier

Year 8Y

Back Row: Kaden Grech, Luigi Giuseppe Gatt, Mohamed Hamouda, Rowan Ciantar, Haiken Calleja Micallef Middle Row: Matias De Flavia, Rhys Baranyay, Luke Grech, Deyan Pace, Maddox Attard Front Row: Edward Sapienza, Craig Pellicano, Francesco Ingino, Luca Manicaro, Adam Fisher Teachers / LSEs: Ms Josette Malani, Mr David Magro, Ms Samantha Abela

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CLASS PHOTOS

Year 9X

Back Row: Widdowson David Chinggis, Custo Daniel, Yang Haoliang Evan, Zhao Zhenhui Michael, Sciberras Jean Paul, Li Ziang Oscar Middle Row: Leduc Louis, Peng Zihen, Brincat Noel, Li Shixian Simon, Hekkezr Gonzalez Matthew Front Row: Ellul Timothy, Caruana Adam, Callus Ryan, Aquilina Timothy, Attard Nathan Lucas, Surace Lucas Teachers / LSE: Borislav Giorev, Caruana Smith Daniel, Daphne Camilleri

Year 9Y

Back Row: Rounce Connor Anthony, Marchelewski Piotr, Obolensky Max, Cachia John Paul, Madi Ahmed, Zhao Ziyu (Lucas), Sciberras Anthony Middle Row: Mifsud Marcus, Saliba Craig, Pisani Lucas, Lin Ziyang (Leo), Yu Vinson, Hou Bohan (Owen) Front Row: Saliba Raphel, Jovanovic Pace Alessio, Vassallo Timmy, Grech Luke, Psaila Harry, Micallef Jonas Teacher / LSEs: Paul Ferrante, Daniel Caruana Smith, Maria Bugeja, Kendra Navarro

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CLASS PHOTOS

Year 10X

Back Row: Gianluca Gatt, Jeffrey Cutajar, Michele Chircop, Kirill Libnevits, Ben Bick, Zhaoyuan Pang, Nathan Buttigieg Gili Middle Row: Jair Gafa’, Minseok Kim, Oleksandr Musiienko, Maksym Samoilenko, Jan Mangion, Sinclair Vella, Lawrence Saliba Front Row: Zixia Gu, Junxi Guo, Zen Joseph Caruana, Miguel Alessandro, Daniil Golomovzy, Youyang Zhang, Ruihan Jiang Teacher: Ryan Falzon

Year 10Y

Back Row: Francesco Cachia; Julian Scicluna; Kristian Casingena; Yuxuan Jin; Zak Zammit; Bohua Yu Middle Row: Vladimir Barsukov; Vladko Nikolov; Mohamed Elhamrouni; Michael Borg Manché; Yongji Zhu; Jason Peiqing Xia Front Row: Justin Bingru Liu; Jean Luc Falzon; Marcu Tiron; Omar El-Samahy; Mohammed Alkarimi; Andy Zihao Su Teacher: Miryea Gouder

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Year 11X

Back Row: Luke Mizzi, Miguel Aquilina, Alexander Sapienza, Daniel Barclay, Yicheng Ma, Ben Vassallo, Raoul LaCognata Middle Row: Alfonso Tolomeo, Luke Grech, Ryder Croft, Jake Snyders, Ibrahim Jayyousi Front Row: Richard Wang, Alec Psaila, Francesco Spiteri, Andy Zhang, Andre Zammit, Jean Gaffarena, Yani Muscat Teachers: Ms Alvina Schwartz, Ms. Sarah-Jane Pizzuto

Year 11Y

Back Row: Mohamed Salama, Pierre Barreau, Lennard Luis Egger, Caiden Debono, Tiange Wu, Nolan Vella Middle Row: Chenqi (Vincent) Zhang, Haiyao Zhou, Zixuan Li, Paul Bezzina, Andrew Vella Front Row: Andreas Aquilina Bondin, Yazan Yasar Geblawi, Gabriel Peter Scerri, Pavel Wang, Dennis Nikolov, Luca Lanfranco, Thomas Joseph Zahra Teacher: Ms. Luana Cassar LSE: Ms. Michela Mifsud

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Year 12X

Back Row: Maass Friedrich, Bettanin Pran, El-Samahy Hussein, Brooks Joshua, Yue Kai Qiao (Ludwig), Szesztai Benedek, Thiele Friedrich Middle Row: Ingino Michele, Finkeissen Magnus, Sevbo Dmitrii, Manganiello Angelica, Chen Xinyi (Lynette) Front Row: Barclay Anastasiya, Finkeissen Olympia, Deleu Elodie, Maroino Bray Matilda, Vu Loehr Caitlin Teacher: Radka Zarkova

Year 12Y

Back Row: Simon Grech, Rowan Graham, Kailu Pucciarelli, William Oyaka, Jakub Piecyk, Joshua Nguyen Middle Row: Shayla Scicluna, Alycia Laffoucriere, Yuzhou Yao (Bellatrix), Eva Kandji, Alina Burlakova, Hugo Pisani Front Row: Katerina Deyanova, Barbara Marchelewska, Haya Kankun, Ieva Mikhieieva, Jialin Yu Teacher: Zaneta Szatkowska

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Year 13

Back Row: Al Ghawi Mohamed Adel Masoud, Perrin Nathanial, Paliukenas Vygintas, Tipikin Savelii, Galgano Francesco, Cassar Mullally, Kieran James, Erny Maxence Middle Row: Elburaei Elaf, Cordos Denisa, Spiridonov Daniil, Coppini Julian, Reid Michael, Krythe Sierk, Scicluna Dior Front Row: Lentin Gianna, Birgans Binah, Iskhakova Lina, Rollason Ekaterina, Snyders Hannah, Robinson Emily, Cetraro Chiara, Beres Sara, Kakhanouskaya Alisa Teachers: Mr Jolen Galea, Ms Elaine Busuttil Gili, Mr Dean Galea Pellicano

THE EDWARDIAN SCHOLASTIC YEAR 2022-2023