Monthly Archives: April 2021

National Innovation Challenge for Students aged 12-16 Years

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The Young Enterprise Malta Foundation (JAYE), in collaboration with the HSBC Foundation, are organising the National Innovation Challenge: Building a Financially Capable Generation. The purpose of this event is to create an innovative environment, as the students will be faced with a financial challenge, to which they have to come up with a solution. They will then present their ideas through a presentation and video to a judging panel.

The event will be held on the 24th of April, from 9:00 – 15:00 on ZOOM online platform, and is open to students aged 12-16 Years. Students are encouraged to form groups of 5-10 members, and can register either individually or as a whole team:

• Registration form per student by 21st April 2021: https://jayemalta.org/r/NICsignup
• One registration form per team by 22nd April 2021: https://jayemalta.org/r/NICTeamSignUp

More information about the National Innovation Challenge, including a list of FAQ’s, can be found here:

Information about the National Innovation Challenge

ARTista Art Competition for Year 3 to Year 11

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The Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes would like to invite students from Year 3 – Year 11 to participate in the competition ARTista, an art competition launched on World Art Day (15th April 2021), an initiative by the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College (MAVC), Malta School of Art.

The winner of each section will be selected through a fair and impartial process by a panel of judges appointed by the organisers. All decisions by the judging panel are final.

Winners will be announced through a circular mentioning names of winners, class and
respective schools/colleges, as well as by email. The winning works, as well as a selection of other entries, will be exhibited at the Mikiel Anton Vassalli – Malta School of Art, Valletta, later this year. Thus, the art works submitted might need to be delivered at the Malta School of Art at a later date for this exhibition.

Read on to learn more about the competition rules and regulations:

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Kompetizzjoni – Inħobb Immur l-Iskola Anke waqt il-Covid

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Fi Frar li għadda, il-Kulleġġ San Nikola nhieda kompetizzjoni bl-isem ‘Inħobb Immur l-Iskola Anke Waqt il-Covid’. It-tfal tal-Ħames sena kellhom iċ-ċans li jibgħatu tpinġijiet u vidjows ta’mhux aktar minn 10 sekondi dwar din it-tema. Ħawnhekk tistaw issibu xi whud mix-xogħlijiet li ħejjew it-tfal tal-Kulleġġ. Grazzi lill-istudenti u lill-għalliema li ħadu sehem!

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Qari għal Qalbi – Digital Library of Books in Maltese

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The National Literacy Agency would like to inform educators and parents that the Maltese reading scheme ‘Qari għal Qalbi’, which was launched in November 2020, offers a digital l ibrary of books in Maltese. Primary school pupils and educators may access 260 digital books in Maltese from the website https://octavo.app/.

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Raddiena Kliem – Spelling Game

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In May the National Literacy Agency will be organising again the online spelling game in Maltese for primary school pupils called Raddiena Kliem. This activity aims at encouraging and helping our pupils spell better in Maltese. Due to the present situation and the health measures adopted in schools, this activity will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. The game is intended for Year 5 and Year 6 classes. The game will be held during Maltese
lessons and will last about an hour.

The Agency hereby invites Heads of Primary Schools to encourage their teachers to participate in this activity together with their students. Preference will be given to schools that have not already participated. Primary Schools that are interested in participating in Raddiena Kliem are kindly asked to send an email to Ms. Nicolette Borg on nicolina.borg@ilearn.edu.mt or else call her on 25983312.

Online Family Writing Activity about the Inquisitor’s Palace

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Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Literacy Agency organised several free of charge Family Writing Activities, in Maltese and English, for children and their families in various localities around Malta and Gozo. These activities offered families a positive experience of the writing process in a fun and relaxed setting. In the present circumstances the National Literacy Agency, in collaboration with Heritage Malta, is organising an Online Family Writing Activity in Maltese about the Inquisitor’s Palace in Vittoriosa, as follows:

Families who wish to participate in this activity are asked to fill in an online form by clicking HERE by not later than Friday 23rd April 2021. Applications will be processed on a first come first served basis. For more information about this activity, kindly contact us on number 2598 3324 or by email to mwp.nla@ilearn.edu.mt.

Our Online Work – St. Nicholas College Rabat Middle School

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Due to the mitigation measures in place to counteract the dangers of the Covid-19 pandemic, this scholastic year saw large school gatherings, such as assemblies, being discontinued. In order to keep the channels of communication open, Educators and Senior Leadership Teams at St. Nicholas College, Rabat Middle Schools, used Microsoft Teams to reach all students, their parents/guardians, and all the staff.

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