Author Archives: St.Nicholas College Malta

Summer Opening Hours – Literacy Resource Centres in Malta and Gozo

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All educators please note that during the summer months 2022 the opening hours of the National Literacy Agency’s Literacy Resource Centres in Ħamrun, Malta, and Ta’ Sannat, Gozo centres will be as follows:

Literacy Resource Centre, ‘Ġmiel il-Qari’, Ħamrun (from16th June till 30th September 2022)
Monday to Friday: 8.30am-1.00pm
Literacy Resource Centre ‘Doris Vella’, Sannat (from 12th July till 29th September 2022)
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9.00am-12.00pm

For more information please contact Mr Mark Camilleri, Senior Manager, on
mark.camilleri.6@ilearn.edu.mt or call 2598 3317 (Ħamrun) or 2598 2089 (Ta’ Sannat).

Applications for MAVC School of Arts open

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The Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes would like to inform you about the publication of the MAVC Malta School of Art’s Prospectus for MQF levels 1 to 4 for the 2022-2023 scholastic year. Early bird applications for new students under 16 years of age will be open between the 1st and 6th of June by clicking on the following link: Early Bird Applications

Click on the link below to access the prospectus: Prospectus – MAVC

Application for School Transport 2022/2023

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School Transport in State Schools is organised by the Ministry for Education and Employment. The Ministry provides school transport services to State Schools in Malta and Gozo and currently organises over 660 routes daily, serving approximately 13,000 students. School transport is a free service for all eligible students attending State Schools.

When will applications for scholastic year 2022/2023 open?
Applications for Free School Transport for students attending State Schools for the coming scholastic year 2022/2023 will open from 11th May 2022 to 15th July 2022.

Who needs to apply?
All parents/legal guardians requiring the Free State School Transport service for their children for scholastic year 2022/2023 need to apply.

How do you apply?

Renewals – Parents/Legal Guardians who applied for Free School Transport for the previous scholastic year (2021/2022) will be receiving a personalised email to apply for the coming Scholastic Year 2022/2023.

First Time Applicants – Parents/Legal Guardians requiring the free school transport service for their children for the first time for scholastic year 2022/2023 can access the online application through this link. In-order to fill in the online application you will need to use your e-ID username and password.

Prospectus: Training Sessions for Middle and Secondary Schools

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The Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills is once again offering training sessions for educators in Middle and Secondary Schools as part of the professional development sessions organised by schools. In this booklet we are pleased to announce a list of the courses that we are proposing, aimed to develop both the soft skills and competences of our educators.

Click on the following link to view our online prospectus:

Prospectus 2022/23

Resource Book: Using History to teach about Multicultural Malta

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The History Department is currently distributing complementary copies of the resource booklet for teachers entitled Using History to teach about Multicultural Malta, published by the Faculty of Education of the University of Malta. The booklet, which targets Year 9 to Year 11 students, focuses on selected topics from the History (General) Syllabus and presents teaching resources and tasks from a multicultural dimension in view of the developments that are changing Malta into a multi-ethnic society.

Malta Junior Science Olympiad 2022/2023

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The ninth edition of the Malta Junior Science Olympiad(MJSO) for scholastic year 2022-2023 is scheduled for Saturday19thNovember 2022. It will be held at St Nicholas College, Dingli Secondary School. The theme of the ninth MJSO edition is Climate Change. The MJSO (2022) will include two parts namely:

•Part A: a comprehension related to Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

•Part B: a set of investigations related to Biology, Chemistry, and Physics

Part A comprises 25% of the total mark while part B makes up the remaining 75%. A second circular with further event details and registration links will be issued towards the beginning of scholastic year 2022/2023.

Seminar for Educators – Learn Machine Learning

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The Science Centre (Pembroke) invites teachers to participate in a training session entitled Learn Machine Learning Seminar: Fundamentals and Applications of AI in Education. The training targets all educators interested to explore ways of integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning in their classrooms. The seminar is scheduled for Friday 3rdJune and will be held at Veranda, Sqaq taċ-Ċawla, ir Rabat (https://goo.gl/maps/mx4bFg6PvGBrc6au9). The seminar programme can be found just below this post (click to enlarge picture). The seminar is held as part of the Learn Machine Learning Project. Interested educators are kindly requested to register online through the link https://forms.office.com/r/1e0SDPcCMD by Friday 27thMay 2022.

Inrawmu t-Trabi jaqraw – Teach your Baby to Read

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L-Aġenzija Nazzjonali tal-Litteriżmu fi ħdan il-Ministeru għall-Edukazzjoni, l-Isport, iż-Żgħażagħ, ir-Riċerka u l-Innovazzjoni qed torganizza taħditiet online għal dawk il-familji li qegħdin jistennew tarbija. F’dawn it-taħditiet jiġu diskussi suġġetti bħal kif il-ġenituri/kustodji jistgħu jgħinu lil uliedhom, saħansitra minn qabel ma jitwieldu, sabiex jiżviluppaw il-ħiliet tagħhom tal-lingwa. It-taħditiet se jsiru f’kollaborazzjoni mal-Parentcraft Services u l-familji jistgħu jagħżlu li jsegwuhom bil-Malti jew bl-Ingliż.

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Invitation for Institute of Education’s Open Day

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The Institute for Education would like to extend this invitation to our Open Day. This event will offer prospective applicants and IfE collaborators the opportunity to view our premises and attend workshops, discover more about our programmes and meet our staff.

Event Page Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/edit/718548482755571/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D