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Activity for Students in Collaboration with German Embassy – Es war einmal … / Once upon a time …

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The Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, is organising an online German activity – Es war einmal … / Once upon a time …Students in Year 5 and Year 6 as well as students learning German in Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 are invited to participate in this online activity. This is a great opportunity for our students to enter the world of Fairy Tales and Legends in German Speaking Countries and find creative ways to describe them.

All participants will get a certificate of participation and a pack of resources will be given to all schools. The two schools (Primary and Secondary) with most entries will get an extra pack of resources. Interested teachers are kindly requested to send the students’ videos, photos or presentations by Friday 2nd April 2021 to Ms Erica Kawka Armeni on erica.kawka.armeni@ilearn.edu.mt. Collaborative work is also encouraged.

For further information please either access the following link: https://education.gov.mt/en/foreignlanguages/german/Documents/German%20Event%202021/Guidelines.pdf., or contact Ms. Erica Kawka Armeni on erica.kawka.armeni@ilearn.edu.mt.

Primary Science Webinars

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The Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes is launching a series of Primary Science webinars for parents/guardians of students in the primary years. The aim of the Primary Science webinars is to:


• Provide an overview of Primary Science across the primary years.
• Highlight the importance of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from an early age.
• Address key areas vis-à-vis Primary Science, specific to the age category.
• Provide exemplars of doing inquiry-based Science in the primary using everyday resources.

Details of the Primary Science webinars can be accessed on the Primary Science website.
Participation in these educational webinars is on a voluntary basis. Interested applicants are kindly requested to register their participation through the following LINK. Registration will be open until a day before the date of each particular webinar.


Any queries can be forwarded to Ms Isabel Zerafa on isabel.zerafa@ilearn.edu.mt.

Online Book Fair at Rabat Primary School

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Rabat Primary School is organising an Online Book Fair from 8th to 14th February, in collaboration with BDL. A 10% discount with be given with every purchase made. This initiative will also be helping the school, since 15% of the proceeds will be directed back to Rabat Primary School. Use the coupon (please refer to the image below) with the discount code when you checkout. Enjoy your new books. Feel free to share this advert with other parents/students.

Resources for Educators and Students: Teaching with Europeana

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Europeana is one of European Schoolnet’s projects promoting the crucial role of cultural heritage in education. Indeed Europeana is Europe’s digital platform for cultural heritage, providing free online access to over 58 million digitised items drawn from Europe’s museums, archives, libraries and galleries.

Over the past five years, Europeana encouraged the innovative integration of digital cultural heritage in education. The material composing the Teaching with Europeana handbook is the result of teachers’ diligence, commitment and creativity in highlighting the importance of cultural heritage in their teaching. The handbook is available in 7 languages and includes the work of 7 Maltese teachers.

Link: Download Europeana Handbook

For further information about the Europeana project, kindly contact Mr Heathcliff Schembri (Europeana Teacher Ambassador) on heath.schembri@gmail.com.

Online Family Writing Activity about Malta National Community Art Museum MUŻA

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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.

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Safer Internet Day 2021 – Resources for Teachers and Students

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https://www.besmartonline.org.mt/sid-toolkit

Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year. It aims to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people and to inspire a national discussion about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. To help educators to deliver practical and impactful activities for Safer Internet Day, the BeSmart Online Team have created a special section on their website, with a range of free resources, including lesson plans, presentations and more! Click on the link below to access these free resources!

https://www.besmartonline.org.mt/sid-toolkit

Digital Resources For Educators, Parents And Students

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The Directorate of Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills is extending its support service in the primary sector through a newly launched website that contains digital resources for educators, parents and students.

Educators can find a wealth of resources including teaching ideas, tutorials of how to use various apps and web2.0 tools as well as printable material. The website also includes links for professional development, training opportunities and other events. Video tutorials and help files will also be of benefit for parents and students, enabling them to access and make use of the digital resources used by schools and educators.

The website is available at: https://primarydigital.skola.edu.mt/

My Journey – Meetings with Career Advisors

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All Year 8 students in our Middle Schools are currently being prepared for their choice of option subjects which is part of the My Journey educational route whereby students can choose academic, vocational or applied subjects depending on their abilities, interests and future aspirations. This exercise, in practice, includes individual and classroom career guidance interventions with students and online talks with parents to help students make an informed choice. Besides this, each college is targeting two days (as indicated below) whereby parents can discuss their son’s/daughter’s option choice with the career guidance teams.

For further information one can call the respective college and speak to the Career Advisor.

St Margaret’s College                   24 & 25 February 2021

St Thomas More College              8 & 9 February 2021

St Benedict’s College:                    4 & 5 February 2021

St Ignatius College:                        2 & 3 February 2021

San Gorg Preca College:             11 & 12 February 2021

St Theresa College:                        2 & 3 February 2021

St. Nicholas College:                      25 & 28 January 2021

St. Clare College:                            8 & 9 February 2021

Maria Regina College:                    15 & 16 February 2021

Gozo College:                               23 & 24 February 2021

EMBED Awards 2020 – Recognition for Schools at St. Nicholas College

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Two of our schools at St. Nicholas College – Rabat Primary and Mgarr Primary – have been awarded special recognition during the EMBED awards, organised by the Department of Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills. Well done to our Educators for these fantastic achievements!

Ms. Christine Scerri, Rabat Primary School – Best Effort during School Closure (eTwinning)
School Leader, Ms. Dorita Maniscalco, Mgarr Primary School