Year 3X are currently working on non-fiction texts. They worked on an information text about ants whilst using a Think, Understand and Learn technique – I Used to think and Now I think. This method focuses on their thought process when learning something new. It is the preferred approach to learning at St Edward’s College. […]
Photography was on the minds of the Year 7s with Mr Jeremy de Maria. The boys were out and about doing practical exercises and applying theory to practice. In their course, the boys learn about exposure, apertures and shutter speed – when to use what to obtain the best photo. Then there are also the […]
This week would have been Sports Day week. Alas, Covid-19 restrictions meant that the usual fun day the children used to have with parents had to be ditched as mixing households was strictly unacceptable. However the children were not deprived of their fun and games, let’s say an extended PE lesson with all the precautions […]
A small but very lively bunch of five enthusiastic TEFL students has taken over recent TEFL lessons. How did this happen? Well… Last week, our foreign students were exploring the nuances and intricacies of English grammar learning about the use of modal verbs. After analysing numerous examples and doing some practical activities, it was high […]
The beauty of teaching is that there is no one week which is like another. Creativity It was such a delight this week to see just how creative our students could get. Going around seeing the classes, one cannot but admire the dedication of the teachers. Milky ways in splotches of colour, craters and moons […]
World Earth Day 2021Junior school students went all out to participate in activities related to Earth Day 2021. Braving the wind and the chill they hugged the trees which have given generations of boys shade and protection, as well as filtering the air in which they spend the better part of the day. Drawings, sculptures […]
Rhythm, starting from a heartbeat to the complexities composed in symphonies, is something that can be recognised at a very early age. Our KG1, the children truly enjoyed their music sessions as they explored instruments and even created their own. Some then even ventured outside and created their own bands as they marched to a […]
As a follow-up activity in one of their English lessons with Ms Zaneta, Year 9X students faced a challenging task in which they had to turn into professional scriptwriters. After reading and analysing one of the chapters of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’, the students’ goal was to create a script and act out […]
Our Year 4Z boys were out and about this week as they initiated a clean-up of the bastions surrounding the school. They had wanted to give back to nature, whilst tidying their second home from plastics blown onto the grounds after the very windy weather. The boys generously gave up their time during breaks to […]