Early Years

Two years after the last conferment of the sacrament of First Holy Communion at St Edward’s College, the celebration is back. Albeit in a somewhat muted form due to Covid-19 precautions and restrictions, this year’s celebrations are in ‘extra-large’ format. Not only are the Year 2s preparing for their big day but, also this year, …

Going to school may be very much the groan of the day for children. Most children anyway. For these Year Twos, this week was special: they travelled back in time. No, they were not accompanied by The Doctor and they did not go in any TARDIS. They were transported back in time on the college…

It was Year 2X’s turn to explore measurement last week. The boys did this through a friendly competition as they practiced their predictive and reasoning skills to give correct answer. Their inquisitive nature had the class buzzing with enthusiasm as they poured, measured, tested, compared and identified.

The KG2 classes have concluded their Space topic last week. They are now experts on their solar system, galaxy, and their world. They learnt all about the stars, the big bang, space shuttles, and the role of astronauts. To end the topic many classes held science experiments like creating their own Solar System, and Galaxy…

There is nothing which encourages learning as much as activity. What sinks and what floats was the thorny question which the Year 2s explored this week. Year 2Y boys also enjoyed testing out their theories this week as they discovered and compared items which float and those that sink in water. The boys discussed the…

Remember the classic question: which weighs more: a kilo of iron or a kilo of feathers?  The concepts of weight and size are not easy to grasp. Taking them out of the mental sphere and making them real helps in the acquisition of knowledge. Year 1 boys have been measuring and weighing their way through…

Literacy and numeracy are basic tenets in the learning journey of life. Though basic, they are also quite challenging for young minds. Thankfully, technology has developed new ways with which we can help our young ones’ minds to blossom. Our KG students use the upgraded interactive whiteboards throughout their day in College. We try to…

Space and Construction do not often go together, except that at St Edward’s College, in the kinder groups, they were the source of learning and fun. Spacetime KG2Z pupils transformed their classroom as they became astronauts this week and held a rocket experiment. The class helped set up and then watched as the rockets shot…

Last Friday all KG, Year 1 and Year 2 classes were signed up for an online Workshop through Culture Pass called ‘Aħna Lkoll Annimali’. The workshop was held in Maltese and involved puppetry, songs and role play. The students thoroughly enjoyed their time, learning new phrases and vocabulary, watched attentively, followed the story line, as…