Friction at St Edward's ?
Well, no, it’s not what you might think! Year 5 students went round the college grounds to explore the different surfaces the school has to provide and test for different levels of friction acting on a rolling ball. On their experimentation trip, they also went around to study the different tread marks on tyres of…
Prof Gauci encourages youths to get 'the jab'
On Wednesday 23rd June students will have a ‘Study Day’. Even though your child might not be taking examinations there will be no children at college. On this day we will have our second SDP Day. Planning 21/22 Apart from the planning for staffing, the SDP and knowing which students will be with us next…
Measuring up
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.
Geography exams on the horizon
As the school year slowly but surely approaches the end, inevitably, exams too loom over the horizon. This past year has been difficult for everyone, teachers and children as well as parents. However, in true Edwardian fashion we have soldiered on. The Year 10s are revising for their Geography option with Mr Caruana Smith. This…
Oh, my world!
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…
The science of colour
How many colours does black have? And blue? And green? These were the questions which the Year 8s attempted to answer in their science classes. There they learned about chromatography which is a technique used to separate the colours using the medium of ink. During this lesson, they have also learnt about what solvents are…
Summer School at St Edward’s College
As the long hot days of summer are now just round the corner, you may wish to take a look at what our college has to offer for your peace of mind and for the children’s education and entertainment. Emphasising a very safe environment, the college offers a range of exciting activities. The activities are…
Summer is here
Summer School. You will have seen the advertisements for what is turning out to be a very exciting and well planned St Edward’s Summer school. If needed you can get more information at SummersSchool [email protected] Intent to Return. All guardians and parents were sent this form a week or so ago. The deadline was today.…
Mathematical star on Youtube
We have all, in our more conservative moments, uttered the fateful words “We did it better in my day”. Perhaps sometimes we are justified. Only sometimes though, because when you see the work carried out at St Edward’s College, you start to realise that innovation yields skills which are so very useful in today’s world.…