Compost it! Making the best out of food waste during Covid -19
An article by Jamie Scerri Richard and the Eko-Skola Committee at St Edward’s College In Malta, Food Waste is one of the most underrated issues in the media. If people have food to eat, few are those who spend time to think about the waste generated by their food. As per Eurostat report 2020,…
Maltese gets foodie
As part of their current topic ‘L-Ikel’ Year 1Y boys had a sandwich making activity. Each student brought in his ingredients and made their favourite sandwich, which of course they then enjoyed eating. The students were asked to explain what their sandwich was made of to the class. The students identified common ingredients as well…
Focus on fine motor skills
At St Edward’s College, we place great emphasis on fine motor development for our Early Years students. Fine motor muscles, just like any other muscles, develop over time and young students especially need to use them periodically to strengthen them. Activities whereby students are encouraged to manipulate objects during their play and craft making help…
Young adults funning it out
Over the past few days, the students at St Edward’s College experienced the joy of reunion. After months, almost a whole scholastic year, of online learning, over the past few weeks, they have returned to school and were re-united with their friends. The college maintains strict class bubbles so that even where the students were…
Little farmers
At St Edward’s College, KG1Z had a blast helping Joey water the plants and their growing potato produce which they had planted in March! The class also spoke about composting and where taken to see the bins. Thanks to SEC Eko-Skola they saw related videos and discussed the importance of food and not wasting.
Ants on their minds
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.…
The rule of thirds
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…
Early years let off steam
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…
Year 7s taking over their TEFL lessons
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…