eTwinning with the Gymnasuim Marie-Curie, Freiburg, Germany

Tuesday, 5th December at 14:00 a group of six students from Year 10 who learn German at school gathered at the Malta International Airport with Mr Jean Paul Parascandalo and Ms Daphne Camilleri for a school trip to Germany.

During this e-Twinning trip they shall be having meetings with a German school, and they shall be visiting a museum which was a coal tunnel, Green City Freiburg, two Christmas markets and they shall be spending a whole day at Europa-Park.  We wish them a memorable educational experience.

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Students who learn German, went for an outing at the German-Maltese Circle

Our Year 9, 10 and 11 students who learn German at school, went for an outing at the German-Maltese Circle, Valletta to watch the film Timm Thaler.  This German film is a production of the Goethe Institute.  The story is about a boy who experienced various situations in his life which stole his smile and his adventures to get it back! We thank Mr Jean Paul Parascandalo, our German teacher who organised this visit and Mr Matthew Borg who accompanied the group.

 

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Economics Students visit HSBC

On Thursday, 30th November our Year 10 students who learn Economics went for a visit to HSBC.  The students were given general information about the history of money, the bank history and general information about the functions of a commercial bank and products offered by the bank.  We would like to thank Ms Shana-Slone Sammut, Ms Maria Boot, Ms Clare Baldacchino and Mr Glenn Bugeja for the presentation.  We also thank Ms Josianne Debono Tanti, our Economics teacher who organised this visit and Dr Alison Zammit Mintoff who accompanied the group.

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Outing at Esplora Interactive Science Centre

On Tuesday, 28th November our Year 7 students had an outing at Esplora Interactive Science Centre.  During this visit the students participated in an interactive show about the human digestive system, assisted to a number of experiments and they also had time to explore the exhibitions related to Science and Technology.  We would like to thank Ms Alison Bahmuller, Ms Maria Caruana and Ms Teresa Farrugia for organising this outing and thank you also to the LSEs who accompanied the group.

 

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Educational visit to Poland

On Wednesday, 22nd November a group of 32 Year 10 and Year 11 students together with Mr Aloisio, Mr Azzopardi and Mr Abela left Malta for an educational visit to Poland.  During their stay, they shall be visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory, The Rynek Underground Museum, Wieliczka Salt Mine, The Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, The Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy and other places of interest.

We wish them a lovely time full of enriching experiences.

           

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Year 11 students visit the Junior College and Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary. 

As part of the preparation for post-secondary education of our Year 11 students, we have organised a visit at Junior College and at Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary.  During these visits, our students could understand better what these post-secondary institutions have to offer.  They had a talk from the Head of School and the Guidance team.  After, our students had the opportunity to visit the library, classes, gym and laboratories.  This activity was truly appreciated by our Year 11 students.

We would like to thank our Guidance teachers for organising this visit and we thank the teachers and LSEs who accompanied them

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Year 9 and Year 10 attended the 5th edition of the #MaltaPi.

Computer Studies students from Year 9 and Year 10 attended the 5th edition of the #MALTAPI. The students took part in various activities using code and robotics. The students had the opportunity to code robots and experiment with the brand-new Raspberry Pi 5 single board computer. They were also given a demonstration on the work that can be done using a laser cutter and engraver.

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Year 9 Economics students visited Daves Food Factory

This morning Year 9 Economics students visited Daves Food Factory.  They had a tour around the factory where they followed the production process of food produced by Daves Food Factory. The students had the time to ask questions related to the topics they are studying.

We would like to thank Ms. Amber Delia and Mr. Johannes Opperman and their dedicated staff for their time and explanation to our students.

 

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Year 8 Live-In

The much awaited live-in for our Year 8 students kicked off on Tuesday, 14th November at 2.30pm soon after school.  After the 7th lesson our students gathered in the school foyer were the coaches were waiting to take them to Mount St Joseph, Targa Gap.

Our students were eager to start this live-in and their enthusiasm filled the corridors of Mount St Joseph with laughter and happiness.  The first activity was a hike in the nearby area and soon after they had an interesting session titled ‘Who Shall I Save?’.  This topic is connected to the Live-in theme – Diversity and Social Inclusion.  After dinner the watched the first part of the film Wonder and soon after they went to sleep.

  

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