SMC Higher Achievers
SMC Higher Achievers Certificates were presented to all St Martin's College students who participated in the Higher Achievers Projects 2020 – an initiative launched last year. Students volunteered to embark on a journey of discovery and in-depth learning about a topic of their choice. The results were amazing and really showcased the students' innate curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
Outdoor Learning Experience
Outdoor Learning Experience The outdoor learning experience at Girgenti Farm provided the Level 10 students with the opportunity to carry out a biology fieldwork session in a peaceful environment teeming with local flora and fauna. The classes pitted their wit against each other as they debated the effects of social media on the communication skills of the young, further enhancing the discursive and formal writing skills covered in the Maltese and English lessons. A quiz tested how knowledgeable students are about the world around them, with questions focusing on general knowledge or pop culture. It was then time for students to let their hair down as they took part in water games organised by their PE teachers. What a wonderful opportunity to transpose and apply learning to tasks belonging to the outside world.
Outdoor Learning at Girgenti Farm
Outdoor Learning at Girgenti Farm Outdoor learning continues at Girgenti Farm with our Level 2 pupils. They loved working on symmetry and patterns in nature, looking at the patterns in pinecones, leaves, rubble walls, flowers and on the barks of trees. They practiced problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy. Creating various shapes using sticks that they found and then looked at their properties; number of sides and angles. They observed where the wind was coming from through flying bubbles. Yoga and meditation under the trees helped them relax and improve their poses. A great hands-on learning experience!
SMC Weekly
SMC Weekly A group of Level 7 students have come together to create a weekly school newsletter. The SMC weekly, shared to all levels through Teams, has become a much-awaited publication. Well done to the whole production team for this wonderful initiative. Keep up the great work!
Outdoor sketching and painting
Outdoor sketching and painting Our Level 12 and Level 13 Art students at St Martin’s College Sixth Form were outdoors at Girgenti Farm last week, sketching and painting! They experienced the main essentials in ein plein air painting. This involved choosing a subject, analysing and composing a scene while developing techniques to create a landscape reflecting this quiet and beautiful area of the Maltese islands.
Virtual Academy Summer Programmes
Virtual Academy Summer Programmes We are pleased to launch our Virtual Academy's summer programmes for Summer 2021. Following the great success of our Virtual Academy during its first year, we have put together an amazing new schedule for the forthcoming summer months. Whilst keeping our popular programmes, we have designed new ones to widen the learning opportunities made available to different learners across all levels. NEW to this year's schedule are several programmes focusing on the Creative Arts that we have proudly designed with the School of Performing Arts (SOPA). We are positive that all young learners will find learning opportunities to excite them during the summer months whilst in the comfort and safety of their home! For more information kindly email: [email protected] To view the Virtual Academy Programme and register online please click on the following link: https://www.chs.edu.mt/.../2021/05/VIRTUAL-ACADEMY.pdf
Outdoor Learning Experience for Level 5s
Outdoor Learning Experience for Level 5s Level 5 pupils attending both the in-school and virtual programmes ventured on their outdoor learning experience at Girgenti last week. As part of their exciting day pupils engaged in various activities related to Literacy, Numeracy, Social and Emotional Learning, Physical Education and Science. The children participated in mindfulness activities through cloud observation and mind breathing. They read a poem and drew a picture linked to it. Pupils were given the opportunity to solve mathematics problems related to Girgenti farm collaboratively. They also explored the farm through their senses, designed a healthy plate for their lunches and discussed the lifecycle of a chicken.
Sixth Form Online Meeting
Sixth Form Online Meeting Level 13 students studying Physics at St Martin’s College Sixth Form held an online meeting with Mr. Matthew Grima from the Diagnostic Science Laboratories at Heritage Malta. This presentation highlighted how the use of Physics and Chemistry concepts are utilised to interpret the chemical composition, date materials and source their origin, amongst other highly interesting studies.