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New Student Council

New Student Council A new student council has just been elected at St Martin's College Sixth Form. Congratulations to Luke Calleja, Jessica Chappell, Julia Mangion, Ben Grech and David Chetcuti Dimech. We are looking forward to another fruitful year full of activities. We are sure that the students' council will yet again give a positive contribution to student life and the College.
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Extreme Weather Talk and Film

Extreme Weather Talk and Film First and second year Geography Advanced and Intermediate students, accompanied by their lecturer Ms Rebecca Cassar, attended the European premier of the National Geographic documentary Extreme Weather at the Eden Cinemas. The event began with a short talk by University lecturer Ritienne Gauci (second from the the right in attached photograph) from the Department of Geography. Here she spoke about the hazards of global warming and extreme weather events in the Maltese Islands. The talk highlighted a number of issues discussed during class and was received well by both students and lecturer.
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Juvenes Translatores

Juvenes Translatores SMC students taking Maltese at Advanced level, participated in the EU translation contest 'Juvenes Translatores'. This translation contest gave the students an opportunity to test their Maltese and English language skills and to try their hand at translation which is such a precious tool in our bilingual situation in Malta and in the multilingual European Union. The students were guided by their Maltese teacher, Ms Jacqueline Zammit.
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Young Enterprise

Young Enterprise WELL DONE to our Young Enterprise team CHARGE for their excellent presentation yesterday, and for winning the award for best Christmas team photo. Thank you Ms Anna Cali for your support. Team members: Claire Agius, Kelly Azzopardi, Elle Camilleri, Kay Camilleri, Paige Faure, Kimberley Fenech, Julienne Restall, Michael Sjoberg, Nadja Solarevic and Ursula Zarb Camenzuli.
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SMC Sports Fest

SMC Sports Fest St Martin's College Sixth Form students recently took part in a sports festival. Students took part in a number of sports activities together with a number of Level 11 students as well as staff. The programme consisted of a number of races and football. The aim of the event was to promote a positive experience of sport and physical activity, especially to those who might not be part of sports teams and clubs.
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Talk by Ghaqda Studenti tal-Ligi

Talk by Ghaqda Studenti tal-Ligi Ms Eleanor Borg Xuereb, a representative from Ghaqda Studenti Tal-Ligi (GHSL - The Law Students' Society which represents all law students within the Faculty of Laws), recently visited St Martin's College Sixth Form. Eleanor's role within the GHSL is to help incoming students to the Law course at the University of Malta. She spoke about the various career opportunities that those opting for this course will have and discussed some concerns that students may have about following the Law course. Being an ex-student of St Martin's College Sixth Form, Eleanor was easily able to explain the transition from sixth form to university.
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Cultural Trip to Malta

Cultural Trip to Malta A group of students from Sct. Knuds Gymnasium in Odense, Denmark visited St Martin's College Sixth Form as part of their week-long cultural trip to Malta. The group joined our students for a number of classes including Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, Environmental Studies, English and History. The Danish students also enjoyed a presentation about Malta which was very ably delivered by Hannah Gonzi, Jihene Mallia, Megan Mallia and Daniel Vella. The visit provided students with an opportunity to share their educational experiences and to participate in an enriching intercultural event.
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Science Trip To London

Science Trip To London St Martin's College Sixth Form recently organised a Science Trip to London. The 16 participating students visited the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, Kew Botanical Gardens and the London Zoo. They were accompanied by Mr Mark Busuttil, Biology lecturer and Ms Rebecca Cassar, Environmental Science and Geography lecturer.
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New Extension

new Extension St Martin's College Sixth Form recently inaugurated a new extension at the College. The new building incorporates nine new fully-equipped classrooms and a common room for students that is over 300m2 in size. The facilities include a large lounge area, a working space, a kitchenette, a games room and gymnasium. During the inauguration, Ms Bernie Mizzi, Director, explained that the common room was designed based on the students' own recommendations. She said, 'We are very excited to have a new space where our students can learn, grow and stretch their skills, talents and competences.' The new extension will allow St Martin's College Sixth Form to meet the evolving needs of the College's community. Despite the rapidly growing student population, the College is committed to maintaining the small number of students in every class, with approximately 12 to 15 students per group. This College policy reflects the importance of class size as an important determinant of student outcomes.
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