Category: Sixth Form News & Events

Virescent Winners of the JAYE Green Entrepreneurship Award

Virescent Winners of the JAYE Green Entrepreneurship Award VIRESCENT a JAYE (Young Enterprise) team made up of 8 students from St Martin’s College Sixth Form have won the JAYE Green Entrepreneurship Award. They also placed second in the Company of the Year Award. In October 2021 they embarked on this business venture to produce notebooks from recycled papers. Right from the start the team showed a lot of passion, resilience and excellent teamwork. We wish to congratulate them for these prestigious achievements and also congratulate REMARK, another St Martin’s College team, on completing this JAYE journey successfully.

National Symposium on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Education

National Symposium on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Education Two of our educators attended the National Symposium on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Education. The two day symposium brought together academics and educators of various levels to discuss the present situation. Ways in which research and schools are implementing Education for Sustainable Development through pedagogical techniques were discussed. Individual workshops were organised to discuss school/teacher strategies. It was an event that offered inspiration on the future of the world and our children. Photographed: Professor Mark Mifsud, Head of the Centre for Environmental Education and Research at the UoM, Ms Sarah Lanzon - CHS, Ms Rebecca Cassar - SMC

Cambridge Literary Festival

Cambridge Literary Festival As part of our commitment to ongoing and meaningful professional development, a group of teachers from our English team along with Ms Bernie Mizzi, attended the Cambridge Literary Festival. The visit reflects the efforts of our College to encourage a love of reading and our belief in the importance of chronicling human experience even through fiction. The author-led sessions inspired a critical consideration of how wonderful works of fiction can lead to growth and learning in the classroom.

Sixth Form Open Evening

Sixth Form Open Evening Yesterday an Open Evening was held at St Martin’s College Sixth Form. The College opened its doors for prospective students and their parents to visit the premises, talk to subject teachers about their choices, personal abilities and ambitions and also register for the next scholastic year. Newly registered students had the opportunity to discuss their career preferences with the College’s Career Advisor while Mr Anthony Abela, Senior Leader, Sixth Form, discussed specific courses of interest with individual students. Prospective students were also informed about the broad range of activities held throughout the year.

BETT 2022

Bett 2022 Our I.T team is currently in London attending the Bett 2022. Over the next three days they will be exposed to lots of inspiring content. They will also have the opportunity to network with educators from across the globe as well as have access to a large amount of innovative products. We look forward to receiving their valuable feedback from this great experience.

CHSMC Staff Christmas Video 2021

CHSMC Staff Christmas Video 2021 We spared a few minutes of our day to bring joy and laughter to our wonderful students. We hope you enjoy watching this clip as much as we enjoyed putting it together. It was truly heart-warming to see various teams coming together to spread the Christmas Spirit. May we take this opportunity to wish you all Joy, Peace and Love for this festive season. https://www.facebook.com/ChiswickHouseSchool/videos/449696753187968

Juvenes Translatores

Juvenes Translatores Filippa Gauci and Matthew Cremona, two students studying Maltese at Advanced level at St Martin’s College Sixth Form, yesterday participated in Juvenes Translatores, a translation competition organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation. The aim of this contest is to promote multilingualism and intercultural understanding, as well as encourage students to consider a career in translation. The students’ teacher of Maltese, Ms Mandy Tabone, ably helped them to prepare for this contest.

Professional Learning Day For Staff

Professional Learning Day For Staff During Professional Learning day, all Chiswick House School and St Martin’s College staff were encouraged to wear pink, an initiative to create awareness for Pink October. Team building activities were organised to raise funds in aid of Hospice Malta.

Sixth Form Students Participate in the JAYE Company Programme Launch

Sixth Form Students Participate in the JAYE Company Programme Launch A group of ten Level 12 students attending St Martin’s College Sixth Form, participated in the JAYE Company Programme launch last Saturday morning. The students were introduced to the initiative through a treasure hunt around Valletta and had three hours to visit a number of locations around the capital city. Throughout the morning, all the teams had to answer specific questions, post tiktok dance moves, design posters and participate in other fun activities. The morning ended with a meeting at the Malta Chamber of Commerce during which the schedule for the whole year was presented. Our students are supported by Mr Karl Vella, one of our College’s Marketing teachers.