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St. Francis School Cospicua
St. Francis School Cospicua
Socialisation Soft Skills Friendship & digital skills
ABOUT US
Our school is situated in the southern part of Malta, specifically in Cottonera. It is the largest of the four primary schools run by the same congregation in the Maltese Islands. Each of these four schools is autonomous and has annexed kindergarten schools. Our annexed feeder kindergarten school is situated in Santa Lucija. The kindergarten and Primary School cater for 500 students. Our primary school invests its optimal potential to offer an effective high-quality education provision in order to enable our students to reach their full potential. To this end, the curriculum programmes are grounded on the National Curriculum Framework, Learning Outcomes Framework and the official policies. Additionally, our school participates in various opportunities offered by the Secretariat for Catholic Education, The Ministry for Education and Employment, different NGOs and the European Schoolnet. Through such participation, our school broadens the students’ prospects of national and intercultural learning. They can apply and amalgamate diverse academic skills and competencies to address the issues encountered in these experiences. Through the eTwinning project, amongst other activities, some students have the opportunity to take part in virtual conferences together with other students abroad. The Senior Leadership Team comprises the Head of School and three Assistant Heads The teaching staff consists of twenty-three teachers and eighteen LSEs. The non-teaching staff includes the IT Technician, the secretary and the clerk, the receptionist, the cleaners and the handymen. The school is supported by a spiritual director. Moreover, the Secretariat for Catholic Education provides the school with a team of psychosocial and inclusion support professionals. Regular visits are conducted by a medical doctor and a nurse from The School Health Service to monitor our students’ health and well-being as well as provide preventive care services. In line with the NCF (2012), our curriculum embraces the interconnection between the learning areas and the cross-curricular themes for the primary years. Such a design ensures a holistic learning experience where the children can recognise the validity of learning academic content in their everyday lives. Learning activities give them multiple opportunities to apply what they are learning through practical experiences, both on an individual level and in a team.
Activities
Presentation about the project to all Partner Schools
Logo Contest for all schools
The Flags of the Participating Countries
Coordinators Webinar
Coordinators Webinar
Sending Crhistmas wishes to students in the participating schools
Sending Crhistmas wishes to students in the participating schools
Two Surveys and Analysis for the six participating European Countries
Two Surveys and Analysis for the six participating European Countries
Survey Questionnaires for Teacher, Students and Parents
Mindfulness sessions for students
Mindfulness sessions for students
The mindfulness, and wellbeing practices supported the students’ emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development, contributing to their overall happiness and positive mental health especially during the hard times of the Covid pandemic.
Teachers All Analysis.pdfStudents All Analysisi.pdfParents All Analysis.pdf
Planting activity
Planting activity
This activity engaged the students in the tree-planting process by fostering a deeper connection with nature and a sense of environmental responsibility which also offered the students the opportunity to reduced stress and increase their focus.
Mindfulness sessions for students
Mindfulness sessions for students
These sessions of mindfulness and wellbeing practices in our school supported the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of the students and also of our teachers.
This common presentation about the project content was made by the Maltese project coordinator and after that it was disseminated and shared with the staff of the Maltese school. It was sent by email, disseminated and shared among all the project partners.
This common presentation about the project content was made by the Maltese project coordinator and after that it was disseminated and shared with the staff of the Maltese school. It was sent by email, disseminated and shared among all the project partners.
Students involved in the project of all partner schools created and sent to each other Christmas and New Year’s greeting cards.
Students involved in the project of all partner schools created and sent to each other Christmas and New Year’s greeting cards.
Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Activities with students and teachers about the importance of healthy eating
Activities with students and teachers about the importance of healthy eating
Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Activities with students and teachers about the importance of healthy eating
Activities with students and teachers about the importance of healthy eating
A Programme by 'Sedqa' professionals which was aimed to recognise students' strengths and to help them to gain preventive skills by developing their full potential at an early age.
A Programme by 'Sedqa' professionals which was aimed to recognise students' strengths and to help them to gain preventive skills by developing their full potential at an early age.
A Programme by 'Sedqa' professionals which was aimed to recognise students' strengths and to help them to gain preventive skills by developing their full potential at an early age.
A Programme by 'Sedqa' professionals which was aimed to recognise students' strengths and to help them to gain preventive skills by developing their full potential at an early age.
An essential aspect of wellbeing in the school is the self-care of its own members. On the 23th of February 2021, during the CoPE session for the educators, the school organised an online activity specifically for the educators. The aim of this session was to enable the educators to stop and reflect on their self-care during the pandemic caused by the Covid-19, which brought on them several restrictions, mainly the limitation of social interaction. The administration is aware of the long hours that its educators are spending on preparations for teaching, neglecting even themselves.
With this in mind, the Head of School approached the psychosocial team supporting the school to organise a fun activity that would capture the aim of the session. The psychosocial team is a group of professionals including a psychologist, a play therapist, a social worker, a counsellor and the head of the department for inclusion. They came up with a 45-minute session involving a ‘Self-Care Bingo’ and a discussion on the preparation of a token for a colleague.
School assemblies were organised related to the project topics
School assemblies were organised related to the project topics
Books were given to students about health and wellbeing topics
Books were given to students about health and wellbeing topics
The project banner which was created by the Maltese coordinators and sent to the partner schools. It was displayed at any activity related to the project
The project banner which was created by the Maltese coordinators and sent to the partner schools. It was displayed at any activity related to the project
The project partners delivering presentations of the schools during the Erasmus project meeting during the Maltese mobility
The project partners delivering presentations of the schools during the Erasmus project meeting during the Maltese mobility
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