Educational Courses by Sliema Local Council - A brief overview of 2014/5 scholastic year

As the new scholastic year is progressing, Sliema Local Council is once again providing a wide range of courses at different levels and for different age groups. As an inclusive council, we strongly believe that courses should be accessible to everyone, including foreign residents, who are most welcome to participate.

Storytelling sessions for kids aged 5-7 are being held for the third consecutive year in the Council Library in Blanche Huber Street. The sessions are held on Saturday mornings between 900 and 1000 and are proving to be popular with participants.

Kids up to 3 years old are now being offered a new scheme called ‘Read With Me – Aqra Mieghi’ , which involves stories and rhymes in English every Tuesday between 4pm and 5pm at Sliema Local Council, and stories and rhymes in Maltese every Thursday between 4pm and 5pm at Sliema Local Council. This initiative is being organized under the auspices of the Ministry for Education.

As regards the national lifelong learning scheme for adults, Sliema Local Council is hosting the following courses: Literacy – Maltese; Literacy – English; Literacy – Science; Literacy – Maths; English as a foreign language; Maltese as a foreign language; Spanish Language and Culture; Zumba; Yoga; Understanding Child Development; Lace Making and Maltese Cultural and Natural Heritage. More information about this scheme may be obtained from https://lifelonglearning.gov.mt/

Sliema Local Council has also offered its popular course in beading, and will be once again organizing a course in basic computer skills for adults. More information can be obtained from the council.

In the coming weeks, the Committee for Education, which I chair, will be proposing a range of courses for the coming year, also taking into account the results obtained from courses offered in previous years. Sliema residents are most welcome to send any suggestions and feedback to mbrig@hotmail.com.

Note: This article features in Sliema Local Council magazine, December 2014

Lifelong Learning Courses commencing next February

Applications for Lifelong Learning Courses commencing next February are available at this link:

https://lifelonglearning.gov.mt/


Deadline to apply: Friday 12 December.

Christmas Events by Sliema Local Council

Sliema play area awarded for Accessibility

The Sliema Local Council has been awarded third place under the A+ Accessibility Scheme out of 26 participating Local Councils, for our latest project of new and accessible swings at Independence Garden.

We are proud that our efforts to ensure that the new play area is as accessible as possible have been fruitful. The design of the project was carried out by experts and we conducted comprehensive consultation to ensure best practice.

Aqra Mieghi - Read With Me: Stories and Rhymes for Children aged 0-3

Also check out: Storytelling for Kids aged 5-7 at Sliema Public Library
Link here: http://sliemanews.blogspot.com/2014/09/story-telling-for-kids-at-sliema-public.html

Influenza Vaccine from Sliema Local Council

Storytelling for Kids at Sliema Public Library

Storytelling for Kids will take place at Sliema Public Library, Blanche Huber Street for the third consecutive year.

Sessions will be in English and Maltese and will take place every Saturday morning (excluding public holidays) as from 1st November between 9am and 10am.

Children aged between 5 and 7 may participate.

To apply, parents/carers are to send names of children and parents/carers as well as landline phone number (not mobile) to sliema.lc@gov.mt , writing ‘Storytelling for Children’ in subject line.

In the meantime, please note that the Library will be closed between 1 and 7 October due to works related to computer software.

Also check out:
Aqra Mieghi - Read with Me: Stories and Rhymes for Kids aged 0-3 at Sliema Library
Link here: http://sliemanews.blogspot.com/2014/10/aqra-mieghi-read-with-me-stories-and.html