Ensuring capacity building for quality education for ALL the students within a college community

Topic(s) addressed

This project used the topics of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) to give participants opportunities to practise public speaking and presentation skills in front of an unfamiliar audience. 

It also focused on fostering collaboration across the schools, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, and emotional Intelligence.

Target group(s)

The target groups included school leaders, assistant heads, educators and psychosocial staff members.

Methodologies

Linguistic competences were engaged as the students had to present their work before a panel. School exchanges offered the opportunity to mix with other students.

Innovation environment

This project had two objectives. Firstly, it aimed to strengthen the emotional and professional capacity building of the psychosocial team, school leaders and teachers. Secondly, it sought to foster skills through STEAM education. Other benefits included improved student behaviour and a more positive and welcoming environment in schools. 

Teachers’ role

There were 32 participants in this project. The training experiences not only served to strengthen the cooperation between educators but also provided them with have a common goal centred around fostering the school’s vision and mission, where the ultimate beneficiary is the learner.

Impact and output

A booklet about conflict resolution aimed at younger students in the school was published and shared with all primary schools in Malta. The STEAM projects also increased parents’ involvement as they supported their children in the developing of a project related to electricity.

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