Let's visit one of the 'Départements d'Outre-Mer Français'

Fourth year students of French have gone on a magical journey to discover the overseas French departments. They have done research on the Internet in order to locate these lands /islands, and learn more about their characteristics. As a result of such research, they have created a poster, the aim of which is to promote these territories and encourage people to visit them. Their message lies in fact within the words of their slogan.

The Maltese Finalists for the Logo Competition

Students have been encouraged to create a logo that would represent our Project. The four logos below have been shortlisted. San Andrea students and their parents are encouraged to vote for the logo that would compete against the best logo from our partner schools in France and Italy. This could be done by posting a comment, indicating their favourite logo and by giving the reason for their choice.

Logo 1

Logo 2

Logo 3

Logo 4

The Week End

How did you spend your weekend? Tell us about it...

Who was Mikiel Anton Vassalli

Mikiel Anton Vassalli was born on 5^th March 1764 in Żebbuġ, Malta and died on January 12, 1829.  He was a Maltese writer, a philosopher, and a linguist who published important Maltese language books, including a Maltese-Italian dictionary, a Maltese grammar book, the Maltese Gospels and, towards the end of his life, a book on Maltese proverbs.

It was only in the 1790's that Vassalli, alone among Maltese nationalists, took an interest in purifying the language of Italianisms and reviving it as a national language.  During the nineties he published three substantial works about the Maltese language, which set the study of the Maltese language for the first time on solid and scientific foundations. These works were:

• l-Alfabett Malti (1790),
• il-Milsen (1791) - a Maltese grammar in Latin
• Ktieb il-Kliem Malti (1796) - a Maltese-Latin-Italian dictionary.

Mikiel Anton Vassalli was expelled from Malta a number of times during his life due to his political beliefs. He lived during one of the most turbulent periods of Maltese history: the final years of the Knights of St. John, the two years of Napoleonic government (1798–1800), and the first years of British rule from 1800. Besides the social disorder that was an outcome of political upheaval, there was also a deeply felt division between the social classes: the privileged class on one hand and on the other the vast majority.

The following are some of the Grade 9's charts about Vassalli, his life and works.

Logo Competition

Currently a logo competition is going on. Students should design a logo for this project. The best logos will be uploaded on the blog. The logo with the highest number of votes will be chosen as the project logo! Good luck to all the students who are participating in this competition.

Back to school!

Hello! How are you? Tell us how you have spent your summer holidays...

First project meeting

The first project meeting will be held in Challans, France, on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th November 2012. Two teachers from Malta and three from Italy will be visiting the French school and discuss project details together with the French teachers.