About twenty heads of school and other officials engaged in the educational field from Sicily attended a seminar in Victoria along with headmasters and other officials from the education sector in Gozo. This seminar, which is the first of its kind, was held as part of a project funded by the programme of the European Union Comenius-Regio. The participation of Gozo in this project is represented by the Gozo College, Primary School of Victoria, the Victoria Local Council and the club SK Victoria Wanderers.
The seminar held in Gozo addressed the theme ‘European dimension in the educational field.’ Discussions were held on the use of the theatre as a tool in pedagogy as well as specific educational systems. While inaugurating the seminar, the Minister for Gozo, Giovanna Debono, explained how despite the small size of the island of Gozo, local students benefit from an education system that is having positive results at every level . The Minister stated this is also a result of continued investment made in recent years in the educational field both in terms of infrastructure as well as human resource. “It is also a result of the introduction of an inclusive education system to look at the abilities of each student so nobody is left out,” the Minister said.
Through this project the teachers and students of the sixth year of the Primary School in Victoria, visited Pollina in Sicily, to attend the annual festival of drama. The aim of this project is to increase mobility between students and heads of schools, create new friendships and promote creative teaching methods.
The participation of Gozitan entities in this project was described as an initiative to expand opportunities for both students and those involved in the education sector in Gozo. This is also beneficial from the communicative aspect between students and teachers who live in small areas and can often face particular challenges such as those caused by insularity.
During their stay in Gozo the foreign participants were given the opportunity to visit historical sites and tourist attraction in Gozo.