The Spanish Ambassador to Malta, Don Felipe de La Morena Casado, recently paid a visit to the Gozo College Boys’ Secondary, in Victoria.

The Ambassador was welcomed by the Director General at the Directorate for Educational Services, Mr.George Borg, the Gozo College Principal, Mr. Victor Galea, the Boys School Head Dr. Frank Abela, the Girls School Head Mr. Pierre Camilleri and the 6th Form Head Mr. Marcel Xuereb.

Also present for the occasion were the Head of the Spanish Department Ms. Frankline Zammit Galea, and the Spanish teachers Ms.Yvonne Azzopardi, Ms. Sandra Daly and Ms. Silvana Agius.

During this visit, over 160 students who study Spanish at the Boys Secondary School, Girls Secondary School and the S.M.A.R 6th Form were present. Students studying Spanish participated in a variety of performing arts, including Spanish music, dance and literature.

The students were later addressed by the Ambassador and Prof.Carmel Vassallo, Head of the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies, faculty of Arts, University of Malta.

The Ambassador commented that he was impressed by the hard work and dedication of teachers of Spanish, the high performance of students in the Spanish Fiesta, and also extended his gratitude to the organisation committee.

The Gozo College Boys’ Secondary said that this visit has been beneficial and fruitful not only for the Spanish teaching staff in the above mentioned schools but especially for the students studying the Spanish language – the language of 500 million people around the globe.

Before leaving the Ambassador signed the Gozo College Boys’ Secondary Visitor’s Book, which is now almost 100 year old

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