Sir Adrian Dingli Junior Lyceum students go back to primary school
On March 4, all Form I students attending Sir Adrian Dingli Junior Lyceum spent the morning in one of the school's feeder schools. The main aim of the project was to build closer links with the feeder schools, as well as to help the school's...
On March 4, all Form I students attending Sir Adrian Dingli Junior Lyceum spent the morning in one of the school's feeder schools. The main aim of the project was to build closer links with the feeder schools, as well as to help the school's prospective students be better prepared for the forthcoming change from primary to secondary.
The State primary schools visited were Gzira, Mellieha, Msida, Naxxar, Pembroke, St Julian's, San Gwann and Sliema. The Form I students spoke to Year 6 and Year 7 pupils in their classrooms. Twenty-six Year 6 and 7 classes were visited concurrently and involved in the project.
In each class a Form I student acted as compère. The junior lyceum students first recited a short play, based on a child's fears on facing the first day of secondary school.
This was followed by individual presentations on differences found between a primary and a secondary school. The students focused mainly on a typical day at secondary school, subject teachers, new subjects, specialised rooms, the students, and midday break activities.
The primary school pupils were encouraged to ask questions and were then each presented with a hand-crafted bookmark, which the Form I students had prepared. Each bookmark carried a message of advice and encouragement.
The Form I students were made most welcome by all the primary heads, who were each presented with a memento specially prepared by the Sir Adrian Dingli Scoops team. The students also enjoyed meeting their primary school teachers again. Many primary schools treated their old girls to refreshments.
The Sir Adrian Dingli SDP committee, which organised the event, is very pleased with the positive outcome, and feels that the school's aims have been reached. One primary school teacher commented after the activity:
"Children listen to one another more than to teachers, so this activity has really given them a clearer picture of the coming change. And it also encouraged them to work hard to pass their junior lyceum exam!"