A delegation from the American Association of School Adminis-trators (AASA) arrived in Malta last Friday. During their visit, the delegates will meet local education officials, visit a number of schools and meet with officials from the University and the Malta College of Arts Sciences and Technology. The group leaves on Thursday.
US Ambassador Douglas Kmiec will host a reception at his residence on Tuesday during which the AASA delegates will be able to hold discussions with local counterparts in education as well as repres-entatives of the different religious faiths in Malta.
The ambassador is keen to facilitate the introduction of comparative religion in school curricula as a means to encourage understanding between faiths.
Prior to their arrival in Malta, the AASA members were in Sicily to take part in the 36th Invitational International Seminar on Schooling (IISS). The seminar was aimed at bringing together senior Sicilian education policy makers and North American educational leaders to discuss policies and issues that affect national and primary schooling worldwide.
The IISS has enabled and enhanced collaboration efforts between and among educational organisations worldwide and has facilitated constructive dialogue on important issues affecting education and society.