Theresa Nuzzo School teachers visit Wales

Marisa Farrugia and myself, both teachers at Theresa Nuzzo School, Marsa, visited Bedwas School, a small primary school close to Caerphilly, Wales, a few weeks ago, on a staff exchange as part of a three-year Comenius project that our school was involved in, together with schools in Spain and Wales.

At the start of our visit, headmistress Liz Harvey and the whole staff really welcomed us to their school, which has a population of 120 pupils. We also visited the infant school which is not far from their primary. As our visit coincided with the feast of St David, Wales's patron saint, the school was jam-packed with events. They celebrated the fantastic Eisteddfod, the day after they celebrated St David. We enjoyed their celebrations and shared their enthusiasm. They were delighted that two teachers from Malta were able to join in these celebrations.

We became acquainted with Welsh culture and history, while the Bedwas children were extremely interested in our way of living and culture. We had a lot of information about Malta: maps, brochures and DVDs, which we had an opportunity to share. We gave them letters from our schoolchildren, which they very much appreciated.

During our visit the school celebrated 'World Book Day'. Children and staff were asked to dress up as a character from their favourite book. Prizes were awarded to each year group.

Pupils were also invited to write a book review on any book of their choice during the half-term break. All entries were judged on this World Book Day. Prizes were awarded to winners and their entries and everything was displayed in the school library.

The celebration included a very interesting visit by Starlab from Techniquest, which transported us into space, surrounded by all the suns and planets.

Throughout the project, which is now coming to an end, our children had the opportunity to communicate with the other pupils by writing to each other or by sending e-mails and attachments about our different cultures. We also had the opportunity to go and visit their countries - Spain and Wales. It is a very enriching experience that we teachers and students have had the opportunity to communicate and share with them.

This was a great experience for us, and we thank our school, Theresa Nuzzo, and all staff for collaborating with us. We thank the EU for funding our project and this memorable trip.