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Laying of the foundation stone
On Sunday 3rd February 2008 the Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi
attended the laying of the foundation stone for a school in Gozo. This was
another ambitious project for Gozo, which sees the redevelopment of the
present school, Ninu Cremona Lyceum Complex, in Victoria into a modern
state-of-the art secondary school for boys.
The project is being carried out by the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools
under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Employment in collaboration with
the Ministry for Gozo.
The ceremony was opened by a message from the Head of School Dr Francis
Abela, followed by another from the Gozo Collage Principal Chev Frank
Gatt.The General Manager for the FTS, Mr Charles Farrugia gave another short
message. Then Minister for Gozo, Hon.Giovanna Debono and Minister for
Education, Youth & Employment, Dr Louis Galea each gave messages for the
occasion. This was followed by the Prime Minister Dr Laurence Gonzi giving
another address and then the laying of the foundation stone. Then the Bishop
of Gozo, Mario Grech after giving another short message, blessed the stone .
Then the national anthem was sung.
Present for this ceremony were several distinguished guest amongst whom were
the Parliament Speaker Mr Anton Tabone, On. Fredrick Azzopardi MP, On. Dr
Justyne Caruana LLD, MP, Permanent Secretary for Gozo Mr Micallef, Permanent
Secretary for Education Mr Frans Borg, Director General Directorate for
Educational Services Ms Michline Sciberras, Director General ministry for
Gozo Mr Mario Calleja, Architect Andrew Ellul , who is responsible for the
construction works, Director Customer Services Gozo, Ms Joyce Dimech,
College Principal Mr Sandro Spiteri, Mr George Calleja Principal Education
Officer, Mr Anton Portelli Education Officer, a number of Heads of school
from Gozo and their students. Most of the staff of Ninu Cremona Lyceum were
also present together with students and the Students Council Several parents
attended the ceremony.
Phase One of this new
project was started a couple of months ago. The current phase involves
demolition of one of the minor school playgrounds, corridor and stairs,
excavation works, and the building and finishing of a block that will be the
first in a series of another four blocks. Upon completion, the first block
will be accessible for the school administration to make use of while works
on the other blocks would be underway. The project requires an investment of
about 7 million euro ( Lm3m.).
The completed school will have 45 classrooms, 9 Science laboratories, 6
Technology Workshops, 4 Computer labs, art rooms, Food technology labs,
Needlework room, Graphical Communications rooms, Chapel, Resource rooms and
other modern educational facilities including career guidance rooms, a
Library and open spaces that can be used for school and community purposes.
The project also includes a seven-a-side football pitch, with a 200-metre
athletics track, that will be used mainly by the school during school hours,
but will also be available to the community after school hours,
complementing the adjacent Sports Complex facilities An underground car park
will also be constructed while a new road, connecting Europe Street to
Fortunato Mizzi Street, will be constructed in order for school transport to
have a more secure and safe bay area.
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NOTE TO
PARENTS
Monday 21st January 2008
Celebration Day (
Prize Day ) : Thursday 24th January at 11.15 am
We will celebrate the success of those students who did well in their
Annual exams of last scholastic year 2006-7. Those students who last year
were in Forms 1 to 4 and had obtained more than 75 marks in any subject,
will to be given a certificate and a book.
Parents are invited to
school for this event. You can park in the school football ground.
Students are going to do a number of presentations about their work they are
doing at school. Students have to bring the books for the first three
lessons and the last one.
Half Yearly Exams :
From Monday 11th to Tuesday 19th February 2008
The time table can be viewed on the school website on internet : ‘Notice
board’ : http://schoolnet.gov.mt/ncr/ . The half yearly exam papers are
also on the website.
Carnival & school
uniform : Students will NOT be allowed in school if they have
fancy coloured hair & earrings. Body piercing is also not
allowed for the safety of the students themselves. Students are expected to
come to school in the full winter uniform which includes the blazer
and shoes, not gym shoes. Students should wear the track suit on
those days when they have the PE lesson.
Half day – Wednesday
30th January 08 : On this day school finishes at 12.30pm. |
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Message
from the Head Of School
 I am pleased that I was appointed as Head of such a
good school. I have been an assistant head in this school for 5 years and
know exactly what are the strengths and weaknesses of the school. With the
help of my assistant heads, Ms J. Abela, Ms S. Casarini and Mr S.Sillato, I
am going to continue to focus on quality teaching to all our students. All
of us at NINU CREMONA LYCEUM COMPLEX aim and strive towards the holistic
education of the students under our care. We want to give a quality
education that stimulates each student to develop his maximum potential.
Nowadays, the world of work expects the students to
be able to continue with the development of their skills and abilities after
they leave school. We want to give our students those skills and abilities
that makes them capable and enable them for such demands of life long
learning.
We want to make the 5 year stay that the students
spend in our school a memorable one, also enriched with positive and moral
values. I believe that the school is the second home for the student.
Therefore they should be proud to belong and form part of such a welcoming
school. As I have already pointed out, I am proud to form part of this home.
All the staff at NINU CREMONA LYCEUM COMPLEX have this at their heart.
Moreover, you students and parents, our stakeholders, can help us achieve
our goals for the benefit of all and can support our efforts.
Thank You.
Dr. Francis Abela.
B.A.(Educ), Dip.Ed (Adm. & Mgt.) D.Biol.Sc. (Pisa)
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