Be Kind to all Kind
Animal Awareness Week at St Thomas More College, Middle & Secondary School, Żejtun
Between Monday 23rd and Friday 27th October, St Thomas More College, Middle & Secondary School, Żejtun organized an Animal Awareness Week. The aim of this event was to educate, inspire and instil in students a sense of responsibility and compassion towards animals and all species and to recognize that animals too are sentient beings.
Through a series of engaging activities and educational sessions throughout assemblies and the rest of the day, students learnt about Maltese Species thanks to Birdlife Malta, the crucial training and work involved and done by two separate entities, the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation, and the Service Dogs Malta Foundation, together with their non-human companions, Adele, Toby and Kayleigh. Talks were also delivered by various guest speakers including a vet, members from the Malta Falconers Club and from the Cat Enthusiasts. Informative and very enjoyable displays were performed by the K9 Section and the Mounted Section of the Malta Police Force, as well as the Canine Search and Rescue Team of the Order of Malta, the Malta Falconers Club and Klabb Klieb tal-Kaċċa ta’ Malta. During the PSCD lessons, teachers across all year groups facilitated lessons related to animal care and kindness and with the invaluable support of MSPCA personnel and their cute puppies, topics related to the Five Freedoms, Compassion and Adoption were also given prominence.
Animal Awareness week provided a unique learning experience for all students, SLT, staff, parents and minor staff alike – a vital exercise in collaboration and care whilst promoting the importance of respect and responsibility in co-existing with our non-human counterparts. Mass for students, parents, staff, and their companion animals together with the blessing of animals was also held for the younger year groups.
Students were also encouraged to give back to the community through a variety of fundraising activities to support a local animal shelter. These included the Pet Cinema Corner, various food stalls including plant sale, exceptionally manned by teachers and parents, as well as a whole week’s collection of food. During this animal awareness week, we managed to collect €1,100 and over 150 kilos of pet food. Well done to all involved!
For more information, kindly visit our school website.
Ms Louiselle Grech
Teacher Coordinator
https://newsbreak.edu.mt/2023/11/08/be-kind-to-all-kind/
Monday 23rd October 2023
Thank you, Birdlife Malta, for accepting our invitation.
Pet food collection…not bad for the first day… Thank you to everyone who has donated pet food. Donations will be welcomed all week long.
Demonstration by the Police K9 Section for our secondary students.
Cinema Pet Corner, organised for our Year 7 and 8 students, was a huge success!
Tuesday 24th October 2023
Special assemblies during Animal Awareness Week 2023
Animal-shaped biscuits and pancakes sale during the breaks
Bejgħ ta’ pjanti b’risq il-qtates li jiġu salvati / Plant sale in aid of rescued cats
Police Mounted Section St Thomas More College Middle & Secondary School, Zejtun during Animal Awareness Week
Canine Search and Rescue (Order of Malta) St Thomas More College Middle & Secondary School, Zejtun during Animal Awareness Week
Wednesday 25th October 2023
Everything is ready for this morning mass with year 7. Special thanks goes to all helpers!
Year 7 Mass and Blessing of Animals. Thank you all.
Animal Awareness Notice Board
Puppies Oakley, Forest and Fleur from MSPCA during various PSCD lessons
Life is better with a best friend…during the blessing of animals at St Thomas More College Middle & Secondary School, Zejtun
More animal awareness sessions…special thanks to all involved!
More pet food donations. The deadline is this Friday. Thank you!
Thursday, 26th October 2023
MSPCA Talks during the PSCD lessons 
Guide dogs and Service dogs during our animal awareness week 
Friday, 27th October 2023
During the Year 9 Assembly, Hon. Alicia Bugeja Said, Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Animal Welfare, made a visit to our school. She also gave the school a memento for the animal awareness event that took place this week. Thank you very much!
Mr. George Farrugia, manager from the commissioner for animal welfare addressing our Year 8 students during our animal awareness week. Thank you!
Year 8 Mass and Blessing of Animals. Thank you all.
School visit by Ms. Ruth Gatt during our animal awareness week. Ms. Gatt was recently awarded the Most Popular Educator in the field of animal welfare education. Thank you for accepting our invitation, and congratulations on receiving this award!
Visit by the Malta Falconers Club and Klabb Klieb tal-Kaċċa ta’ Malta during our animal awareness week
I would like to thank all of the staff, students, parents/guardians, special visitors, and organisations who participated in Animal Awareness Week. You contributed to the success of our animal awareness week!
