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School Projects

The LIFE Integrated Project supports the implementation of Malta’s 2nd River Basin Management Plan through the undertaking of several measures aimed at optimising the use of water resources in the Maltese Islands. Action C.4 under this project focuses on educational activities promoting the conservation of water resources.

LIFE School Projects

These activities include an annual call for project initiatives to be undertaken in schools to promote the better use of water resources. These project initiatives include an educational dimension aimed at ensuring the active participation of students in the development and implementation of the initiative. This in order to increase awareness in students of the need to optimise the use of water in the Maltese islands.

The themes for these projects are Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation, and the projects tackle one or both of these themes. The projects need to be identified by the students and the activities evnsiaged as part of the project need to be undertaken in the schools and/or their immediate surroundings. A comprehensive approach, and therefore involving the whole school, must be applied for the activities.

During the past 7 years we had a number of schools that took part in this initiative.

Water

Energy

2017-2018
School Title
1 Gozo College, San Lawrenz Primary Research on Rain Water Harvest
2 St Margaret College, Vittoriosa Primary Water Conservation
3 St Clare College, San Ġwann Primary If Everyone saves a little: we save a lot
4 St Nicholas College, Rabat Primary Fun walk for Water
5 Maria Regina College, Wardija Resource Centre Protecting Nature and Ourselves
6 San Ġorġ Preca College, Paola Primary Save Water
7 St Nicholas College, Dingli Secondary Grounds for Greening






















































2017-2018
School Title
1 Gozo College, San Lawrenz Primary Research on Rain Water Harvest
2 St Margaret College, Vittoriosa Primary Water Conservation
3 St Clare College, San Ġwann Primary If Everyone saves a little: we save a lot
4 St Nicholas College, Rabat Primary Fun walk for Water
5 Maria Regina College, Wardija Resource Centre Protecting Nature and Ourselves
6 San Ġorġ Preca College, Paola Primary Save Water
7 St Nicholas College, Dingli Secondary Grounds for Greening






















































2018-2019
School Title More  Info
1 Immaculate Conception, Tarxien Reuse of Collected Rain Water and Filtered Water
2 St Clare College, San Ġwann Primary Save a Million Drops in a Minion
3 Savio College, Dingli Rain Water Harvesting: Sustainability of Afforestation Project & Agricultural Project
4 San Ġorġ Preca College, Ħamrun Secondary Water Fountain and Rain Water Harvesting Project
5 San Ġorġ Preca College, Valletta Primary Rain Harvesting and Roof Garden
6 Gozo College Sannat Primary & Special Unit Harvest the Drop to Harvest a Crop
7 St Nicholas College, Mtarfa Primary Bringing Water to Life in our School
8 Maria Regina College, Wardija Resource Centre Getting Greener
9 St Margaret College, Senglea Primary Water Conservation
10 St Benedict College, Safi Primary Water - The Precious Liquid






















































2019-2021
School Title More  Info
1 St Nicholas College, Mġarr Primary Change of leaking and defective Taps
2 St Margaret College, Vittoriosa Primary Installation of an irrigation system for Watering Crops
3 San Ġorġ Preca College, Valletta Primary Don't waste Water
4 Gozo College, San Lawrenz Primary Hoarding a Treasure
5 Gozo College, Secondary Every Drop counts
6 Savio College, Dingli Save Water, Save Life
7 St Monica School, Gżira Water Saving Push Taps for the School Extension






















































2021-2022
School Title More Info
1 San Ġorġ Preca College, Valletta Primary Drip irrigation/ replacement of taps
2 Savio College, Dingli Cleaning of cesspit to reuse as secondary water
3 St Nicholas College, Rabat Primary Buying of reusable bottles
4 St Edward’s College, Birgu Cleaning and mapping of water catchment system
5 Maria Regina College, Naxxar Induction Centre Collection of rain water to water vegetable patch
6 St Paul’s Missionary College, Rabat Collection of rain water and monitoring water levels
7 San Ġorġ Preca College, Floriana Primary Water Tanks and painting
8 St Theresa College, Birkirkara Middle School Renovation of well and irrigation


























































































2022-2023











School Title More Info
1 San Ġorġ Preca College, Valletta Primary Say No To Plastic
2 St Nicholas College, Rabat Primary Water Conservation Day through STEAM Activities
3 San Ġorġ Preca College, Ħamrun Secondary School Making every raindrop count
4 St Ignatius College, Ħandaq Secondary School Efficient Water Use for Plant Propagation
5 St Theresa College, Birkirkara Middle School


























































































2023-2024















































School Title More Info
1 St Patrick's Salesian School Drink Well, Live Well, and Be Well! Water Fountain Project
2 St Thomas More Fgura A Primary Together We Can... Save Water
3 St Thomas More Tarxien Primary L-Ilma Prezzjuż
4 Maria Regina Qawra Primary Eco-Zen Water - A water conservation project
5 Gozo College Xagħra Primary Smarter kids, Smarter school
6 Gozo College Żebbuġ Primary Watering our trees responsibly
7 San Gorg Preca Valletta Primary Quench Your Thirst
8 St Augustine College H2O - Help To Outlast
9 Sacred Heart Senior School Conserving water through water-saving tips






















































Transfer of Knowledge Projects

The transfer of Knowledge Project is a school competition divided into three separate categories (story telling, photography and other art forms). Students are encouraged to seek past domestic and agricultural water management practices from parents and grandparents who remember a time when water was communally perceived as a scarce precious resource and great effort and care had to be made to use water efficiently and to harvest rainwater. Students shall need to depict this information through a chosen art form. The objective of this action is for children to speak to their elders about water management to transfer this knowledge between generations and to preserve and disseminate this knowledge through art.

Water

Energy

School Title More Info
1 St Thomas More College, Żejtun Secondary School Traditional Water Use in Malta