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Learning differently: Waldorf schools emphasise creativity

Schooling in Malta: any room for alternative models of education?

Education, a hot topic. Especially now with the new National Curriculum. We hear from a parent who is keen to pioneer an alternative model of schooling in Malta.

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Nenu at the Maypole artisan bakery

Simple tastes

Maltese bread by artisan baker Nenu. A video to warm the heart. Insider view of baking the daily loaf.

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Mizieb Valley, Malta, in winter: Photo: Leslie Vella

Weather watch: January in Malta

Weather in Malta in January is mild by European winter norms, but menacing! Stormy one day, warm sun the next.

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Merchants Street at Xmas

Does Malta shutdown at Christmas?

In Malta for your Christmas holidays. Worried you might find the islands closed for business? We’ve glad tidings that things here aren’t so bleak.

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The Teotronica music robot

Science Brain-drain from Malta & one man’s mission

Science in Malta is seeing a brain drain. But what can halt the flow? Funding the brightest and best PhDs would be a start, says Edward Duca.

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Christmas lights, Valletta. Photo: Leslie Vella

Weather watch: Malta in December

Weather in Malta December is cool enough to put us in the frame of mind for Christmas, but it’s far from cold as ‘Up North’ knows it!

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La Poiana ('the buzzard') olive oil

Olive Oil from Italy with love to Malta

Olive oil produced in Italy and brought to Malta, not by a regular retailer but by a Gozitan dentist who’s a passionate artisan producer.

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Mgarr from Bingemma Heights. Photo: Leslie Vella

Weather watch: Malta in November

Weather in Malta in November is mild, moist but mostly set fair. You can still swim in warm seas, but you can shiver too!

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The Rug Company

Rugs to Riches: an international design brand with Maltese roots

The Rug Company has its roots in Malta. Now, its designer rugs grace homes the world over. Co-founder Suzanne Sharp tells us what it means to be back.

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Dr John Briffa

Dr John Briffa: ‘Escape the Diet Trap’ workshop in Malta

Dr John Briffa, a UK specialist in weight loss & health and a well-known author and journalist, presents the insights behind his new book, ‘Escape the Diet Trap’, 12 November.

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Undertaker cum taxi driver, Valletta, Malta. Photo: Alex Grech

The Grateful Dead

We love the dead, especially in November. The month Malta mourns its souls and tolls bells for its dearly departed.

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Luzzu under repair. Photo: Leslie Vella

The Cult of the Amateur

Malta has spawned global thinkers, opera tenors and snooker players. It has a talented, creative youth. But it relies on the hard graft of amateurs nonetheless.

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Maltese stone and pumpkins, complementary colours under autumnal sun

Pumpkin: Not just for Halloween

In Malta, a pumpkin is not just for Halloween, it’s for daily life – for stews and soups day in day out, not once-a-year lantern making.

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Devil's Double in action, Malta.

The Devil’s Double: an extra’s view

The Devil’s Double was filmed in Malta last year. We find out about life brushing with the film greats on set through the eyes and ears of an experienced extra.

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