SkolaSajf 2021 Closing Event
Europe Direct Valletta and Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta, participated in the government run summer school, Skolasajf, by delivering 26 sessions to 9–14-year-olds, between July 15 and August 19, 2021. The sessions, themed, ‘Building tomorrow… today’, reached some 260 children attending 26 centres in Malta and Gozo.
Closing Activity
The conclusions and recommendations of the Skolasajf activities were presented to Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela and the Minister for Education Justyne Caruana.
Two children, Amy Lanzon and Naomi Mangion from Fgura Skolasajf centre read a declaration on behalf of all participating children. Amy and Naomi said that they would like to live in a society in which they feel safe and protected. They would like to be surrounded by a healthy environment with more open spaces and free time to practice sport and to spend time together.
Above all, children would like to live in a society in which respect by everyone and to everyone prevails.
Introducing the activity, SEM CEO Mandy Falzon said that the participation of the agency in Skolasajf is one of its main channels of outreach to children during the year. Being one of the entities promoting the Conference on the Future of Europe at the national level, it was timely to offer the opportunity to children to give their views on how they would like their future to be as European citizens.
The outcome of these sessions will feed into the Conference on the Future of Europe, to build together with children healthier, resilient, fairer, and equal societies for all.