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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10h

💙 Thank you so much for hosting and treating us! We all immensely enjoyed the visit, and learnt so much about Maltese history and heritage!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10h

ℹ The SCH team are Bernardette Mercieca-Spiteri (Senior Exec. Officer; Archaeologist & Osteologist), Paolo Spadaro (Exec. Officer; Archaeologist), Cristiana Gualandi (Assistant Exec. Officer; Archaeologist), Cetty Parisi (Exec. Officer; Conservator) and Aya Hussein (Exec. Officer; Anthropologist).

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10h

i) explanation and handling of key artefacts representing different periods of Maltese archaeology including pottery, jewellery and glass objects,
ii) conservation treatments, and
iii) informal discussion on how the laboratory functions and the main tasks carried out.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10h

🏺After a warm welcome, SCH staff gave a brief introduction to their work, what cultural heritage is, and a quick overview of Maltese archaeology from prehistory to modern times. There followed a Q&A session, an explanation of the small exhibition area, and a laboratory visit including:

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10h

🤩 The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage Malta recently kindly invited us to visit them, setting up a special program in simple English especially for our students.

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#HumanityHasNoBorders
#AdultEducation
#AdultLiteracy
#NewCommunities

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 3d

💙 Thank you T-Rex and Teacher Blythe for making us laugh until our bellies ached 😂

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#StandWithRefugees
#HumanityHasNoBorders
#AdultEducation
#AdultLiteracy
#NewCommunities

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 3d

👻🎃😱 Look who rocked up to class this morning!

ℹTeaching about cultural events helps students understand cultural diversity, history, and the evolution of traditions, and T-Rex was a fun and engaging way to teach about Halloween in a cultural context.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 5d

💙 Thank you so much!

Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 5d

💙 Thank you EPALE Malta and the EPALE Europe assessors for this incredible recognition of our work in the community!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 5d

Our commitment to flexible, judgment-free education that meets learners exactly where they are remains steadfast, helping them to rebuild their lives in their new host country with dignity, equity and confidence.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 5d

This national award isn't just for us; it belongs to every adult learner who has taken the brave first step and walked through our doors, to our passionate & compassionate volunteers, to our dedicated staff, to our pro bono board members, and to every single donor and supporter of our work.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 5d

🏆 WE WON!

🥳 Blue Door Education is the winner of the EPALE Malta 2025 Award for Best Non-formal and Community Learning for Adults!

#EPALE #EPALEMalta #EPALEMalta2025 #EPALEEurope #AwardWinner #Volunteering #StandWithRefugees #HumanityHasNoBorders #AdultEducation #AdultLiteracy #NewCommunities

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 7d

This learning opportunityreceived funding from Erasmus+ & the Funding Scheme to Deliver Non-formal Learning Opportunities for Adults in Malta & Gozo, administered by the Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Employability within the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 7d

🤩 We thank Specialist Educator Tonya from @the_vx_foundry, our fantastic facilitators @jumaaabubaker @mariia_mostova @fibresinthewild, and BDE interns and volunteers, whose combined efforts made this project so successful.

💙 What a wholesome, sustainable collaboration between BDE & The VX Foundry!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 7d

💪🏼 Students arrived, confidently set up the sewing machines and got on with completing their projects with minimal supervision. The learning curve was evident: far fewer snags and way better problem solving. Everyone managed to create a beautiful backpack they were so proud of!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 7d

🥳 The final Creative Upcycling for Sustainable Communities workshop was such a joyful and positive experience!

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#AdultEducation
#CreativeUpcycling
#SustainableCommunities
#LifelongLearning
#FondiEU
#ErasmusPlus

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 8d

💙 We couldn't run our school without our kind-hearted and extremely talented volunteers.

#Volunteering
#AdultLiteracy
#AdultEducation
#HumanityHasNoBorders
#NewCommunities

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10d

This learning opportunity received funding from Erasmus+ & the Funding Scheme to Deliver Non-formal Learning Opportunities for Adults in Malta & Gozo, administered by the Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Employability within the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10d

💙 We can’t wait to see the results in the final workshop!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10d

💪🏽 Students confidently loaded bobbins and got cracking. A few machines were problematic, all issues were solved by facilitators @jumaaabubaker @mariia_mostova and @fibresinthewild.

🙏🏼 With many participants and many languages, having plenty of volunteers is helpful to keep everyone at the same pace!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 10d

Our 3rd session of Creative Upcycling for Sustainable Communities with Tonya from @the_vx_foundry focused on prepping machines, practicing straight hems, selecting the fabric & beginning on backpacks.

#AdultEducation
#CreativeUpcycling
#SustainableCommunities
#LifelongLearning
#FondiEU
#ErasmusPlus

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 12d

💙 We thank the DLE for this kind invitation!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 12d

🇲🇹 Invited by Malta’s Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Employability, this was a perfect opportunity to listen, exchange insights, contribute to essential discussions regarding the future of adult education, meet over 100 peers and policy makers, and gain valuable experience on an EU level.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 12d

🇪🇺 Our President and Co-Founder, Justine, was in Brussels this week for a 2 day community conference “Passages - A journey through adult learning”, celebrating 10 years of #EPALE!

#EPALETen
#EPALE10
#EPALECommunityConference
#AdultLearning
#AdultLiteracy
#LifelongLearning
#Teaching
#Volunteering

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 14d

🥳Looking forward to making the backpacks in session three!

@Fondi.eu @euerasmusplus.bsky.social

#AdultEducation
#CreativeUpcycling
#SustainableCommunities
#LifelongLearning
#FondiEU
#ErasmusPlus

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