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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 · 4d

💙 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 · 6d

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 · 6d

🤩 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 · 6d

💪🏼 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 · 6d

🥳 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 · 7d

💙 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 · 9d

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 · 9d

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

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 9d

💪🏽 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 · 9d

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 · 11d

💙 We thank the DLE for this kind invitation!

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 11d

🇲🇹 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 · 11d

🇪🇺 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 · 13d

🥳Looking forward to making the backpacks in session three!

@Fondi.eu @euerasmusplus.bsky.social

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#CreativeUpcycling
#SustainableCommunities
#LifelongLearning
#FondiEU
#ErasmusPlus

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 13d

💙Our facilitators, all current and formers BDE students, did an amazing job of patiently working through snags and problems. You are the best @jumaaabubaker @mariia_mostova @fibresinthewild !

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 13d

💪🏽Guided by Specialist Educator Tonya from @the_vx_foundry, students used an array of old machines from 1927-1990. Moving from one machine to another ensured that everyone focused on understanding the mechanics of each model.

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Blue Door Education @bluedooreducation.bsky.social · 13d

🤩Our second session of Creative Upcycling for Sustainable Communities focused on machine handling, problem solving, loading bobbins and simple sewing exercises. By the end of the session students were ready and confident to begin their first sewing project.

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

💚Additional thanks to H.E. Ambassador Whelan for visiting us with some goodies, as well as and taking the time to meet and chat with our staff and volunteers from Ireland.

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#AdultLiteracy
#AdultEducation

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

💙A HUGE thank you to our volunteers for putting their time, energy and love of languages into making this event so much fun.

🙏🏼We thank the EU Commission Representation in Malta for inviting us to take part, and the University of Malta Valletta Campus for hosting us in such a beautiful room.

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