As the world marked International Education Day last Sunday, the role of corporate companies in the education sector, especially during the pandemic, has never been so crucial.
Bank of Valletta is an avid supporter of education in Malta, this being attested by its various programmes and initiatives.
“Education is one of the main pillars of our Community Programme and very much at heart for us,” Charles Azzopardi, BOV executive PR and marketing, said as the bank marked International Education Day.
“The bank directs considerable effort in supporting education programmes for children and youths and also provides affordable financing for higher and further education. We also organise numerous information and educational sessions relating to financial and investment aspects both for the general public as well as for the business community. The bank actively encourages and supports continuous learning and upskilling for its employees through internal and external training programm
Nine-Year-Old Boy With Non-Verbal Autism Writes Book about Journey to Space
Being transported to space is the dream of a 9-year-old boy with non-verbal autism, who succeeded in documenting his journey in a book being launched today to raise awareness about his condition. In his message, Beppe Caruana told Education Minister Justyne Caruana that he wants everyone to believe in people like him, and to recognise their abilities, not be distracted by their disability.
“I want to show everyone I’m not stupid,” Beppe told his mother Olivia Galea Seychell, when she asked him if he was certain about being present at the virtual launch of his book, titled
Nine-year-old Beppe Caruana, who has non-verbal autism, wanted to show the world that he is not stupid.
So he wrote a book.
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Il-Mawra Tiegħi fl-Ispazju (
My Holiday in Space) has just been published and was launched on Tuesday to raise awareness about his condition.
In his message, Beppe Caruana told Education Minister Justyne Caruana that he wants everyone to believe in people like him, and to recognise their abilities, not be distracted by their disability.
“I want to show everyone I’m not stupid,” Beppe told his mother Olivia Galea Seychell, when she asked him if he was certain about being present at the virtual launch of his book.
Nine-year-old boy on autism spectrum writes book about journey to space
Beppe Caruana, 9, writes about wanting to travel to space where he won t be weighed down by gravity and can escape to a place where he can be rid of all that upsets him
12 January 2021, 12:06pm
by Laura Calleja
Nine-year-old Beppe Caruana: Space was all I had imagined it to be; I felt at one with the universe. All obstacles had disappeared. I could shout and clap freely without anybody staring at me
A nine-year-old boy with non-verbal autism has written a book about his desire to travel to space, where he will no longer be weighed down by gravity.