On Thursday, 12th March 2026 the National Literacy Agency, in collaboration with the Malta Football Association, organised a football event at the National Football Stadium in Ta’ Qali to celebrate the end of the fifteenth cycle of the Footballers’ Read & Write Programme / ‘Bil-Qari u l-Kitba Niskorja’. Students from the following primary schools participated in the celebration:
Maria Regina College, St Paul’s Bay Primary School;
St Ġorġ Preca College, Ħamrun GP Primary School;
St Ġorġ Preca College, Valletta Primary School;
St Ignatius College, Ħal Qormi San Bastjan;
St Margaret College, Senglea Primary School;
St Nicholas College, Mġarr Primary School;
St Theresa College, Msida Primary School;
St Thomas More College Żejtun B Primary School.
During the celebration event, the pupils had a private guided tour of the National Stadium premises and Football Museum. A football tournament was held for all participants at the Centenary Stadium. Hon. Minister for for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Dr Clifton Grima attended this event and presented each child with a ball, a book prize, a token from MFA, and a certificate of participation. Students from St Augustine College, St Elias College, and Gozo College Nadur Primary School, also participated in this cycle of the Footballers’ Read and Write Programme.
A total of 112 students participated in this cycle, and from 2022 until now, 810 students have participated.
Ċelebrazzjoni tal-programm ‘Bil-Qari u l-Kitba Niskorja’
Nhar il-Ħamis, 12 ta’ Marzu 2026, l-Aġenzija Nazzjonali tal-Litteriżmu, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Malta Football Association, organizzat ċelebrazzjoni fl-Istadium Nazzjonali f’Ta’ Qali fl-okkażjoni tal-ħmistax-il ċiklu tal-programm ‘Bil-Qari u l-Kitba Niskorja/ Footballers’ Read and Write Programme’. L-iskejjel li ħadu sehem f’din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni kienu:
Kulleġġ Maria Reġina, Skola Primarja ta’ San Pawl il-Baħar;
Kulleġġ San Ġorġ Preca, Skola Primarja tal-Ħamrun GP;
Kulleġġ San Ġorġ Preca, Skola Primarja tal-Belt Valletta;
Kulleġġ San Injazju, Skola Primarja ta’ Ħal Qormi San Bastjan;
Kulleġġ Santa Margerita, Skola Primarja tal-Isla;
Kulleġġ San Nikola, Skola Primarja tal-Imġarr;
Kulleġġ Santa Tereża, Skola Primarja tal-Imsida;
Kulleġġ San Tumas More, Skola Primarja B taż-Żejtun.
‘Bil-Qari u l-Kitba Niskorja’ huwa programm li jgħaqqad il-futbol mal-litteriżmu bil-għan li jgħin lit-tfal japprezzaw u jħobbu aktar il-qari u l-kitba permezz ta’ attivitajiet relatati mal-futbol u l-isport. Matul iċ-ċelebrazzjoni, it-tfal kellhom l-opportunità jżuru l-Istadium Nazzjonali kif ukoll il-Mużew tal-Futbol. Minbarra dan, it-tfal ipparteċipaw f’turnament tal-football fis-Centenary Stadium. L-Onor. Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni, Żgħażagħ, Sport, Riċerka, u Innovazzjoni, Dr Clifton Grima, attenda din l-attività u ta ballun żgħir, ktieb tal-qari u ċertifikat ta’ parteċipazzjoni lil kull parteċipant bħala tifkira. Studenti mill-Kulleġġ Santu Wistin, il-Kulleġġ San Elija u l-iskola primarja tan-Nadur tal-Kulleġġ t’Għawdex ukoll ħadu sehem f’dan iċ-ċiklu ta’ ‘Bil-Qari u l-Kitba Niskorja’.
F’dan iċ-ċiklu ħadu sehem 112 student u b’kollox, mill-2022 s’issa, ipparteċipaw 810 student fil-programm ‘Bil-Qari u l-Kitba Niskorja’.
