peripatetic
English expat in Malta
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About me
English
Lives in Vittoriosa, Il-Birgu
Registration: 29 July 2017
Schools policy on placing according to age- how to get around that? by StaceyMadeleine
My daughter was supposed to begin primary school last Wednesday. According to their policy, she would be in grade 4. She started grade 2 in her school in the US this year (which is on level for her age there- the cut off for birthdays is august 31 ...
I believe US schools have a different grade system; the equivalent of US Grade 3 is actually Maltese Grade 4. so you are looking at a one year jump, not a 2 year jump, so far as I understand. In my experience, coming from a UK school to the ... Read More
walking the Malta Coastal Walk by Jeffus114
I am considering to walk the Malta Coastal walk in one hike, it will be about 155-160km (with medical team). Anyone familiar with the route?
There鈥檚 someon on kickstarter/Reddit who is doing it in October .. are you the same person? You might be able to share info ... Read More
walking the Malta Coastal Walk by Jeffus114
I am considering to walk the Malta Coastal walk in one hike, it will be about 155-160km (with medical team). Anyone familiar with the route?
No information I'm afraid, but watching with interest... Read More
English school in Malta by Gloria Cannavo
I need information about enshish spoken school Im Malta , My to 2 kids are at primary school in london , and we are thinking to move to Malta . We need to find a school we鈥檙e the main language is English . Please help Thank you Gloria
The independent schools will teach in English. I've heard mixed feedback about the government schools as to whether classes are *actually* held in English or not... think it depends on the school. You need to decide whether you are going ... Read More
Safe deposit boxes?
Looking for somewhere to store important documents while we have work done on the house while we are away. BOV says they don't accept new customers for deposit boxes / safe keeping.... HSBC doesn't do them anymore. any ideas where we could ... Read More
How long to receive residency card? by Cedced2018
Hi, I have applied for ordinary residency (EU citizen) under self sufficiency. It's been more than 9 weeks and still didn't receive anything (was told 5 weeks when I applied). So went to Identity Malta and they said it's still not ...
over 3 months for us ... /forum/viewtopic.php?id=755966#4067310 Read More
Other international/private school options besides Verdala & QSI by GuestPoster518
Hello, I'm so happy I found this forum. We have a very unexpected move to Malta this coming summer and my top priority is figuring out schooling for my daughter who will be entering 1st grade. We are coming from the States and will be in Malta ...
We live in Birgu <<as a result of the school location>>, and while we only moved here temporarily for the first month of settling in, we actually love it so much we stayed. We walk to school :-) I am yet to find an international school ... Read More
Other international/private school options besides Verdala & QSI by GuestPoster518
Hello, I'm so happy I found this forum. We have a very unexpected move to Malta this coming summer and my top priority is figuring out schooling for my daughter who will be entering 1st grade. We are coming from the States and will be in Malta ...
OndelaM, have you tried St Edward's? Boys are easier to place than girls in junior school... Read More
Other international/private school options besides Verdala & QSI by GuestPoster518
Hello, I'm so happy I found this forum. We have a very unexpected move to Malta this coming summer and my top priority is figuring out schooling for my daughter who will be entering 1st grade. We are coming from the States and will be in Malta ...
I'm trying to get my daughter into year 1 in 2.5 years time and already most of the waiting lists are closed out on the schools we've applied for. haven't gone for qsi though. she's currently in a school that is boys only from year ... Read More
Private/International Schooling - Up to Date Info Please!! by LexyL
Hi My husband has just accepted a job in Malta and we're hoping to relocate there from the UK in the next couple of months. We have 3 kids, aged 9, 7 and 3 and I'm currently doing lots of research into the private and international schools ...
Ali, if you're hoping to get in this coming school year (to Verdala), it's worth seeing the waiting list before you put too much effort and or focus on that one school..... Read More
ID Cards - how long currently? by peripatetic
We applied for our ID cards over 2 months ago. Still waiting, and it's a challenge with our banking not being local until we get the cards. Anyone have an idea of how long it's taking to send them out these days? Thanks...
My postman said that he delivers them; i would have had to give him the temporary form in exchange (and show id too i think); he made sure to point it out so that i didn't throw out the form ... so they definitely do deliver at least some of ... Read More
ID Cards - how long currently? by peripatetic
We applied for our ID cards over 2 months ago. Still waiting, and it's a challenge with our banking not being local until we get the cards. Anyone have an idea of how long it's taking to send them out these days? Thanks...
Well, I took responsibility back from my husband, who'd been looking after it, and I called 2 days ago to follow up. We got the letter in the post yesterday to go pick them up. Hubby was certain that the actual cards would be sent out to us, ... Read More
St.Edwards college by Sofia2018
We are from Germany, and we would like to enroll our child into St.Edwards college Does anybody have any experience with this school ? I would be very grateful for any information you can share Thank you
I have 3 kids in St Edward's (all in early years or primary), though we've only been there this school year. I'm very happy with the school, the head is making more positive changes too. I suspect that most expats live sliema or north ... Read More
ID Cards - how long currently? by peripatetic
We applied for our ID cards over 2 months ago. Still waiting, and it's a challenge with our banking not being local until we get the cards. Anyone have an idea of how long it's taking to send them out these days? Thanks...
Thanks, Kiki... SimCity ... i'll look into that; we'd done all the (other) processes, just waiting on the cards, maybe we should restart with the passport... Read More
ID Cards - how long currently? by peripatetic
We applied for our ID cards over 2 months ago. Still waiting, and it's a challenge with our banking not being local until we get the cards. Anyone have an idea of how long it's taking to send them out these days? Thanks...
Actually, it's over 3 months ago ! But i've just been told that someone who applied in October only just got theirs through... :-( Read More
ID Cards - how long currently? by peripatetic
We applied for our ID cards over 2 months ago. Still waiting, and it's a challenge with our banking not being local until we get the cards. Anyone have an idea of how long it's taking to send them out these days? Thanks...
We spoke to them a week or so ago... they said it's taking a bit longer than usual because of christmas... Read More
ID Cards - how long currently?
We applied for our ID cards over 2 months ago. Still waiting, and it's a challenge with our banking not being local until we get the cards. Anyone have an idea of how long it's taking to send them out these days? Thanks... Read More
Private/International Schooling - Up to Date Info Please!! by LexyL
Hi My husband has just accepted a job in Malta and we're hoping to relocate there from the UK in the next couple of months. We have 3 kids, aged 9, 7 and 3 and I'm currently doing lots of research into the private and international schools ...
You haven't mentioned St Edwards. It is less international than some of the others (verdala / QSI), but the new headteacher is making big changes, and it has a good reputation. Worth looking into. I've got a 9, 6 and 2 year old going ... Read More
Best place to advertise for nanny / housekeeper by peripatetic
We are looking for an english speaking nanny/housekeeper/babysitter. An important part of the job is the babysitting so we can go out at night, but they need to have a bit of nous because of the rare potential for a life threatening issue with 2 of ...
Hi Phil, I googled the facebook sites mentioned above and had a lot of responses. There seems to be a lot of philipino care workers here; other than that i don't really know much to comment, i'm afraid! Read More
Best place to advertise for nanny / housekeeper by peripatetic
We are looking for an english speaking nanny/housekeeper/babysitter. An important part of the job is the babysitting so we can go out at night, but they need to have a bit of nous because of the rare potential for a life threatening issue with 2 of ...
thank you, Duxx ... I keep forgetting how much of malta is run by Facebook :-) Read More
Best place to advertise for nanny / housekeeper
We are looking for an english speaking nanny/housekeeper/babysitter. An important part of the job is the babysitting so we can go out at night, but they need to have a bit of nous because of the rare potential for a life threatening issue with 2 of ... Read More
Looking for a reliable plumber and electrician by Nat2018
Dear all, I'd really appreciate any recommendations for reliable and reasonably priced plumbers and electricians to do some jobs around the flat. Also looking for someone good who can tile and install a shower, toilet, sink etc. I'm based ...
I鈥檓 also looking for an electrician, for work in Birgu... Read More
QSI or Verdala by May Bee Three
Please can someone help me with explaining the differences between QSI and Verdala, has anyone got experience with both? We are not from the US and our children are IB primary years. Which school is better and for what reason. Would really ...
I know very little but the little that was relevant to us was that QSI had no waiting list, but very small school. Verdala long waiting list, much bigger school. We are at St Edwards; IB in the older years, but mainly a boy's except for some ... Read More
Best areas to live close to San Anton and San Andreas by Anouschka Venter
Hi there, We are coming over in June 2018 on fact finding mission to see if Malta could be our next home. We're coming from South Africa and we'd like our boys to attend an English school. My husband works from home so we'll try to find ...
Can't help with the areas, but good to make sure you can actually get into the schools when you want to and the waiting list isn't too long. Read More
Summer or Winter uniform in September?
Thank you! I was thinking about bags but wasn't sure how big they needed to be... perhaps i should just buy them and then can replace if needs must. Very helpful to know in advance :-) Read More
Summer or Winter uniform in September?
Thank you! Are you a St Edwards parent? I'm wondering what i should focus on buying while i'm in a big city (and before my last minute rush when we arrive in malta only a few days before school starts).... Years 1 and 4. Read More
Summer or Winter uniform in September?
We are (hopefully) joining St Edwards in September. I'm buying school shoes while I'm still in London as my son's feet are hard to fit.... but i can't get a hold of anyone on the school phone number. Will they start back in summer ... Read More
St Edwards school
thanks, Anastasiya .. they have space for one of the boys in Chiswick, and the other kids would be top of the waiting list, but we then still have to wait until someone leaves for the eldest to get in ... i find it so difficult to figure it out ... Read More
St Edwards school
Hello Natasha, Did you end up going to St Edwards? We are in a very similar situation just now and i would love to hear feedback... Read More