The KIDs Programme The KIDs programme is one of the services offered by Richmond Foundation, a local NGO that supports people experiencing mental health problems in the community. This Programme is supported through a Public Social Partnership between Richmond Foundation and the Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights. The KIDs in Development Programme is a residential, behavioural p...

Home Tuition Service Students unable to attend school from Year 1 to Year 11 for at least three consecutive weeks due to illness, medical condition (if it is not contagious) or injury can be referred for home tuition service. Students are provided with a compensatory educational service which aims to minimise the effect of absence from school by, providing continued education in Maths, English, an...

Karl Vella Foundation - The Wellness Pod The Wellness Pod is a service dedicated to offering psychotherapeutic support to children, aged between 5 and 17, coping with illness or loss of a relative A child may attend one of the various psychotherapeutic group sessions led by mental health professionals held at the KVF Centre. Where necessary, children are also offered ...

Speech-Language Pathology Services offered by Primary Health Care This service supports individuals who have speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties. Care is tailored to the needs of each person to help them communicate effectively and improve their quality of life. Assessment and therapy for speech and language development Support for swallowing and feeding diffic...

The Magic of Stories The Magic of Stories/Seħer l-Istejjer is a family literacy programme intended for children between 4 and 7 years of age, and their parents/guardians. The primary aim of this programme is to promote a love of reading among children and their parents/guardians. Weekly sessions are held free of charge, during which several stories are read in a fun and motivating environment, to ...

Creative Writing Clubs The Creative Writing Clubs offer writing-for-pleasure workshops on a span of 4 weeks in both Maltese and English for children aged 7–13, These sessions allow children to engage in the writing process in an enjoyable and relaxed environment. The outcome of this program is likely to be the enhancement of children’s writing abilities outside the school setting. It encourages cr...

Children’s Allowance and Child Birth or Adoption Bonus - Annual Income exceeds Threshold (DSS) Children’s Allowance is awarded to married couples, civil union couples, cohabiting couples, single parents, separated parents or returned migrants, having the care and custody of their children under sixteen (16) years of age and whose total annual income of relevant year (income backdated by two (...

Parental Consent for Applicants under 18 years of Age (Passports – Form I) This consent form is used whenever applicants have not yet reached the age of 18 and need to be completed when one of the parents lives abroad or is not in Malta. The form must be signed by the parent who is abroad and in the presence of a recommender. The recommender needs to have known the parent for at least 2 years. Per...

Children’s Art Expo: Young Artists, Big Impact The “Young Artists, Big Impact” Art Expo, organised by the Sustainable Development Directorate within the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness, invites children to create artwork inspired by sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Selected works will be displayed in a national exhibition. This initiative g...

Our Community This programme introduces Year 4 students to the intersection of work readiness, and early primary school social studies learning objectives, including how citizens benefit from and contribute to a community’s success, and the part they play in it. Children discover the identity of a community, its activities, its people and jobs. In a simple manner, pupils also study the social res...