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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 24 JULY 2016 13 News COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in the corridors of the Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date and Time Judicial Sale No Property 26th July 2016 – 11.30 am 27/16 Helen Lorna Falzon ID 488364M vs Desmond Falzon ID 215358M JGL Farmhouse numbered fifty three (53), in Lane number one (1), Misraħ Brittania, Ħal-Tarxien valued at one hundred and forty thousand (€140,000). 2nd August 2016 – 10.30 am 54/15 Maria Fatima Caruana ID 178349M vs Santa Lucia Properties C 6109 EGL Tenement unnumbered and unnamed in new street without name that emerges in Triq Sant'Antnin, Għajnsielem, Għawdex numbered fifteen (15) forming part of a field named Ta' San Ġwann of approxamitely one hundred and fifty one square metres (151m²) free and unencumbered bounded on the east with projected street, on the north with a field property of Dottor Arthur Mercieca and others and on the south with plot marked number sittax (16) on the same site plan property of Small Properties Limited valued at two hundred thousand euro (€200,000). 2nd August 2016 – 11.30 am 67/14 Dr. Joseph Ellis as special mandatory for the foreign company Sonnig SA ID 21763M vs Dr. Renzo Porsella Flores and PL Madeleine Firman For the absent Deborah Vella De Fremaux ID 186876M PP Quarter of an undivided share of apartament numbered three (3), Kingstown Flats in Triq Testaferrata, Gżira valued at eleven thousand Euros (€11,000). Quarter of an undivided share of apartament numbered four (4), Kingstown Flats in Triq Testaferrata, Gżira valued at fifteen thousand, five hundred Euros (€15,500). Quarter of an undivided share of apartament numbered five (5), Kingstown Flats in Triq Testaferrata, valued at twelve thousand Euros (€12,000). Quarter of an undivided share of apartament numbered six (6), Kingstown Flats in Triq Testaferrata, Gżira valued at seventeen thousand Euros (€17,000). 2nd August 2016 – 12.00pm 74/13 Tony Grixti ID 127378M vs Carl Bonnici et. ID 479478M EGL Ground floor maisonette, with own airspace, in Sqaq San Anard sive Sqaq San Leonardu Żejtun, unofficially marked with number five (5) letter 'A', subject to an annual and perpetual ground rent of four cents two mils (4c2), free and ununcembered with all its rights and valued one hundred and seventy five thousand and five hundred Euros (€ 175, 500). Ground floor maisonette, with own airspace, in Sqaq San Anard sive Sqaq San Leonardu Żejtun ,unofficially marked with number five (5) letter 'B', subject to an annual and perpetual ground rent of four cents two mils (4c2), free and ununcembered with all its rights and valued one hundred and twenty nine thoudand Euros (€ 129,000). Further details can be obtained from the website: http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/courtservices/JudicialSales/search.aspx The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card. Rudolph Marmara' For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals Nipping early school leaving in the bud in three steps hard to beat. Among these would be pervasive unemployment with- in the family. Low expectations of parents also play a part. According to Borg, "Many times, all of these issues are present in their own right and combine, cre- ating dropouts and early school leavers. There isn't just one rea- son". One of these reasons, how- ever, may be less obvious than most: such as a booming econ- omy. Since a healthy economy is likely to yield more job opportuni- ties, this could in turn incentivise more students to drop the books and start filling out CVs. But according to Borg, this comes with an in-built ticking time bomb, because high levels of early school leavers cannot be sustained over the long haul. And what tends to happen – as has most certainly happened in the field of igaming locally – is that the skill gaps in the Maltese work- force end up being filled up by better-equipped foreigners. Borg also believes a systemic shake-up is necessary in order to make the educational experience more dynamic, relevant and en- during for the student – no matter what age or social group they form part of. Echoing the viral TED Talk by Ken Robinson, 'Chang- ing Educational Paradigms', Borg said that "our schooling system is short-changing its pupils" by forcing them to perform in an educational model that is still stuck in the years of the indus- trial revolution, which effectively reduces schools to the function of "factories" – valuing conformity over any long-lasting educational results. "How can you speak of inclu- sion, social diversity, and justice when you have an educational sys- tem that is largely informed by an anti-educational routine?", Borg said, criticising an educational ap- proach that prioritises standard- ised testing and the streaming of students while ignoring individual needs. To this end, Borg and Rayk- ov's research has come up with three distinct measures to help tackle this problem. First, they suggest preventative measures, which would send professionals to communities with high levels of school-leavers in order to as- sess the social issues that lead to school leaving. Borg and Raykov suggest that these can be coun- tered by high quality daycare and preschool in the community, while schools – secondary schools in particular – need to do more to incorporate vocational education into their curricula. The researchers also suggested intervention measures, which would aim to pinpoint those in- dividuals at risk of leaving school – such as teen mothers – and pro- vide them the necessary support during this delicate time, such as in the form of student and parent afterschool programmes. Finally, Borg and Raykov iden- tify compensatory measures as a key part of the puzzle, as certain individuals will need to be re- integrated into the educational process. Pointing to MCAST's foundation courses – which allow applicants with no qualifications to re-start the educational process – as the step in the right direction, Borg also notes that however, "a high percentage of the people who sign up for MCAST foundation courses are gone by the end of the year". "What we cannot do is continue reproducing the same systems and hope that they will lead to a different result," Borg said. treljic@mediatoday.com.mt Sensing that early school leaving is on the rise, University of Malta academics Carmel Borg and Milosh Raykov have embarked on a comprehensive study to get at the root of the problem Prof. Carmel Borg (left) and Dr Milosh Raykov : "Many times, all of these issues are present in their own right and combine, creating dropouts and early school leavers. There isn't just one reason". One of these reasons, however, may be less obvious than most: such as a booming economy PHOTO: THINK Magazine "What we cannot do is continue reproducing the same systems and hope that they will lead to a different result." Prof. Carmel Borg