Volume 3
Number 10
29 April 2024
Dwardu’s Scoops ST EDWARD’S COLLEGE NEWSLETTER
The Spirit of St Edward’s By Sylvana Debono In a competitive world, one would be justified in asking: do children need more competition in their lives? As grown ups, our natural instinct would be to shield them from it, as from all negative aspects. In this, however, children can prove us wrong. Their response to competition, when nurtured in an environment which values ethics, is surprising. This week, during the Junior School Sports Day, the children were excited and inter-house rivalry was high. Two incidents of a similar nature stood out. On two separate occasions, both races, two boys
were lagging behind and were not going to finish. In one case, a boy from a different house actually turned back, took his friend by the hand and virtually dragged him to the finish line. In the other case, the boy who was lagging behind was actually pushed across the finishing line by all the other boys bunched together. Even writing about it now, and seeing the images in my mind’s eye, I am moved to tears. In another episode, a boy was very upset that he had not managed to obtain a medal. His bestie, seeing him so upset, took off his own medal and gave it to him. “This was only possible because of you, anyway,” he said. Needless to say, his sportsmanship did not go unnoticed and his bronze was later replaced by a Gold. Virtus et Honor in deed. Chess Suc-
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