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Salt, Soil and Screens: Chasing Curiosity from Malta to the Wi-Fi Age

Posted on July 20, 2025 by ivanmconsiglio

In Malta’s sun-splashed fields and rocky shores, we chased rabbits through rubble walls and hauled nets at sunset, earning scabby knees and salty hair as proof of real discovery. Today’s kids hunt for Wi-Fi bars instead of sparrows, yet that pull toward the unknown—messy, unpredictable and full of hope—still beats beneath it all. Continue reading →

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Showcasing the Value of Scouting

Posted on November 3, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

A few weeks ago, I blogged about Scouts and Scouting. Am again moved to put some words together after discussing with some friends the fact that in Malta we have an ever thriving and healthy Scouting organisation for youths, with an ever present … Continue reading →

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INNOVATIVE SCOUT ADULT LEADER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN VIDEO

Posted on October 25, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

An innovative scout adult leader recruitment campaign video from Denmark Continue reading →

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LEAVING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

Posted on October 22, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

On Tuesday 23rd September, 2019, the National Scout Council of The Scouts Association of Malta elected from amongst their council members Captain Reuben Lanfranco, AFM Rtd. as the next Chief Scout to take over from the current outgoing Ing. George … Continue reading →

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JAMBOREE ON THE AIR/INTERNET FROM MALTA

Posted on October 20, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

The world’s largest digital Scout event promoting friendship and global citizenship!   The JOTA-JOTI, Jamboree On The Air – Jamboree On The Internet, is an official World Scouting event, and was this year held over the 18, 19 and 20 October … Continue reading →

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In a quick muse

Posted on October 14, 2019 by ivanmconsiglio

Again, I have failed to populate with posts this little nook of cyberspace of mine, but thought it apt to do so today with the above image, which I had captured way back in Easter, earlier this year. The chap … Continue reading →

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