A Teacher’s Influence – Mr Paul Borg

Nov 11, 2021

 Categories

  Tags

Latest news stories

* NOW OPEN * Sixth Form Online Application

** 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 - 𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ** 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 – 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 (𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧) ** TO APPLY, CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW **...

read more

Spotlight: Little Chefs Workshop

A simple wish turned into a workshop with our students’ fathers On the 13th June, we invited our students’ fathers and together with their child they had a cooking workshop, led by Chef Sean Gravina. Chef Gravina started off the session by asking the students whether...

read more

A few months ago, our entire College community was shocked to hear of the passing of Mr Paul Borg;  a greatly respected colleague, beloved friend, and inspiring teacher.

Shortly before his passing, alumnus Nicholas Ellul who is now an Environmental Economist, had been in touch with Mr Borg to meet for a coffee, to which he gladly accepted. His intention was to pass on a book and discuss his favourite subject with his first mentor.
Moreover he would have liked to thank him. Ellul explains, ‘if I managed to become an economist it is in great part thanks to him passing to us the love for the subject at such a young age.’
As misfortune would have it, Mr Borg passed a week before the scheduled meet-up.

To honour their teacher’s memory, Ellul (along with alumnus, Robert Zammit) have chosen to present the book, Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth, to the St Aloysius College Library.

Featured above: Nicholas Ellul presenting the book to Fr Jimmy SJ
Featured below: The book presented by the alumni, along with the dedication

 

To our beloved first Economics teacher, Mr Paul Borg,

Before you taught us the wealth of nations, you spoke of the majesty of individual craftsmanship; before the Washington Consensus, the ideals of liberation theology; before econometrics, the importance of social action; before exploitation of resources, the tragedy of ravaging our planet; before rational behaviour, the importance of values.

Pawlu, you introduced us to the wonderful subject that is economics, and taught us with your admirable versatility: from the rawness of the pollution in the river Volga, to the beauty of your beloved Beatles. That made you both the rarest and the best. For our love of the discipline, we will always be grateful. And if at 36 we still believe that together we can make the world a better place, it is also thanks to you.

Rest in peace, dearest teacher.

– Nikki & Robert
November 2021

***

Communications Officer Administrator
Communications Officer - St Aloysius College Malta

Bringing you all the latest College news and updates!

See the complete editorial

Latest news stories

Read: Letter to parents on teachers’ strike

A LETTER TO PARENTS BY THE SECRETERIAT FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION ON THE INDUSTRIAL ACTION BY TEACHERS: Dear Parent, Legal Guardian, The Collective Agreement between the State and the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT), as well as the one between Church Authorities and the MUT...

* NOW OPEN * Sixth Form Online Application

** 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 - 𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ** 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 – 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 (𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧) ** TO APPLY, CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW **...