S.L. 327.191 Art. 4Aims of the Institute.

The aims of the Institute shall be to -

(a) empower families to aspire for a better quality of life by facilitating the attainment of an educational and cultural level as required in society;

(b) participate in the development and the implementation of strategies and programmes that effectively tackle illiteracy, absenteeism and school failure while ensuring the interest, motivation and involvement of students, parents, teachers and others involved;

(c) establish, develop and implement an early intervention after-school programme for students who face difficulties in their learning;

(d) develop, establish and implement a parent support programme focusing on the skills and attitudes that construct family environments that effectively nurture and support the children’s growth and learning;

(e) work closely with bodies and institutions working on adult education, in as much as this furthers the Institute’s aims;

(f) effectively liaise with and support schools to identify, assess and refer students at risk of failing in school to the after-school programme;

(g) complement remedial work undertaken by the Division of Education;

(h) collaborate with the Division of Education, the Faculty of Education, state and non-state schools, and other local and foreign institutions in the field, to ensure availability of research based information;

(i) adapt and develop, in collaboration with the institutions mentioned above where appropriate, resources for literacy assessment, learning and evaluation of the children’s educational and cultural development;

(j) collaborate with schools to foster the necessary awareness on the benefits to be derived from the educational and cultural development necessary to fully participate in society.