ŻAK Ħal Tarxien

ZAK Hal Tarxien is a youth group comprising young people from 10 years an over. These young people are divided into 6 groups, all having one meeting per week at Dar Nazaret.

Each week, every group starts their meeting by playing some games, all together, for roughly half an hour. After that, each meeting usually starts with a few minutes of reflection time which is followed by the actual meeting which takes less than an hour. The reflection is a prayer which takes the form of a short story or song. The older groups usually prepare these reflections themselves. The meetings vary from discussions, to role-plays, and prayer meetings, all in a creative and original method, in which each member participates. The topics tackled each week vary according to the members’ age. However, such topics include self-esteem, friendship, values, forgiveness, media, the environment, communication, relationships and team-building.

The 6 groups consist of ZAK Juniors, ZAK Pre-Teens, ZAK Teens, ZAK Pre-Youths, ZAK 16+ and ZAK 18+. ZAK Juniors (born 1999) meet every Monday from 5.30pm to 7pm. ZAK Pre-Teens (born 1997) meet every Wednesday from 5.30pm to 7pm. Young boys and girls born during 1996 (ZAK Teens) meet on Thursday from 5.30pm to 7pm. On Wednesdays, from 7.30pm to 9pm, ZAK Pre-Youths) meet. This group is made up of boys and girls born between 1993 and 1994.

ZAK 16+ meet every Tuesday from 7.30pm to 9pm. This group comprises young people both boys and girls, born between 1991 and 1992. ZAK 18+ members are aged over 16 and were born between 1988 and 1990 meet every Thursday from 7.30pm onwards.

ZAK Hal Tarxien organizes a mass every 4^th Saturday of the month. The mass is held at 6.00pm (6.30pm in the summer) at the Parish Church. During the year we also organise several activities that range from BBQs, cook-outs hikes, shows, and live-ins, to lent exercises, Christmas novena, and many others. ZAK Hal Tarxien’s main aim is building a team, because we believe that if a team is not built, the group would not be capable of working together. Therefore several members not only attend one meeting every week but also manage to find a group of true friends.

Meeting Information.

Day	Start	End	Year of birth	Place
Monday	17:30	19:00	1999	Dar Nażaret
Tuesday	19:30	21:00	1991 - 1992	Dar Nażaret
Wednesday	17:30	19:00	1997	Dar Nażaret
Wednesday	19:30	21:00	1993 - 1994	Dar Nażaret
Thursday	17:30	19:00	1996	Dar Nażaret
Thursday	19:30	21:00	1988 - 1990	Dar Nażaret

Inseg Ghanqbuta ta' Kuluri.

This is the name of a project which ZAK Hal Tarxien are going to be putting together. The dates for the project are February till July of 2009. During these months various activities will be held. Notice of these activities and further information will be found on the ZAK website and on a website which is being launched specifically for this project.

Pasta night

Bdejna b'powepoint presentation fuq activities li naghmlu ahna bhala ZAK u wara kellna naqra powerpoint 'tad-dahq' ghax kienet 'il-hajja taz-ZAKkers' u fiha ghidna x'naghmlu ahna meta nkunu f'activities taz-zak......ovvjament nieklu norqdu nizfnu nergaw nieklu nitolbu niddiskutu etc....!!!!

Imbaghad kellna xi loghob mil-grupp tas 16+ ....fejn ghamlu stampi mzelgin u n-nies riedu jgharfu x'kienu, u fejn kien em ritratti ta' xi whud minna meta konna zghar u riedu jaqtaw ta min kienu.

Tlabna flimkien lil Mulej ta' l-ikel li provdilna, u tlabna talba li nghidu z-zak....[tat-tube ta' popeye the sailor] u wara li kilna komplew l-activities fejn kien hemm recta u zifna mill-grupp ta' 1993/1994. Hadna d-dezerta u wara kellna zifna ohra mill-grupp tan-1995!!!

Bhala activitiy morna tajjeb hafna, hdimna flimkien biex kollox jimxi bla problemi. L-ghan kien li niltaqaw kollha f'daqqa maz-zghazagh, il-familjari u nies mill-Parocca [bhas-sindku u l-kappilan] intlahaq, barra min hekk ghamilna naqra fundraising ghal grupp ta' ZAK Hal Tarxien!!!

Photos from various activities over the past years

During 2003 the ZAK Hal Tarxien youth group was awarded the GHARFIEN NAZZJONALI ZGHAZAGH FIS-SOCJETA` for their active youthwork on both local and national basis.

Photos taken during various activities of the project 'Getting There'