#atschool – Cerita Rakyat by Rakan Rukun Negara

The Lonely Years

by Zara Marissa It all started in 2019 I was so happy my first day of school yay I said I’ll make a lot of friends as I prepared all of my school books I thought it would be like this until I heard the news of a virus the teacher told us at school… Continue reading The Lonely Years

Tough Love

Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash By V. Dharmalingam Tender love or tough love? Which is best? My name is Siva. In the 1940s, at the age of nine, I lived in Klang with three sisters, four older brothers and my parents. Father was a labourer. Caring for our large family was hard on my mother. But we,… Continue reading Tough Love

Our Children and the Sun

erik-van-dijk-Qr6HGVdteKA-unsplash By Professor Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi I learned in school that the sun is absolutely necessary for photosynthesis to occur in plants so that they can manufacture their own food. In the same vein, I believe that the sun is absolutely necessary to the physical and mental well being of our children. Most… Continue reading Our Children and the Sun

Proud to be a Convent Girl in Malaysia

SMK_Convent_Ipoh -wikipedia.org by Amelia Chiang Kar Mun I am a product of a mission school and super proud of it. My primary and secondary school years at Main Convent Ipoh have taught me about the different cultures and religions, and living within a multiracial community. Main Convent Ipoh was opened in 1907 with only eight pupils and… Continue reading Proud to be a Convent Girl in Malaysia

A Love/Hate Letter to Online Learning

angst-eto-strah-ili-pechal-znachenie-slova-i-oblasti-ispolzovaniya-3 by Rina In my ﬁnal year of high school (2019), I had big plans for uni all mapped out. I’d never been more excited for anything else – I think all the years throughout my childhood spent consuming coming-of-age movies and TV had pretty much prepared me to feel that way. The expectations were… Continue reading A Love/Hate Letter to Online Learning

Liberating Minds in Universities

quotes-about-wisdom albert-einstein-quote by Angeline Lesslar After 13 years of education in the controlled and strictly disciplined environments of Malaysian primary and secondary schools, our children enter universities ready to broaden their horizons. Young adults – with minds like sponges – eager to absorb and grow into this next phase of their lives. Tertiary education will… Continue reading Liberating Minds in Universities

Bilik Seri Setia Group – My Anchor at UPM

By Hooi Chee Mei The Teach For Malaysia team is united by the belief that all children in Malaysia deserve the opportunity to attain an excellent education. We live out our commitment to the mission through 4 core values.“ from https://teachformalaysia.org/work-with-us/ Malaysia is a beautiful country with many races, cultures and festivals. I am… Continue reading Bilik Seri Setia Group – My Anchor at UPM

Living in the Meaningful Social Fabric of Respecting Others

Z Measias John – school activity, author is 2nd from left by Z Measias John I am considered very fortunate to have grown up in a small Malay ‘kampung’ in Melaka that constitutes some other ethnic groups, too, especially the Chinese and Indians. I grew up there from the 60s to the early 90s. The… Continue reading Living in the Meaningful Social Fabric of Respecting Others

Friends in Deed and Friends in Need

photo by Hawa bte Mohamed Salleh by Hawa bte Mohamed Salleh I was the only surviving Malay student in CHIJ from standard one to Upper Six with the exception of Form 1 and Form 2. My school was in Tampin. As the only Malay student in the graduating class at CHIJ, my closest friends had… Continue reading Friends in Deed and Friends in Need