Monday, 11 July 2011

Millions of wonders in the world of children.



Sharing and discussing homework.
Students learn by sharing knowledge with others.
Hui Ying showing her 2 trophies she won at school.
Children occupying themselves during activity time.
At times when we are faced with shortage of teachers because of illness of one or two teachers, we are under tremendous pressure to ensure the smooth running of the centre.We have to start by doing what is necessary and move on to what is possible and suddenly we realize we have achieve the impossible. The children sensed that there is a shortage of teacher and they turned to be exceptionally disciplined and surprisingly a few of them became educators themselves, guiding the younger ones in their homework and even teaching them! They even draft the timetable for the students to play computers at interval of 15 minutes each and doing their reading and writing or playing board games. Our great discovery is to realize that the children change or develop their character and attitude in the absence of their teacher. It is a blessings in disguise. Even the younger ones accepted the older children as their guide for the day and obeyed accordingly. Surprise upon surprise, the children seem smarter and intelligent than usual. The whole situation turn out best when we make the best of the whole situation. There are 86400 seconds a day; and the little words  of 'thank you', 'good boy', 'well done' which takes a few seconds, may go a long way for the healthy growth of the children. There are no seven wonders for children, but in millions. A visiting caterpillar can create great excitement and sensation among the children, which are shown in their scream of happiness and excited body movements. Nice things must be said and be heard by the children always. With our face towards sunshine, the shadows will fall behind us.

Thursday, 7 July 2011

A visit to Penang Heritage Centre, Georgetown

Luili arts from glass.
Khor Ewe Hock's dough art figurine.
Traditional Indian utensils.
Beautifully decorated wooden Chinese clogs.
A collections of old weapon.
A beautifully lit Malay mosque.
Batik drawing.
Traditional way to sift flour.
Grinding flour for making mai yom.
Pre-War  houses at Armenian street.
Playing traditional musical instruments.

Enjoying the Cak Lampong for the first time.
Trying out an astronomical telescope.
Tissue cultured water plants  planted horizontally.
Traditional way of pounding flour.
Hand-made basketry.
 Discoveries can come from multiple avenues, through books, music, dances, experiments and visits. There is no limits to it and no fix rules. But it is always fun to visit places and make some discoveries which are often very memorable.

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Pictorial show

BM class
Lim Hong Liang
Chong Su Ming.
How low can you go?
Tang Yu Zhe
At the beach.
Adriana's birthday.
Ready to go home.
Hui Ying at bowling.
Some Steps game.
Lim Feng Xiang and Adrian Lee.
Dominic,  Li An and Chee Hao.
Wong Kar Chiew and Dominic.
Feng Xiang and Abdul Hadi.
Splashing time.
Kelas Penulisan.
Tang Zu Ying and Kp Roshini.
Jia Xin, Dominic and Adriana.
Gardening.
Homework guidance.

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Everyday is an achievement and a success.

A father's day special project.
Tasty lala, potatoes and  soup of the day
Children are taught sewing for the first time.
A very inquisitive smart boy
Children when play together are bound to shove each other or cry over some interesting toys. Teachers are always alert to separate and distract them to other interesting toys or activities by hugging and showering them with love and songs, just to make them happy. At times it may take two to three teachers to coax and console a crying child to see him smile and play again. Each day teachers use tremendous amount of energy and creative means to see to the children's bath and proper dressing, going through their homework, giving extra lessons such as words spelling and class test and ensure they have proper meals before they are happily send to school or back to their parents. Each day is a great challenge for the teachers, which may come in different forms. Our utmost concern is body injury and security of the children. Each moment is a cautious moment but each moment pass is a success for our teachers. Everyday is an achievement and success not only for the teachers but also for the children and parents.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Every child is a genius.

Age is no barrier to learning new things.
The bowling team at Penang Bowl on 9th. June.
Most often we hear our children speak out some comments which are way beyond their age, or they  may perform some actions beyond our expectations leaving us wonder who had taught them before. Their extra-ordinary actions may leave parents chuckle and other adults laugh heartily. They simply have the talent and aptitude to chose the right words at the right time and with good diplomacy. These are glimpses of geniuses.
My first day at Penang Bowl with a strike.
Adrian Lee came out top in bowling with many strikes.
In our centre, it is a daily occurrence of such geniuses amongst the children and our observant and excited  teachers are willing to accommodate their talents. Surprisingly these glimpses of geniuses may come from the hyper active or the very quiet group. However we anticipate each child to have some hidden geniuses and are extremely careful to avoid dosing off the fire of growth in them.  

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

More progress reports from teachers.

Tang Zu Ying (11 years); Shown good leadership and organizing skills and a kind and helpful girl.Very attentive to her studies as well as active physically. Commands respect from peers and a businesslike young lady.

Eu Hui Shuen (12 years); A loving and independent girl who enjoys quiet moments by herself reading story books. Very helpful in guiding younger students in their homework and studies. Neat and tidy in her dressing and a careful person.
Tang Zu Ying and Eu Hui Shuen pulling Rabbit's ears

Teoh Hui Yin (10 years); A kind hearted, happy girl, always willing to learn new things. Eager to improve her English and well liked by all her peers and teachers. An obedient and gentle person, and courteous with her words.
,Teoh Hui Yin caught a Snake with Tang Rou Xin

Tang Rou Xin (10 years); This is a girl who has her happy heart shown outside her. Very loving and sweet and enjoys anything with her peer group. Trying very hard to improve her studies.Despite her size, she is very active and always put up a brave front.