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Foundation of excellence
Over the past 30 years, The
childrens house has touched the
lives of more than 20,000 local
Holistic development
and expatriate children who
have grown into successful,
well-balanced and compassionate
adults who contribute positively
to society.
This success is largely attributed
to its team of dedicated staff,
several of whom have been
integral to the organisation for
more than a decade.
Besides solid teamwork within
the organisation, collaborative
efforts with parents have also
contributed to the success of this
Montessori pioneer, which has
operated on a wholly owned basis
since its inception.
This gives us the ability to
control and ensure that quality
is not being compromised as
well as build strong, long-term
partnerships with parents,
which is crucial to the childs
development.
Through our close relationship
with parents in our schools,
we are able to understand the
ever-changing needs of their
children, says Azman.
At The childrens house, the
youngters are exposed to topics
with a strong emphasis on cultural
The childrens
house founder
Nan Civel gives
her welcome
note at the
30th
Anniversary
Charity Fiesta.
diversity as well as a love for
humanity and nature.
This develops universal values
and habits informed by a holistic
understanding of the world.
The Montessori method adhered
to focuses on individualised
learning because each child is
unique and should therefore be
given opportunities to learn at
their own pace to achieve their full
2 Bright Kids
Amy Chong celebrated Teachers Day with the students from Smart Reader
Kids Selayang Jaya.
Worldwide has not compromised
on its quality. Comprehensive
research and development is
undertaken in the formulation of
Smart Reader programmes.
The fundamentals of these
programmes implement a holistic
approach whereby emphasis is
placed not only on academic
achievements but also the
Growing-up formula
MORINAGA Chil-kid has
launched a festive pack
promotion that lasts till Feb 15
(for selected pharmacies and
Chinese medical halls only).
The festive pack includes an
air-tight container with the
purchase of four boxes (700g)
of Morinaga Chil-Kid.
Children and motherhood
magazine BabyTalk Malaysia
has been successfully running
its yearly survey, the BabyTalk
Readers Choice Award, to
discover the favourite brands
of its readers.
Morinaga Chil-kid was
voted the Best Nutrition Milk
for Children winner under
Readers Choice Awards 2015
by Natural Health and A
Healthy Lifestyle magazines.
In 2015 and last year,
Morinaga Chil-kid was again
acknowledged as the Readers
Choice winner for Best
Nutrition Milk by BabyTalk
and MamaPapa magazines.
The product provides a milk
formula to supply essential
nutrients in a well-balanced
ratio based on the
international standard of
growing-up formula and the
latest scientific knowledge.
Morinaga Chil-kid, a
growing-up formula for
children aged one and above,
is enriched with AA
(arachidonic acid), DHA
(docosahexaenoic acid), GOS
(galacto-oligosaccharides) and
five nucleotides to provide
nutrition for growing-up
children.
AA and DHA help enhance
the development of the brain
and central nervous system as
well as the visual and retinal
function.
GOS helps establish a
Bifidobacterium-dominant
flora and suppresses the
growth of harmful intestinal
bacteria. GOS is important in
alleviating constipation while
nucleotides promote healthy
guts.
Morinagas research and
development have resulted in
About Morinaga
Morinaga Milk Industry Co, Ltd
is the second largest dairy product
company in Japan that was
founded on Sept 1, 1917 as Nippon
Rennyu, Ltd.
Morinaga started its
business with the production
of condensed milk before
producing milk powder in 1920.
Today, the brand, which is well
known among Malaysian
households, is committed to
creating nutritious and healthy
products for all ages.
The company exports its
products worldwide to more than
30 countries. Morinaga has almost
50 years of history in Malaysia and
was the first Japanese milk formula
to be available in the market.
Bright Kids 3
Excellence
in Canadian
education
THE Programme for
International Student
Assessment 2015 survey by the
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
was released in December last
year.
It indicates Canadas public
education system as one of the
best in the world. Conducted
every three years,
the survey measures 15- to
16-year-old students from
72 countries in science,
mathematics and reading.
More than 20,000 students
from 10 provinces were
assessed in 2015. Canada has
consistently ranked top among
English-speaking countries for
more than 10 years.
Inspired by the track record of
academic excellence, Sunway
International School (SIS) stands
tall as the only school in
Malaysia to offer the Ontario
(Canadian) School curriculum.
SIS commenced its first intake in
January 2008 at the Bandar
Sunway campus.
A member of the Sunway
Education Group, which is
owned and governed by the
Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, SIS is
the alma mater to students from
more than 30 countries,
including Singapore, Indonesia,
South Korea, Japan, China,
Canada, Russia, the United
States, Australia, Germany, Great
Britain and India.
Unique curriculum
Learning at SIS focuses on
students unique strengths as
individuals. Students develop
their ability to think critically
and inquisitively become lifelong
learners.
The curriculum is delivered in
a stimulating environment that
encourages students to partake
actively in classes with their best
efforts.
The Ontario curriculum at
SIS focuses on the continuous
growth of students. With a
cumulative structure of 70%
based on coursework and
the final 30% allotted to an
end-of-semester evaluation,
students can reflect on their
learning and development
throughout the courses.
The formative assessment
is up to date and consistent,
enhanced by the pervasive use
of technology in students
learning.
Canadian certified
Every teacher at SIS is licensed
by the Ontario College of
6Cs competencies
The curriculum is
complemented by a set of 21st
century competencies known as
the 6Cs.
The 6Cs are interrelated
clusters that provide rich
learning experiences, developing
valuable skills and dispositions
sought by employers worldwide.
The 6Cs are character
education, citizenship,
communication, critical
thinking, collaboration and
creativity.
These clusters are applied in
various ways throughout the
Ontario curriculum in the
classroom, extracurricular
activities and the school culture.
Worldwide recognition
After completing Grade 12,
students are awarded the
Ontario Secondary School
Diploma. The diploma is
recognised worldwide as on
par with other pre-university
programmes such as A-Levels,
the Australian Matriculation
(AUSMAT) and many others.
SIS graduates have been
accepted into universities
worldwide such as in Canada,
the US, the United Kingdom,
Australia, New Zealand, Qatar,
Japan and the Netherlands.
Teachers under the Ontario school curriculum at Sunway International School are trained to ensure the individual and
continuous growth of their students.
4 Bright Kids
TODAY, much of the content we teach
becomes outdated almost as soon as
we teach it.
Quality education in the contemporary
world is about developing our pupils to be
global citizens, ready to engage in the real
world in a creative, productive and positive
manner.
The key in a classroom is the building of
a strong and broad skill base that will
enable students to find, make, critique and
question their own answers rather than
recite the answers when prompted.
In an age of electronic devices, Internet
connectivity and Google, young people
often search for answers using a keyboard
rather than by applying their own skills and
capabilities.
This has a few implications. The first is,
information and communications
technology (ICT) is no longer considered the
other.
It is not something that needs to be added
to the educational narrative, it is the
narrative.
Secondly, to students, the information
and figures needed are those that appear in
the first three Google search results.
The third is that arguing or defending a
point no longer involves an instinctually
internal rational process.
Lastly, digital natives, the students we
now teach, have only one thinking routine
at their disposal when seeking answers to
questions, and that word rhymes with
frugal.
For a long while now, many educators
have stuck with the notion that ICT is
Marlborough College Malaysia aims to build a good foundation that allows its students to be
active instead of passive learners.
something that is just to be grafted into
traditional education.
On the other hand, other schools have
gone to the other extreme, adopting the oneto-one approach and eliminating textbooks
and exercise books entirely.
At the end of the day, a balance between
these two positions is likely to be the best
path forward.
Access to technology opens a world of
information and communication but a sole
focus on it closes many other worlds of
information and communication.
Furthermore, our digital natives do not
need to be taught basic ICT skills as they
have already been exposed and are already
quite competent in it.
However, they need to be taught what a