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CONTENTS

1. Messages 2

2. History of St. George‟s Girls‟ School, Penang 8

3. Vision and Mission of St. George‟s Girls‟ School, Penang 9

4. Objectives of the Conference 10

5, Conference Organising Committee 11

6. General Information and Etiquette for Delegates 18

7. Conference Programme At A Glance 19

8. Daily Programme 20

9. Programme Details 23

10. Teachers‟ Sessions 34

11. Opening Ceremony 37

12. Closing Ceremony 38

13. Introducing Our Speakers 39

14. Judges for Competitions 43

15. Student Delegates 44

16. Teacher Delegates 49

17. Abstracts for Teachers‟ Sessions 51

18. Advertisements 56

19. Acknowledgements 60

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MESSAGE Director-General of Education,

Malaysia

It makes me proud to congratulate St. George’s Girls’ School as they

successfully organise their 5th SGGS International Students’

Conference 2014. The theme of this conference 21st Century

Education: Are We There is very apt as I believe that we need to

gear and mould our students towards changing global conditions.

As educators, we face demands to deliver an increasingly

sophisticated curriculum to cater to the needs of economic and

social transformations. With these changes, educators today face a

radically different set of challenges to prepare students to work and

live in a world we can only dimly imagine.

Looking at the evolution of digital technology in this new millennium, students need

core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking and problem-

solving to be able to compete in the workforce. Society also needs various ways to fill the

socialisation void, including the development of social skills, character virtues, emotional

intelligence, and leadership skills.

Therefore, this International Students’ Conference provides an opportunity and a

doorway for students to meet, collaborate, brainstorm and present their views on their

educational needs and requirements. It is important that we hear the voices of the younger

generation and design our education system to suit their needs. This conference is indeed a

much-needed platform to achieve this purpose.

I would like to commend the wisdom of the Principal, who has steered the school

towards excellence via this yearly conference, and the team of dedicated teachers, who has

contributed their efforts tirelessly towards this success. Let me also take this opportunity to

extend a warm welcome to all the delegates who have contributed their invaluable time and

energy to attend this significant event. It is also my fervent hope that you bring back fond and

cherished memories of your time here in Malaysia.

Thank you.

DATUK DR. KHAIR BIN MOHAMAD YUSOF

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MESSAGE Director

Fully Residential Schools and Excellent Schools Management Division

First and foremost, my heartiest congratulations to the Principal and her team of dedicated and hardworking teachers and students who have brought delegates from both Malaysian and overseas schools to participate in their 5th international conference, thus enabling the students to discuss topics which are of relevance to them. For this conference, the participants are drawn to the theme, 21

st Century

Education: Are We There? Education has always been understood as the tool used to enable children to gain knowledge in the hope that they would

fill up the existing job market and contribute to society. There are two points to look at. Firstly, for past decades, academic knowledge can only be obtained by attending lessons in school, so teachers become the persons whom the students rely on to gain access to knowledge. However, now with internet access, education has become ubiquitous, that is, knowledge can be obtained anywhere and at anytime. Secondly, according to a survey carried out by a reliable and prestigious university, the jobs found in the market today did not exist in the year 2004. This makes us wonder what can be done to address the issue of appropriately preparing our students for the ever-changing working scene. In recent times, the world revolves around Information Communication Technology (ICT), and its advancement is moving at an alarming rate whether within the blue collared or white collared work sector. As such, the school curriculum, teaching strategies, types of projects, acquiring of soft skills, collaboration between students and local communities and even the layout of the school building itself need to undergo drastic changes. I really hope that this conference will enable participants to deliberate what they want out of 21st Century Education, thus when they go home they are able to voice out their ideas and opinions to their schools. Lastly, remember that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Enjoy yourselves in Penang, ‘Pearl of the Orient’ and bring home unforgettable memories of your stay with us. HJ. ROSLAND BIN HUSSEIN

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MESSAGE Director

Penang Education Department

“The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot

read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler

What skills must students learn to be literate in the 21st century?

COMPETITION, COOPERATION and COLLABORATION.

What steps can we take towards achieving these goals?

First, transform your classroom into a creative learning

space. Let them talk, build, create, and collaborate. Your classroom should be beautiful,

comfortable and student-centered. Einstein said “I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to

provide the conditions in which they can learn.” And in the words of John Holt, “The biggest

enemy to learning is a talking teacher.”

Next, teach students the skills of competition, cooperation and collaboration. Teach

them to compete with themselves and cooperate with others. Team-building should be a

component of every teacher‟s curriculum because learning can only happen when students feel

secure with those who share their learning space. Teach them the skills of cooperation and

collaborative learning because learning is social.

Finally, introduce students to the global peers and provide opportunities for them to

collaborate. Help them find and connect with learners around the world. If our students do not

learn to collaborate with their global peers, how will they compete with them in the global

workforce?

21st Century Education: Are We There Yet I believe with efforts like yours, we are

moving closer to achieving these goals. I am proud to say that the Principal and staff of St.

George‟s Girls‟ School are a team worthy of emulation. Congratulations!

HJ. AHMAD TARMIZI BIN KAMARUDDIN

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MESSAGE Principal St George’s Girls’ School, Penang, Malaysia

Greetings, Selamat Datang and welcome to the 5th SGGS

International Students' Conference 2014. On behalf of every

member of St. George's Girls' School, I warmly welcome you to yet

another exciting conference that we have successfully planned with

support from schools around the globe.

This year's conference theme is 21st Century Education: Are

We There? The theme revolves around a key aspect in developing

a nation and society - EDUCATION. Education is vital for the

development and growth of a society and nation. Throughout the

ages, education is the benchmark of an advanced and thriving civilisation. We sincerely hope

that this conference will raise awareness for the student delegates as well as their teachers on

the important aspects of a holistic education such as independence, flexibility, strong work

ethics, communication and teamwork amongst others. We also aim to provide a venue for

students and teachers to share their ideas and views at an international level while

strengthening the bonds between schools around the world.

Thanks to the support of various government and non-government bodies, we have been

able to once again host an international conference. We would like to express our gratitude to

the Ministry of Education especially the Fully Residential Schools and Excellent Schools

Management Division and the State Education Department, Penang for their assistance. Their

assistance and cooperation are very much appreciated in helping us make this year's

conference a reality.

Lastly, I extend my gratitude to the outstanding and dedicated staff and students of St

George’s Girls’ School for their tireless efforts in making this conference a tremendous

success. Their determination has made every conference we have hosted so far a proud

achievement for our school.

To our dear delegates, we hope that you will enjoy yourselves during this trip and carry

with you everlasting fond memories of SGGS and Penang. I wish everyone a successful and

beneficial conference.

Thank you

SHARIFFAH AFIFAH BT SYED ABBAS

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MESSAGE Conference Coordinator

and Coordinator of Networking and Linkages

Penning this message is one of the most difficult tasks that I ever had to do where writing is concerned. I am writing this with mixed feelings, both happy and sad. Praise God that after 5 years of being at the helm of the school’s international conferences with the support and teamwork of a dynamic principal and a wonderful teaching and support staff, the time has come for me to hand over the reins and take a much deserved rest. I remembered very clearly how these annual conferences began. The few of us supposedly to be teachers with ideas were asked to sit down and work out some events for the 125th anniversary celebrations of St George’s Girls’ School. One of the events mooted by the then Vice-Principal was to have an international students’ conference! Of course, you would have guessed that yours truly was given the task of putting the conference together within the short period of a few months. Anxiety and stress was the order of the day. However, with God’s grace, we managed to pull through not without loads of challenges along the way. I remembered I broke down and cried twice to the point of swearing not to have another conference ever! You must be wondering how we were able to come all the way to having the 5 th conference. God has always been the Guide and Helper. With the knowledge and experience gained at the inaugural conference and motivated along by enthusiastic students, we decided to continue onto the 2nd one the following year. More delegates and even more countries were involved in the conference this time. Delegates, both students and teachers were absolutely impressed with the professionalism, calibre and standards maintained by our school in running the 2nd conference. Before we had time to even take a breather, both local and international delegates were asking a barrage of questions about the next conference. Schools were hungering for more of such events because their students have gained so much. Students had the opportunity to meet their counterparts from other countries, share ideas, issues, knowledge and experiences revolving around the conference theme. They had the opportunity to play roles as chairpersons, respondents and rapporteurs. They spoke their minds at the workshops, discussed and deliberated on issues with fellow students, took part in competitions, went on tours and displayed their talents in singing and dancing during the farewell dinner. What was most touching is the connection that they made within the 5 days of the conference. Students living thousands of miles apart would not have had the chance to meet if not for this conference. What amazes me is that the friendship forged has continued long after the conference was over. This can be proven by the social exchanges between the students that criss-crossed the world through Facebook and Twitter! Time flies! Before we realised it, we were into organising our 5 th conference! I have always been taken aback and just could not believe my ears throughout the duration of the conferences. English, as the official language is spoken in so many different accents but yet serves its purpose of being the common tool of communication. It is so amazing to see that English is such a unifying language at these conferences whether it is spoken by a Vietnamese, a Singaporean, an Indian, an Indonesian or a Costa Rican! I have to put a stop to this message of mine because if I do not, there will be no end to it! Before I take leave, please allow me to say goodbye to the schools, both local and overseas who have supported our conferences all these years. I sincerely hope that you will continue to do so for many more years to come.

Stephanie Cheong Choy Lin

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SGGS was established in 1884 on the verandah of the Manse, the residence of Mrs

Biggs, wife of the Chaplain of St George‟s Church, Penang, Reverend L. Courtier Biggs. In

1885, SGGS began officially to provide a basic education basically the 3Rs (reading, „riting

and „rithmetic) to the girls. The older students were being prepared to sit for the Senior

Cambridge Examinations.

Initially, the school was run by the Board of Trustees which was appointed by the

British Government. The school however, received financial aid from the members of St

George‟s Church. In the year 1909, the school was taken over by the then British government

and named The English Government Girls‟ School. A new school was built in Northam Road

(Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah) whilst the hostel remained at the building at Farquhar Street,

located beside the E & O Hotel.

In 1916, the government attempted to turn the school into a co-educational school, but

the idea was shortlived. The name of the school reverted to her original name that is, St

George‟s Girls‟ School when she moved into her new building at Northam Road. Lessons on

physical exercises and ballroom dancing were introduced in early 1922, whilst the school

library was set up in 1924. The year 1930 saw the setting up of the first Board of Prefects and

the Ex-Students Association. In the same year, house practices were started with the girls

coming under 4 sports houses namely, Cavell, Fry, Buss and Nightingale.

SGGS produced her first school magazine in 1938, with her motto, “Aut Viam

Inveniam Aut Faciam”, meaning “If there’s a will, there’s always a way”. The motto was

chosen by Miss Parfitt, the first editor of the magazine. The school was temporarily closed

from 1941-1945, due to the Japanese invasion, and reopened later with an increase in the

enrolment.

In July 1953, the school‟s foundation stone was laid at the present site of the school

during its official launching by Lady McGillary. The official school uniform, a white frock

with a red belt was introduced. Sixth form classes for both science and arts streams were

started.

Since then, the school has grown in leaps and bounds, achieving greater and greater

heights culminating in her being conferred by the Malaysian Ministry of Education as a High

Performing School. Her students have glorified the school not only in academics but in both

curricular and co-curricular activities. The school takes pride in being able to produce

countless numbers of intellectuals in various disciplines: ministers, lawyers, doctors,

engineers, politicians, sportswomen, historians, actresses and many, many more who have not

only brought about honour to the school but also the country. We are indeed, proud to say that

the school has continued to excel in every field and is, therefore assured that we will be able to

achieve our vision of being amongst outstanding schools within the international arena.

The school‟s outstanding achievements have attracted numerous visitors and

academicians from all over the world especially within the ASEAN region to make our school

a benchmark for the exchange of ideas, information and experiences.

The year 2014 marks another milestone for SGGS as the school reaches the ripe old age

of 129 years – a feat that we ought to be proud of and acts as a motivator for us to strive even

harder in achieving the best for her.

Hopefully, this conference that began as one of the events of the SGGS‟ 125th

anniversary celebrations will continue to be an annual international gathering of some of the

world‟s outstanding youths from different countries. The SGGS International Students‟

Conference 2014 aims at providing these young minds an opportunity to think about what 21st

Century Education is about and whether we are actually there even though we are already 15

years into the century.

HISTORY OF ST GEORGE’S GIRLS’ SCHOOL (SGGS), PENANG

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VISION OF THE SCHOOL

To realise the National Philosophy of Education through quality work culture and unwavering support from the community to

produce future leaders of caliber.

MISSION OF THE SCHOOL

St George’s Girls’ School will be amongst outstanding schools within the international arena.

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OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the conference are:

To strengthen the networking between Malaysian and

international students, thus providing a platform for the

exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences.

To deliberate on 21st Century Education from the

perspectives of the School, the Teacher and the Student.

To give students an opportunity to speak up on issues

that will directly affect them in 21st Century Education.

To have teachers share how they put into practice 21st

Century Education in their schools and countries.

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Shariffah Afifah bt Syed Abbas, Principal Vice-Chairperson: Ivy Ho Siew Yoong, Vice Principal 1 Coordinator: Stephanie Cheong Choy Lin Asst Coordinator: Annie Neoh Lay Ean Secretary: Sazzlina Sham bt Amin Asst Secretary: Goh Hwee Min

Ling Siew Fang Ooi Chong Keat Tang Lih Fang Noorsuzana bt Abd Manan Wong Yen Ping Teh Bee Chai Linda Tan Yok Hoon Khairunniza bt Abdul Hamid Zahrul Nisa bt Md Zabidi

Aishnawy d/o Prem Anand (5D) Noor Harmiza bt Shubash Hassan (5N) Nagarubi a/p Manukaran (5N) Allison Lee Xiao Jing (5D) Teh Ee Win (5D) Tharrshini Arasi (5A) Leong Junn-Junn (5D) Stephanie Joanna Soosay (5D) Sukhvindeerjeet Kaur (5D) Kassandra Lianna Mak (4I) Ramyah Asogam (4A) Navina Rajoo (4A) Vejaydarssni Pushpagaran (4A)

STUDENT CORE TEAM

SECRETARIAT

Nurul Shuhadak bt Zaidun (H)

Nor Hafeeza bt Hilmi (5Z) Nurul Syamimi bt Soaihami (5N) Paveethra a/p Rajagopal (5I) Nur Hanis Alisa bt Mohd Hasri (5D)

Lim Shian Ying (Leader) (5A) Solehah Anuar (Assistant) (5D)

Khoo JeiYing (5A) Nur Sarah bt Zahidi (5J) Elena Tan Chiao Mei (5D) Monica Koay Su May (6S3/2)

TREASURER and FUNDING Khoo Chee Bee Ooi Phoy Phoy

Ng Mei Huey (6V1/2) Boon Liang Kai (6V1/2)

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Aniza bt Azim Azerawati bt Anuar Tan Jia An Siti Aminah bt Sukarti

Say Wei Yin (6S2/2) Neow Shua Li (6V2/2) Low Yi Fang (6V1/2) Loo Meng Gaik (6V1/2) Yeok Ke Xin (6V2/2) Tan Chia Yin (6V1/2) Lee Wan Er (6V1/2)

Noor Faezah bt Yahaya Tiong Hoe Ping Ooi Kooi Lean Jansee Vijaya Rani Vellian

Fanne Yeoh Fern Nii (5A) Kee Yan Yan (6V1/2) Liew Phooi Ee (6V1/2) Ooi Yu Ting (6V2/2) Rebekka Andrew (5J) Tharrshini a/p Arasi (5A)

Kweh Seok Bin Siti Rohaya bt Razali Sairah bt Abdullah Azli b Abdul Rahman Chong Chin Foong Mohd Haswani b Hassan

Nur Alieah Afiqah bt Mohd Noor (5J) Hani Hezeryna bt Kharhar (5J) Chuah Jia Yi (5D) Sammundheswari a/p Ragoo (5J) Nurul Shahira bt Abdullah (4M)

Nazariah bt Nordin Rosniyah bt Mohhamad Noraini bt Abdul Ghani

Chin Si Ying (6V1/2) Amirah Nadjwa bt Mohammad (6V1/2) Syafina Azleen bt Che Saludin (6V1/2) Yolanda Tan Hui Jing (6V1/2) Ang Clar Xhen (6V2/2)

COMPETITIONS

Yeoh Poh Mi (H)

PUBLICITY

Lam Kai Ming (H)

PRESENTATIONS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES

Audrey Cheong Mei Yoong (H)

ACCOMMODATION

Laili Azlin bt Ismail (H)

Rita Naran Naran Singh Florence Tan Su Chin Chan Bee Chin

Shayma' bt Mohd Zahry (5M) Deepa a/p Soundrarajan (5I) Cynthia Jane a/p Stephen (5T) Maleni a/p Jayasankar (5I) Harrmaneesha Kaur (4T)

PROGRAMME BOOK

Loke Yuon Wai (H)

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Maathavi a/p Nariana Samy Norazlina bt Mohamad Norizan bt Abu Bakar Phong Fu Zhuan

Fanne Yeoh Fern Nii (5A) Elizabeth Khoo Woon Lynn (5N) Saw Lay Yen (5N) Khoo Mei Xian (5N) Hong Liu Qi, Natelie (5N) Noor Harmiza bt Subash Hassan (5N)

Lee Saw Ai Nur Atina bt Osman Raizuan b Ibrahim Syazwani bt Baruddin

Nur Naylisa bt Muhammad Husni (5N) Aimi Wahida bt Omar (4T) Intan Juhaidah bt Juhan (4D)

Noorainun bt Sultan Ghany Gunawathy a/p Sapurmaniam Khairlayana bt Abdul Rahman Teh Bee Guek

Samantha Jade Chew (5T) Roobashnee a/p Kumaravelu (5T)

Yap Phaik See Mohd Farid b Hussin Haisyah bt Saidin Ang Seew Hooi Norzalita bt Nordin Azizun bt Hj Ismail Tan Siew Ai Nandhini a/p Gunasekaran Sahilah bt Mohamad Rodzi

Nur Ikhlas bt Suhaimi (5T) Nur Naylisa bt Muhammad Husni (5N) Liyana Hanis bt Azizan (5T) Rodhiyah bt Mohd Noor (5T) Nur Zammira Idliyana bt Zamzurin (5T) Fifi Nabila Syahira bt Mohd Nazlan (5T) Nurfarah Ain Nabila bt Shahrunizam (5T) Nurshazwin Athirah bt Ahmad Rashidi (5J) Nursyahirah bt Sulaiman (5T) Nur Ainul Aliyah bt Mohd Khirrul Zaman (5I) Sarah Khor Lei Qi (5J)

FAREWELL DINNER

Daria Rosemary Anthony (H)

DOCUMENTATION

Norshipa bt Ismail (H)

MULTIMEDIA

Mohd Safwan b Mohd Isa (H)

TRANSPORTATION

Marzizah bt Darus (H)

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Asmimi bt Abdul Manaf Chandramala a/p Thinagaran Norhidayu bt Anuar Mohamad Taufik b Marzuki Azizun bt Hj Ismail

Rachel Lee Chia Chie (5T) Photographers: Nurul Farhanah bt Abdul Razak (4J) Sarah Jane Chew (2N) Nur Ilhain bt Suhaimi (2D) Nur Aryeza Najwa bt Ahmad Noarman (3Z) Nur Ikhlas bt Suhaimi (5T) Hani Hezryna bt Khahar (5J) Wan Nur Liyana bt Wan Azmir (5A) Samantha Jade Chew (5T) Reporters: Neysia Durga a/p Subramaniam (3I) Rachel Kee Kae Leng (3I) Sharron Lee Xue Ru (3I) Shalini a/p Jeganathon (3I) Siti Nur Soreha bt Mohamad Hanafiah (3I) Balqis bt Mohamed Ismail (3I) Chai Tze Ching (1T) Akshayni a/p Suresh Kumar (1T) Mohana Saraswathy a/p Palaniappan (4A) Rhuthshana Siva Shanker (4A) Legkashree a/p Nagendren (4N) Joanne Ang Su Fern (3T) Eryn Tan Zhi Ying (3M) Dana Ng Yi-Shuen (3N) Wong Lai Yinn (4A) Melissa Khor Yenn Tyng (4J) Belinda Kaur a/p Rajal Singh (4J)

BULLETIN

Rohaiza Abdul Ghani (H)

Sharifah Bahum bt Abdul Rahim Diana bt Talib Nooraziella bt Mohd Rosli Masithah bt Md Yusop Mohd Fahmi b Mohd Yusof Norhaniza bt Shukor Nazatul Syeha bt Ghazali Muminah bt Abdul Rahman Zainun bt Musa Tang Lee Hong Baizatul bt Adni Basir

Nur Syafikhah bt Yaakob (6V3/2) Zaimah Nadiah bt Zailani (6V3/2) Husna bt Ahmad Ali (6V3/2) Chuah Ying (6V3/2) Tan Chia Lin (6V3/2)

OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES/PROTOCOL

IIhiana bt Ismail (H)

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Nur Munirah bt Yusof Mastura bt Azmi Teo Seah Ping Pritam Kaur a/p Mehar Singh Danaletchumy a/p Ramadass Wan Noor Hanizan bt Wan Zan Hasnah bt Mohamad Nor Fazlina bt Ahmad Sa'adah bt Sabdin

Denise Lim Jia-Shyuen (5T) Rachel Tan Yi Ru (5N) Sukhvinderjeet Kaur a/p Sohan Singh (5D) Brintha Vijaya Kumar (5D) Nur Yasmeen bt Abdul Majeed (5D) Nur Fatihah bt Kamal (4I) Nur Aliah Arisya bt Mohd Salim (4Z) Kamaliah Hanis bt Mohd Shariff (4Z) Aiya Athirah bt Mohd Huzzainny (4Z) Nurul Azmeena bt Jaafar Ali (5M) Pohlina Anne a/p Reebert (5I) Sarvessre a/p Sukumar (5I) Nur Atikah bt Saarani (4T) Noor Sharina bt Sharizal (4D) Nur Razlin Hanin bt Mohd Radzi (4D) Urrmila Jakanazan (5I) Pragase Maria a/p Komargan (5J)

HERITAGE TOURS/OPTIONAL TOURS

Lim Sew Hiong (H)

Sarimah bt Abu Bakar Noraini bt Mohamad Asmawati bt Ahmad

Lavonne Lavanya a/p Charles (5J) Sagana a/p Kaliyapan (6V2/2) Shamini a/p Paramesvaran (6V2/2) Ramya Piriya a/p Krishnan (5J)

Kamala Veni a/p V. Arumugam Aishwinii Subramaniam (5D) Dhriti Patel (5D) Allison Lee Xiao Jing (5D) Teh Ee Win (5D) Vehnuuga a/p Selvarajoo (4A) Kirthiga a/p Kasinathan (4A) Satvinder Kaur a/p Ajit Singh (4J)

Mohammad Adham b Sallehon Lim Eng Hooi Tan Kian Seng Teng Boon Hoe

Mushalini Devi d/o Balasubramaniam (5T) Teh Yoong Qian (5T) Gausalya Devi a/p Sivanandan (5T) Teh Yi Ling (5T) Ng Lilian (5T)

SGGS STUDENT COORDINATORS

Alimaton bt Abdul Rahman (H)

TEACHERS’ SESSIONS

Bibi Sabariah bt Saad (H)

LIAISON OFFICERS

Ivy Ho Siew Yoong (H)

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Getzie Helena (5T) Nur Fatihah bt Mohd Ali (4I) Nur Adibah bt Noor Azlan (4D) Nur Danisha bt Muhammad Djuhaily (4I) Zoe Wong (4N) Nurushifa bt Seyad Sultan (4N) Tasmin bt Mustaffa (4A) Rabiatul Adawiyah bt Abdul Aziz (4N) Nurul Athirah bt Atikur Rahman (4M) Denisha a/p Ganesan (4N) Syarfa Zulaikha bt Shabudin (4D) Nur Amirah Izzati bt Md.Saad (4D) Nur Dini Izzati bt Sapiah (4T) Nurul Shuhada bt Kamaludin (4I) Nurul Sakinah bt Fadzil (4D) Nordiana Fatihan bt Md Zakariah (4I) Noor Arisya Azilla bt Syahrir (4I) Inna Famira bt Modamad Fauzi (4A) Lavanya d/o Prabu (4N) Nur Izzati bt Ramzi (4T) Norhijrah bt Azaman (4Z) Nur Nisha bt Mohamed Ali (5D) Nazura bt Nazri (5M) Nazeera bt Nazri (5J) Divya Shree a/p Sankar (5D) Faizanah bt Mohaiddin (5N) Nur Ain Syafawanie bt Mat Azhar (5N) Nur Azimah bt Mohd Yunus (5N) Nurul Nabilah bt Abdul Aziz (5N) Veronica Tan Yan Khei (5A) Nur Fizliyana Ezzati bt Zaidi (5N) Nur Anisah bt Mohamed Ali (4A) Asyi Zafirah Nabihah bt Mohd Hassan (4Z) Lavanyah a/p Prabu (4N) Joe Wong (4N) Nurushifa bt Seyah Sultan (4N) Rabiatul Adaniyah bt Abdul Aziz (4N) Nurul Athirah bt Atikur Rahman (4M) Nur Amirah Izzati bt Mohd. Saad (4D) Yasmin bt Mustaffa (4A) Sumayya bt Jabarullah Khan (4A)

EXHIBITION/SPONSORS

Suriyati bt Mohd Hussain (H)

Nurul Hidayah bt Ismail Nurfarishah bt Sahari Siti Salfarina bt Zainuabidin Nadzirah bt Abdul Rahim Nozlee Haneem bt Hamzah Nur Amimi bt Muhamad Rahamatul Falilah bt Shaihoo

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Harjeet Kaur a/p Gurdial Singh Sarathamani a/p Pakiri Nor’Aziyah bt Ismail Azizah bt Abdul Rahim Thoo Ling Nee Mariati bt Abdul Manaf Sia Ching Ching

Nur Firzana bt Muhammad Hasmi (5T) Falisya Suraya bt Suhaimi (5J) Nik Izzati bt Mustaffa (5N) Nor Syarah Syetah bt Samsudin (5Z) Faridahtul Athirah bt Seri Lanang (5Z) Amira Yasmin bt Azizi (5Z) Siti Nor Haida bt Adbul Rahman (5Z) Nur Aisyah bt Abdul Razak (5T) Wan Nur Liyana bt Wan Azmir (5A) Nur Liyana Izzati bt Mohd Amin (5I) Farrah Nurizzati (5I) Aida Nadhira (5Z) Nur Shahira bt Nonsor (5I) Anis Natasha btt Mohd Fauzi (5A) Nik Suraya bt Nik Mohd Nizam (5T) Ku Marina bt Ku Mahdzir (5A)

FOOD

Suguna a/p Balakrishnan (H)

MUSICAL CONCERT

Azli b Abd Rahman (H)

Mohd Haswani b Hassan Lavonne Lavanya a/p Charles (5J) Pargase Maria a/p Komargan (5J) Pohlina Anne a/p Reebert (5I) Karren Shaalini a/p Gunalan (5M) Nur Athirah bt Faizal (5N) Thaarshini Arasi a/p Thennarasu (5A)

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GENERAL INFORMATION AND ETIQUETTE FOR DELEGATES

1. All delegates are reminded that they are ambassadors of their country and school and should at all times maintain a suitable level of decorum throughout the conference.

2. Cultural and religious sensitivities should always be respected by all delegates.

3. Observing silence during presentations. Remember to

- Refrain from fidgeting, behaving disruptively or falling asleep.

- Raise your hand to indicate that you wish to ask a question.

- State your name, school and country before proceeding to comment or ask a question directed to the speaker.

5. Be punctual as every session needs to start on time.

6. In consideration of presenters and other delegates, please ensure that mobile phones are switched off, or put on silent mode during all sessions.

7. Dress code: Please be in your school uniforms, if possible with blazers during the conference proper especially for the opening/closing ceremonies. Cultural dress will be appropriate for the Farewell Dinner.

8. All delegates should not leave CITITEL PENANG without the permission of their teacher escorts.

9. As Penang is a green state, no plastic bags are provided in our major shopping centres/supermarkets/hypermarkets, please bring along a shopping bag if you need to go shopping.

Have an enjoyable conference!

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5TH SGGS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' CONFERENCE (SISC) 2014

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

** Changes in this programme may be made due to unforeseen circumstances.

TIME 28 MAY

(Wednesday)

29 MAY (Thursday)

30 MAY (Friday)

31 MAY

(Saturday)

1 JUNE (Sunday)

7.00 am

ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES CHECK-IN AT

HOTEL

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST 8.00 am

REGISTRATION

HERITAGE TOURS

8.30 am

Opening Ceremony

PLENARY SESSION 2 and RESPONSES: 21st Century Education: The

Teacher

SETTING UP OF COMPETITION SHOWPIECE

SALE OF SOUVENIRS

9.00 am

9.30 am

10.00 am REFRESHMENTS REFRESHMENTS REFRESHMENTS

10.30 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS and RESPONSES: 21st Century Education: Are We

There?

WORKSHOPS AND JUDGING OF COMPETITION SHOWPIECE

SALE OF SOUVENIRS 11.00 am

TEACHERS' SESSION 3

11.30 am


Student

Closing Ceremony 12.00 pm

WORKSHOPS AND

12.30 pm TEACHERS' SESSION 1

1.00 pm

LUNCH WORKSHOPS LUNCH 1.30 pm

2.00 pm


School

LUNCH

DEPARTURE OF

DELEGATES

2.30 pm

3.00 pm

COMPETITIONS 3.30 pm

WORKSHOPS AND

4.00 pm TEACHERS' SESSION 2

4.30 pm REFRESHMENTS

5.00 pm

Registration; Ice-breaking and Introductions

FREE AND EASY COMPETITIONS 6.00 pm

7.00 pm FRESHEN-UP

7.30 pm DINNER

FAREWELL BANQUET AND CULTURAL

PRESENTATIONS

8.30 pm

Briefing for delegates, chairpersons, respondents, presenters and

rapporteurs

Preparation for Cultural Performances/

Competitions MUSICAL CONCERT

9.30 pm

10.00 pm

10.30 pm FREE AND EASY TO SAVOUR THE FOOD AND NIGHT LIFE OF

PENANG'S HERITAGE ZONE

11.00 pm BEDTIME

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DAILY PROGRAMME

28 May 2014 (Wednesday)

29 May 2014 (Thursday)

7.00 am Check-in and Registration Cititel Penang (Lobby)

4.30 pm REFRESHMENTS Outside Ballroom

5.00 pm Ice-breaking Session Ballroom & 3rd Floor

7.00 pm Freshen-up Cititel Penang

7.30 pm DINNER Main Street Café & Citi 2

8.30 pm BRIEFING for all delegates – Chairpersons, Respondents and Rapporteurs

Ballroom

7.00 am BREAKFAST Main Street Café

8.00 am Visitors’ Registration Outside Perdana 1

8.30 am Opening Ceremony Ballroom

10.00 am REFRESHMENTS Outside Ballroom

10.30 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS and RESPONSES:

21st Century Education: Are We There?

Ballroom

12.00 pm WORKSHOP A Group 1: Perdana Ballroom

Group 2: Perdana Ballroom



Group 5: Citi 3

Group 6: Citi 3

TEACHERS’ SESSION 1 Citi 1

1.00 pm LUNCH Main Street Café & Citi 2

2.00 pm PLENARY SESSION 1 and RESPONSES:

21st Century Education: The School

Ballroom

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3.30 pm WORKSHOP B Group 1: Perdana Ballroom




Group 5: Citi 3

Group 6: Citi 3


4.30 pm REFRESHMENTS Outside Ballroom

5.00 pm FREE & EASY

7.00 pm FRESHEN-UP Cititel Penang


8.30 pm PREPARATION for CULTURAL

PERFORMANCES

Ballroom

SKETCH PLAN COMPETITION Perdana 1

30 May 2014 (Friday)


8.30 am PLENARY SESSION 2 and RESPONSES:

21st Century Education: The Teacher

Ballroom

10.00 am REFRESHMENTS Outside Ballroom

10.30 am WORKSHOP C Group 1: Perdana Ballroom




Group 5: Citi 3

Group 6: Citi 3


11.30 am PLENARY SESSION 3 and RESPONSES:

21st Century Education: The Student

Ballroom

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1.00 pm WORKSHOP D Group 1: Perdana Ballroom




Group 5: Citi 3


3.00 pm POWERPOINT COMPETITION (1) Ballroom

4.30 pm REFRESHMENTS Outside Ballrooom

5.00 pm POWERPOINT COMPETITION (2) Ballroom



8.30 pm MUSICAL CONCERT Ballroom

31 May 2014 (Saturday)

1 June 2014 (Sunday)


8.00 am HERITAGE TOURS & SHOPPING


7.30 pm FAREWELL DINNER & CULTURAL

PRESENTATIONS

Ballroom


8.30 am SETTING UP OF COMPETITION

SHOWPIECE

Perdana 1

SALE of SOUVENIRS Outside Ballroom

10.00 am REFRESHMENTS Outside Ballrooom

10.30 am JUDGING of COMPETITION

SHOWPIECE

Perdana 1

SALE of SOUVENIRS Outside Ballroom

11.30 am CLOSING CEREMONY Ballrooom


2.00 pm DEPARTURE of DELEGATES

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28 May 2014 (Wednesday) MCs for the day: Nurul Syamimi bt Soaihami, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Nor Hafeeza bt Hilmi, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia 29 May 2014 (Thursday) MCs for the day: Lim Shian Ying, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Solehah bt Anuar, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

OPENING CEREMONY

MCs: Paveethra a/p Rajagopal, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Nor Hafeeza bt Hilmi, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

KEYNOTE ADDRESS and RESPONSES: 21st Century Education: Are We There?

Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Khoo Hoon Eng

Director for Special Projects in the Office of the President

Yale-NUS College, Singapore Chairpersons: Elena Tan Chiao Mei, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Ta Quang Thong, Saigon International College, Vietnam Respondents: Neoh Xin Er, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

Wichayasit Saseeda, Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand

Poon Cherie, Methodist Girls’ School, Singapore Rapporteurs: Muhammad Zulhaiqal bin Zulkifly, SMK Aminuddin Baki,

Malaysia Aarjav Jain, Modern School, India

WORKSHOP A

1. We are aware that 21st Century Education has to come into being to

better prepare our students for the future. Have we made this paradigm shift

in education in our school or country? Why?

2. What are the changes that we have made in relation to 21st Century Education?

PROGRAMME DETAILS

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Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Nikhita Gangla, Methodist Girls’ School, Singapore Dominic Savio Dimas Anggit Marchdovito Pradana, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Rapporteurs: Kirpen Dhaliwal, Welham Girls’ School, India Ferlyn Yeoh Ai Nee, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Fanne Yeoh Fern Nii, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Parichat Srimanchanda, Matthayomwatnairong School, Thailand Rapporteurs: Deborah Chin Jiamin, Methodist Girls’ School, Singapore Apisara Wongkhat, Srinagarindra The Princess Mother School, Phayao, Thailand Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Carl Joseph L. Madrideo, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines Lim Shian Ying, St George’s Girls’ School, Penang Rapporteurs: Warodom Techasrisutee, Demonstration School of Suan

Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand Quach The Gia Han, Saigon International College, Vietnam Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Muhammad Izzat bin Khairul Hisham, SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, Malaysia Bea Jesusa DL Villareal, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines Rapporteurs: Shannisya Noorcintanami Chempakadevi, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia

Ariana Zamora Rodriguez, St Gabriel Elementary and High School, Costa Rica

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Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Aditi Singhal, Welham Girls’ School, India Aishwariyaa Angelina Stephen, SMK Aminuddin Baki, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Masahiro Hori, Yokohama Science Frontier High School, Japan Tay Yee Han, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Melissa Khaw Jie Sze, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Virgel S. Antiporda, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines Rapporteurs: Adinda Christabel Hewarlela, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Azrul Hafiz bin Azman, SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu, Malaysia

PLENARY SESSION 1 and RESPONSES: 21st Century Education: Are We There?

The School

Speakers: Dr Taufiq Thiagi, Advisor, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia, Malaysia Kritapol Sundaravej, Former Head of Boarding and Housemaster, Bromsgrove International School, Bangkok, Thailand Associate Professor Dr. Goh Lay Huah, School of Education, Languages and Communications, Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia

Chairpersons: Monica Koay Su May, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Nicholas Iswa Jais, Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-

Muhtadee Billah, Brunei Darussalam Respondents: Paveethra a/p Rajagopal, St George’s Girls’ School,

Malaysia Sophia De Los Angeles Gamboa Lepiz, St Gabriel

Elementary and High School, Costa Rica Gurbani Sethi, Modern School, India

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Rapporteurs: Thitipong Luangwichianporn, Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand

Najihah bt Shahdan, SM Sains Muzaffar Syah, Malaysia

WORKSHOP B 1. In the strife for success in studies and careers, ethics and morals are somehow

put aside. What do you think schools can do about this where students are concerned?

2. Advancement in Information Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the way we live. Discuss how these changes have affected your learning?

Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Darren Dean Tay, SM Sains Labuan, Malaysia Rachel Lee Chia Chie, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Anis Nadiah bt Azian, SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris

Petra, Malaysia Boontarika Khumkham, Matthayomwatnairong, Thailand Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Rabiatul Aqillah bt Ahmad Zainnie, SMK Jalan Empat,

Malaysia Hirunrat Somdoung, Srinagarindra The Princess Mother School, Thailand Rapporteurs: Sheena bt Muthuraman, SM Sains Labuan, Malaysia Dakshita Chopra, Welham Girls’ School, India Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Sandhini Agarwal, Modern School, India Loh Hui Ming, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Thitikorn Pongmorrakot, Matthayomwatnairong, Thailand Jacqueline Mark Kar Kei, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

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Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Roberto Moreno Hernandez, St Gabriel Elementary and

High School, Costa Rica Nur Kiasatina bt Mohamad Fisal, SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Elizabeth Ong Kar Ying, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Huynh Tuong Vy, Saigon International College, Vietnam Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Saran Muangsomboon, Matthayomwatnairong, Thailand Aishwinii a/p Siva Subramaniam, St George’s Girls’

School, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Auvendra Jairun, SM Sains Muzaffar Syah, Malaysia Jefferson C. Sejalvo, Polytechnic University of the

Philippines, Philippines Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Ahmad Syahmi bAhmad Farid, SM Sains Muzaffar Syah, Malaysia Brintha a/p Vijaya Kumar, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Wafa Hamizah bt Mohamad, Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda

Al-Muhtadee Billah, Brunei Darussalam Ramya Piriya a/p Krishnan, St George’s Girls’ School,

Malaysia 30 May 2014 (Friday) MCs for the day: Nur Sarah bt Zahidi, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Khoo JeiYing, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia


The Teacher Speakers: Joseph Masangkay Lardizabal, Faculty, College Of Business Administration, Polytechnic University Of The Philippines, Philippines

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Dr. Balasandran A. Ramiah D.B.A. Senior Lecturer, Department of Documentation & Educational Resources National Institute of Educational Management & Leadership, Ministry of Education, Malaysia Dr. Ilangko Subramaniam, Deputy Dean (Research), School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Chairpersons: Noor Harmiza bt Subash Hassan, St George’s Girls’ School,

Malaysia Angelia Mulyani, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Respondents: Ooi Yu Ting, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

Yuna Kim, Yokohama Science Frontier High School, Japan Patrick Jerome Castro, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines

Rapporteurs: Tushar Krishan Goei, Modern School, India Solehah bt Anuar, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

WORKSHOP C 1. What do you think the teachers’ role should be in 21st Century Education from

a students’ point of view? 2. “Teachers will be obsolete due to advancements in modern technology for

education.” Do you agree with this statement? Why? Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Muhammad Azrul Azizi b Mohamed Yusof, SM Sains Muzaffar Syah, Malaysia Jose Francis M. Miclat, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines Rapporteurs: Danintyoprima Hakeem Pambudi, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Nur Alieah Afiqah bt Mohd Noor, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Mah Xi Wei, SMK Padang Polo, Malaysia Thitipol Sinkruasuan, Demonstration School of Suan

Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand

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Rapporteurs: Jasper James D. Cruz, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Philippines

Jeysree a/p Chelvaraj, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Jinna Wichakoon, Matthayomwatnairong, Thailand Awani bt Akhiar, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Kanta Naruse, Yokohama Science Frontier High School,

Japan Geetha a/p Manogaran, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Samantha Jade Chew, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Phasit Kalamphanan, Matthayomwatnairong School, Thailand Rapporteurs: Vo Minh Phuoc, Saigon International College, Vietnam Nur Amirah bt Zahari, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Lavonne Lavanya a/p Charles, St George’s Girls’ School,

Malaysia Rebecca Loy Hsiao Ying, Methodist Girls’ School, Singapore Rapporteurs: Ahmad Afif b Ahmad Adli, SMKA Al Irshad, Malaysia Nippita Pongern, Matthayomwatnairong School, Thailand Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Christian Fonseca Rodriguez, St Gabriel Elementary and High School, Costa Rica

Pragase Maria a/p Komargan, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

Rapporteurs: Brandon Suresh, SMK Aminuddin Baki, Malaysia

Nur Amirah bt Zahari, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

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The Student Speakers: Alyssa Ong Sui Jing, Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting (University of Kansas), will be pursuing a PhD in Accounting, specialising in the areas of Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination Amanda Ng Yann Chwen, will begin her undergraduate studies at Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA in August 2014. Eleasha Chew, will be attending Harvard College, Massachusetts, USA coming fall 2014 Chairpersons: Khoo Jeiying, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

Chanunchida Suthicharnbuncha, Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand

Respondents: Nur Firzana bt Muhammad Hasmi, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

Kanishka Gupta, Welham Girls’ School, India Grace Liew Hui Ling, SM Sains Labuan, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Reinando Adipradana, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Nur Sarah bt Zahidi, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

WORKSHOP D 1. Should 21st Century Education focus on the holistic development of students as

individuals or the specific subjects chosen by the students related to their future. Why?

2. How must students prepare themselves to face the expectations of the new era? Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Nur Fathin Farina bt Mokhtar, SM Sains Tengku

Muhammad Faris Petra, Malaysia Thanyasit Aektharatecha Phan, Srinagarindra The

Princess Mother School, Thailand Rapporteurs: Muhd Amir Muhsin b Ismail, SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu,

Malaysia Thammachart Chantapalaboon, Matthayomwatnairong

School, Thailand

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Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Muhammad Aiman b Salleh Huddin, SMK Jalan Empat,

Malaysia John Paulo P. Alparaz, Polytechnic University of the

Philippines, Philippines Rapporteurs: Calvin Fernando, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Sagana a/p Kaliyapan, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Tinharit Moonvanit, Matthayomwatnairong School,

Thailand Tan Chin Ean, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Rapporteurs: Nur Mezana Hafny bt Mehzalan, St George’s Girls’ School,

Malaysia Shabana a/p Balu, SMK Tunku Puan Habsah, Malaysia Room: Perdana Ballroom Chairpersons: Hazim b Mohd Salihuddin, SM Sains Tengku Muhammad

Faris Petra, Malaysia Nadia Ramadhani Pranabudi, Sekolah Victory Plus, Indonesia Rapporteurs: Nur Syakirah bt Mohamad Yusoff, SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu, Malaysia Puttarachai Charoenwongsa, Matthayomwatnairong

School, Thailand Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Lorrencia Mackriss, SM Sains Labuan, Malaysia Thanawat Tangpornphisit, Matthayomwatnairong School,

Thailand Rapporteurs: Soumyasree a/p Ananthan, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Vanessa See Jia Wen, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

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Room: Citi 3 Chairpersons: Prabha a/p Somasundaram, St George’s Girls’ School,

Malaysia Cheryl Cheng, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

Rapporteurs: Nurul Syamimi bt Mohd Soaihami, St George’s Girls’

School, Malaysia Roobashnee a/p Kumaravelu, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

MY DREAM SCHOOL OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Chairpersons: Sheegillshah a/p Rajendran, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Lai Hoong Lian, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Timekeepers: Jamima Jasmin bt Abdul Hakkeem, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Rhachel a/p Syril Mohan, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Judges: 1. Wong Teik Aun, Head of the American Degree Transfer Programme in INTI

International College, Penang, Malaysia 2. Choo Seok Hong, Head of Academic, Kolej PTPL, Penang, Malaysia 3. Prakash Lachmanan Sukadevan, Academic Department Head, Business

School, KDU Penang Campus, Malaysia FINALISTS: 1. SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2. SMK(P) Sri Aman, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 3. SMS Labuan, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia 4. Sekolah Victory Plus, Bekasi, Indonesia 5. Saigon International College, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 6. Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah, Brunei Darussalam

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31 May 2014 (Saturday) FAREWELL DINNER AND CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS MCs: Sueveena Shalini a/l Villantheran, St George’s Girls’

School, Malaysia Nurshazwin Athirah bt Ahmad Rashdi, St George’s Girls’

School, Malaysia 1 June 2014 (Sunday)

MCs for the day: Monica Koay Su May, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Nur Hanis Alisa bt Mohd Hasri, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

MY MODEL 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL COMPETITION Judges: 1. Damian Lee, Student Success Advisor of INTI International College Penang,

Malaysia 2. Choo Seok Hong, Head of Academic, Kolej PTPL, Penang, Malaysia 3. Prakash Lachmanan Sukadevan, Academic Department Head, Business

School, KDU Penang Campus, Malaysia Participants: 1. SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2. SMKA Naim Lilbanat, Kelantan, Malaysia 3. SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu, Kedah, Malaysia 4. SM Sains Muzaffar Syah, Melaka, Malaysia 5. Srinagarindra The Princess Mother School, Phayao, Thailand 6. Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand 7. Matthayomwatnairong School, Bangkok, Thailand 8. Saigon International College, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9. Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 10. Sekolah Victory Plus, Bekasi, Indonesia 11. Sekolah Bogor Raya, Bogor, Indonesia 12. St Gabriel Elementary and High School, San Jose, Costa Rica

CLOSING CEREMONY MCs: Elena Tan Chiao Mei, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Nur Hanis Alisa bt Mohd Hasri, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia

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29 May 2014 (Thursday) 12.00-1.00 pm

SESSION 1 Chairperson: Thoo Ling Nee, St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Presentions: 1. Experiencing Science in a 21st Century Middle School Classroom

Jose Paulo Dela Cruz Sekolah Victory Plus Bekasi Indonesia

2. Preparing 21st Century Learners: The Case For School-Community

Collaborations Adyani binti Ahmad SM Sains Muzaffar Syah Melaka Malaysia

3. Moving BACK to Basics to move FORWARD

Sanjala Wazir Welham Girls' School Dehradun India

4. The Game “MUSLIM HEROES” Haisyah bt Saidin

St George’s Girls’ School Penang Malaysia


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29 May 2014 (Thursday) 3.30-4.30 pm SESSION 2 Chairperson: Pritam Kaur a/p Mehar Singh St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Presentations: 1. Incorporating i-THINK in 21st Century Education

Nurul Shuhadak bt Zaidun St George’s Girls’ School Penang Malaysia 2. Thinking about the Earth from Yokohama Noriaki Kojima Yokohama Science Frontier High School Japan 3. How Saint Gabriel School Is Facing The New Challenges Towards

A Successful Contemporary Education. Graciela Fonseca Barquero Saint Gabriel Elementary And High School San Jose Costa Rica

4. Inventory Of Students’ Aggression Shewing The 21st Century

Education Emejidio C. Gepila Jr Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila Philippines


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30 May 2014 (Friday) 10.30-11.30 am SESSION 3 Chairperson: Jansee Vijaya Rani a/p Vellian St George’s Girls’ School, Malaysia Presenters: 1. Braille Technology in 21st Century Education for the Blind

Yap Phaik See St George’s Girls’ School Penang Malaysia

2. Moving forward: SPN21

Siti Salawati Hj Abu Hanifah Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al Muhtadee Billah Brunei Darussalam

3. Better Learners For A Better World

Roziah bt Mohd Ali SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Kelantan Malaysia


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OPENING CEREMONY 29 May 2014 (Thursday)

8.00 am Arrival of delegates and invited guests at Perdana

Ballroom, CITITEL Penang 8.30 am Arrival of Guest of Honour 8.40 am The National Anthem Recitation of Prayers 8.45 am Welcome Speech by Principal of St George’s Girls’

School, Penang 8.55 am Speech and Declaration of the Official Opening of

the Conference by Guest of Honour 9.05 am Presentation of certificates of attendance to

delegates 9.15 am Presentation of tokens of thanks and appreciation 9.20 am Multimedia presentation of the school’s

achievements 9.25 am Performance by the Students of St George’s Girls’

School, Penang 9.45 am Photography session with Guest of Honour 10.00 am Tea

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CLOSING CEREMONY 1 June 2014 (Sunday)

11.00 am Arrival of delegates and invited guests at Perdana

Ballroom, CITITEL PENANG 11.30 am Arrival of Guest of Honour 11.40 am The National Anthem Recitation of Prayers 11.45 am Opening Speech by Principal of St George’s Girls’

School, Penang 11.55 am A glimpse of 5th SGGS International Students’

Conference 2014 12.00 pm Speech by Guest of Honour 12.20 pm Presentation of prizes to the winners 12.35 pm Presentation of souvenirs 12.40 pm Reflections by conference delegates 12.45 pm Performance by the Students of St George’s Girls’

School, Penang 1.00 pm Lunch

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INTRODUCING OUR SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 21st Century Education: Are We There?

PLENARY SESSION 1: 21st Century Education: The School

Associate Professor Dr Khoo Hoon Eng graduated from Smith College with BA (cum laude), St. Mary’s Medical School (University of London) with a PhD and from the University of Dundee with a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education. Professor Khoo taught at the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia for 10 years before joining the Faculty of Medicine (now Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1988 where she is currently a tenured Associate Professor. She has taught medical, dental, science undergraduate and PhD students. Her scientific research interests have been in the study of bioactive components of venoms and toxins. She was a member of

the International Society of Toxinology, Secretary-General of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists and was active on the Education Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She has published research articles and books in medical education and led faculty development workshops as Deputy Head of the Medical Education Unit and Associate at the NUS Center for Development of Teaching and Learning. Between 1997 and 2003, she was Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Medicine and was part of a team that developed a new curriculum for the medical course and life sciences course. During a leave of absence from NUS, she worked for three years (2007-2010) as the Provost and Acting Vice-Chancellor of a new liberal arts institution - the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh. After returning to NUS, she was Deputy Director of the International Relations Office at NUS before joining Yale-NUS College in October 2011 where she is currently the Director for Special Projects in the Office of the President. Professor Khoo is Malaysian-born and has two sons. She was a Director of the Alumnae Association of Smith College for three years from 2002 and has served as a Trustee at Smith College since 2009. She is a proud Penang native who studied at Green Lane Convent and Penang Free

School.

Dr. Taufiq Thiagi schooled at St John’s Institution in Kuala Lumpur and then completed his medical studies at KMC Manipal, India in late 1976. He worked at various Government Hospitals in Malaysia and at Washington Hospital, London. Subsequently, Dr. Thiagi started his general practice (clinic) in Petaling Jaya for 25 years. He headed the Q-Medic Group until 2010, when he joined Agensi Inovasi Malaysia as Advisor, leading the Education Team. He has an MBA in e-Commerce from Edith Cowan University, Perth, with strong interests in innovation, technology and on-line learning.

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Associate Professor Dr Goh Lay Huah is a lecturer at Wawasan Open University, Penang. She has 30 years’ experience working as a teacher trainer and coach/mentor within the education sector. She has a track record demonstrating excellence and high-level skills in instructional leadership—teaching, training and teacher education, Smart School pedagogy, including higher education institute experience in the Malaysian Teacher Training Institutes, public and private Universities in Instructional Technology. Dr Goh Lay Huah’s forte is education research—especially action research. Her research focus is ICT in education, English Language teaching, professional development and change management and she has written a large number of research articles in these areas.


Kritapol Sundaravej is a motivated, enthusiastic educator with 7 years experience in pastoral care for students in the boarding environment and international exchange programmes. Kritapol was educated at Vajiravudh College, a prestigious school in Bangkok, Thailand. He later left for UK to further his studies at Bromsgrove School and finally obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in USA. After his postgraduate training in education, he filled the post of House Master and also took charge of international affairs at his alma mater, Vajiravudh College. He then moved onto Bromsgrove International School, Bangkok, Thailand. It was at Bromsgrove that he devised and implemented boarding policies for the betterment of student boarders .

Joseph Masangkay Lardizabal is Faculty/Subject Specialist at the College of Business Administratiaon/Open University of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila City. Armed with degrees in Law and Business Administration, he moved up the ranks within a few years to being Director of PUP’s M.H. Del Pilar Campus. Joseph is also an active member of several professional organisations in the Philippines.

PLENARY SESSION 1: 21st Century Education: The School

PLENARY SESSION 2: 21st Century in Education: The Teacher

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Alyssa Ong is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting at the University of Kansas (KU) under the University‘s Honors Program, which admits academically talented, promising, and motivated undergraduate students. With a current CGPA of 3.93, she has been awarded with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honor Rolls and the School of Business Honor Rolls. She will be pursuing a PhD in Accounting, specialising in the areas of Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, after obtaining her undergraduate degree this May.

Dr Ilangko Subramaniam, is a dedicated and committed lecturer who began his teaching career in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree, Dr Ilangko was posted to St George’s Girls’ School, Penang and quickly rose up the ranks to become the Head of Humanities and later Senior Assistant of Administration. In a matter of a few years, his caliber and capabilities could no longer be contained within the school. Dr Ilangko moved on to being a lecturer in the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang and within a short period of time, became the Deputy Dean of Research of the School.


Dr Balasandran A. Ramiah is an Education Management Specialist attached to the National Institute of Educational Management & Leadership, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Dr Bala has extensive experience involving education management training sectors and developing training modules. He has also trained local and international participants in education management projects funded by the World Bank, UNESCO and national governments. He has edited and published 9 volumes of case studies related to various areas in educational management and leadership. Besides providing consultation services, Dr Bala also conducts professional development for more than 200 primary and secondary schools, district education offices, matriculation colleges, teachers’ training colleges in Malaysia and 6 schools in Maldives.

PLENARY SESSION 2: 21st Century Education: The Teacher

PLENARY SESSION 3: 21st Century Education: The Student

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Eleasha Chew was handpicked by the U.S. Embassy of Malaysia in years 2010 and 2012 respectively to represent Malaysia in the Southeast Asian Youth Leadership Program in Washington D.C. and the U.S.-ASEAN Young Leaders Summit in Jakarta. More recently, she was part of the only pre-university team to have ever emerged champion in the Malaysian Public Policy Competition. She is a proud Georgian who remains incredibly grateful for the opportunities and fond memories that the school has given her. Eleasha will be attending Harvard College, Massachusetts, USA this fall.

Amanda Ng Yann Chwen was awarded the ASEAN Scholarship, to pursue the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Levels in Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC), Singapore (2012-2013). As a hybrid student, she enjoyed straddling the divide between the sciences and the humanities. Currently, she has gained admission into Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA. She will begin her undergraduate studies in August 2014, under a university financial aid award worth USD 57,000 per year. She says she hopes to double major in Peace and Justice Studies, and International Literary and Visual Studies … but really, is completely undecided and excited to keep learning and exploring.


PLENARY SESSION 3: 21st Century Education: The Student

Education is not the learning of

facts, but the training of the mind to

think.

Albert Einstein

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JUDGES FOR COMPETITIONS

Prakash Lachmanan Sukadevan, Academic Department Head of the Business School graduated with First Class Honours in Bachelor of Analytical Economics from University Malaya 1995 and Masters of Economics from University Malaya 1999. Prakash is currently pursuing his doctorate with UUM, specialising in corporate governance. He has over 20 years of working experience in manufacturing and mostly in the education industry. Started as a lecturer in the education industry, he then progressed to management level with various programme administration tasks whereby he has developed various programmes both home grown

as well as franchised programmes for the past 15 years. During his previous stint, he was appointed as a franchise academic advisor for various private higher learning institutions. He has written various academic papers in a wide range of areas, among others economics, finance, marketing and leadership.

Damian Lee, as the Student Success Advisor of INTI International College Penang (IICP) collaborates with all the Departments and Schools to provide continuous, quality support for students. He leads various academic support programmes to enhance students’ learning experience to have the most International, Innovative and Individualised Education through Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal Development.

Wong Teik Aun is highly adaptable, multi-skilled and entrepreneurial as evidenced in his vast vocational experience in various industries such as project marketing, management services, finance, event management, multimedia services, virtual office services, land brokerage and freelance copywriting, editing and translation. However, he always had a passion for education and is currently the Head of the American Degree Transfer Programme in INTI managing, developing and teaching the programme. Teik Aun has not only studied in the top-ranked Pomona College in the United States but has spent semesters abroad in prestigious Oxford University in England and Nanjing University in China. He is currently pursuing his PhD having obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Choo Seok Hong is the Head of Academic of Kolej PTPL, Penang. Graduated from University of Portsmouth with Master of Business Administration, she has more than 18 years experience in teaching Management, Marketing, Strategic Management and Human Resource Management. As the Head of Academic, she oversees five schools. They are the School of Business Management and Law, the School of Culinary Arts, the Centre of Foundation Studies, the School of Professional Studies and the School of Information Sciences and Engineering offering different courses ranging from Degree programs local and foreign, Diplomas and professional studies.

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STUDENT DELEGATES

BRUNEI Maktab Duli Pengiran

Muda Al-Muhtadee

Billah

COSTA RICA St Gabriel Elementary and

High School

INDIA Modern School

INDONESIA

INDONESIA Sekolah Bogor Raya

INDONESIA Pelita Insani Junior High

School

5. WAFA HAMIZAH BINTI MOHAMAD

6. NICHOLAS ISWA JAIS

7. LIEW CHUN HUNG

8. AK AFIF JAZIMIN BIN PG KAMAL ARIFFIN

BANGLADESH Scholastica

1. SAMRANA RAISA KHAN

2. RANIAH SAFA AHMED

3. TAMARA AKRAM

4. ACHOL CHOWDHURY

9. SOPHIA DE LOS ANGELES GAMBOA LEPIZ

10. ROBERTO MORENO HERNANDEZ

11. CHRISTIAN FONSECA RODRIGUEZ

12. ARIANA ZAMORA RODRIGUEZ

13. AARJAV JAIN

14. GURBANI SETHI

15. TUSHAR KRISHAN GOEI

16. SANDHINI AGARWAL

Sekolah Victory Plus

21. CALVIN FERNANDO

22. SHANNISYA NOORCINTANAMI CHEMPAKADEVI

23. NADIA RAMADHANI PRANABUDI

24. DOMINIC SAVIO DIMAS ANGGIT MARCHDOVITO PRADANA

25. ADINDA CHRISTABEL HEWARLELA

26. ANGELIA MULYANI

27. DANINTYOPRIMA HAKEEM PAMBUDI

28. REINANDO ADIPRADANA

29. ALYCA ANGGITA

30. JUSTIN EVANSON

31. CHRISTOPHORUS ADIANTO TANATA

32. STEVEN PRAWIDJAJA

33. YASSMYN K.R.M

34. APRILLIA INTAN KHAIRUNNISA

35. RAIHAN SAIFUTRA

36. ANJELIKA

37. DHEA NISRINA MUMTAZ

38. DAFFA DIRWAS

INDIA Welham School

17. KIRPEN DHALIWAL

18. DAKSHITA CHOPRA

19. ADITI SINGHAL

20. KANISHKA GUPTA

JAPAN Yokohama Science Frontier

High School

39. MASAHIRO HORI

40. KANTA NARUSE

41. YUNA KIM

42. AKIRA ISE

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STUDENT DELEGATES

PHILIPPINES Polytechnic University of

the Philippines

SINGAPORE Methodist Girls’ School

THAILAND Matthayomwatnairong

TAIWAN Wesley Girls’ High School

THAILAND Srinagarindra The

Princess Mother School

THAILAND Demonstration School

of Suan Sunandha

Rajabhat University

43. CARL JOSEPH L. MADRIDEO

44. PATRICK JEROME CASTRO

45. BEA JESUSA DL VILLAREAL

46. JOHN PAULO P. ALPARAZ

47. VIRGEL S. ANTIPORDA

48. JEFFERSON C. SEJALVO

49. JASPER JAMES D. CRUZ

50. JOSE FRANCIS M. MICLAT

51. POON CHERIE

52. REBECCA LOY HSIAO YING

53. DEBORAH CHIN JIAMIN

54. NIKHITA GANGLA

55. CHI-YING CHEN

56. TZU-JUNG WANG

57. CHIA-YING CHEN

58. MEI-HAN LIN

64. JINNA WICHAKOON

65. PHASIT KALAMPHANAN

66. NIPPITA PONGERN

67. THAMMACHART CHANTAPALABOON

68. TINHARIT MOONVANIT

69. PARICHAT SRIMANCHANDA

70. BOONTARIKA KHUMKHAM

71. PUTTARACHAI CHAROENWONGSA

72. SARAN MUANGSOMBOON

73. THITIKORN PONGMORRAKOT

74. THANAWAT TANGPORNPHISIT

75. HIRUNRAT SOMDOUNG

76. APISARA WONGKHAT

77. THANYASIT AEKTHARATECHA PHAN

78. NUTTACHAR CHAIROTE

59. THITIPOL SINKRUASUAN

60. CHANUNCHIDA SUTHICHARNBUNCHA

61. WARODOM TECHASRISUTEE

62. THITIPONG LUANGWICHIANPORN

63. WICHAYASIT SASEEDA

VIETNAM Saigon International

College

79. TA QUANG THONG

80. VO MINH PHUOC

81. QUACH THE GIA HAN

82. HUYNH TUONG VY

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STUDENT DELEGATES

MALAYSIA SM Sains Tengku

Muhammad Faris Petra

MALAYSIA SMK Aminuddin Baki

MALAYSIA SBP Integrasi Batu Rakit,

MALAYSIA SMKA Al Irshad

MALAYSIA SMKA Naim Lilbanat

MALAYSIA SMK(P) Sri Aman

MALAYSIA SBP Integrasi Jempol

MALAYSIA SBP Integrasi Kubang Pasu

83. NUR FATHIN FARINA BT MOKHTAR

84. MUHAMMAD IZZAT B KHAIRUL HISHAM

85. ANIS NADIAH BINTI AZIAN

86. HAZIM BIN MOHD SALIHUDDIN

87. AMIRUL IMRAN B AHMAD BORHAN

88. MUHAMMAD DANIAL HAKIM B MOHD ZAMRI

89. TUAN NUR HANIS BT TUAN KOB

90. NURUL IZATI BT UDIN

91. MUHAMMAD ZUNNABHAN

92. AHMAD AFIF B AHMAD ADLI

93. MUHAMMAD ZULJALIL ILHAM B WAHAB

94. UWAIZ MUKHLIS B JAMSARI

95. AISHWARIYAA ANGELINA STEPHEN

96. MUHAMMAD ZULHAIQAL B ZULKIFLY

97. BRANDON SURESH

98. CHAN KI KI

99. YASMIN ZAHRA BT AZHAR

100. NURUL AMIRAH AMINAH BT MOHD RAZALI

101. NUR ATIQAH BT HJ ZAIHAN

102. SARAH DALILI BT AMINUDDIN

103. MUHAMMAD FAREZ AINAN BIN MOHAMAD ROSLAN

104. MOHD HAZIQ HARRAZ BIN JUMANG ADHA

105. MUHD AMIR MUHSIN BIN ISMAIL

106. NUR KIASATINA BT MOHAMAD FISAL

107. NUR SYAKIRAH BT MOHAMAD YUSOFF

108. AZRUL HAFIZ BIN AZMAN

109. NUR ADANI HIDAYAH BINTI MUHAMMAD AZMIL

110. NUR ALIA SHARIFFUDIN

111. ARISSA ALLYANA BINTI ADI AZUAN

112. RAHAH HADRI BT RAZLAN HADRI

MALAYSIA SM Sains Muzaffar Syah

113. AHMAD SYAHMI BIN AHMAD FARID

114. NAJIHAH BINTI SHAHDAN

115. AUVENDRA JAIRUN

116. MUHAMMAD AZRUL AZIZI BIN MOHAMED YUSOF

MALAYSIA SMK Jalan Empat

117. RABIATUL AQILLAH AHMAD ZAINNIE

118. BARIZAH SYAHIRAH BT HANIM

119. MUHAMMAD AIMAN BIN SALLEH HUDDIN

120. AMEER IZWAN MUHAMAD

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STUDENT DELEGATES

MALAYSIA SMA Persekutuan Kajang MALAYSIA SM Sains Labuan

MALAYSIA St George’s Girls’ School

103. MUHAMMAD FAREZ AINAN BIN MOHAMAD ROSLAN

104. MOHD HAZIQ HARRAZ BIN JUMANG ADHA

121. MUHAMMAD AZIZUL BIN SYAIFUL

122. MOHAMMAD SYAHRIL AYSRAF BIN MOHD ROZI

123. NURUL AINA BINTI OTHMAN

124. EMY SHAHIRA BINTI IDRIS

130. DARREN DEAN TAY

131. GRACE LIEW HUI LING

132. SHEENA BINTI MUTHURAMAN

133. LORRENCIA MACKRISS

MALAYSIA SMK Padang Polo

135. MAH XI WEI

MALAYSIA SMK Tunku Puan Habsah

134. SHABANA A/P BALU

MALAYSIA SMJK Perempuan China

136. LIM SIEW MEI

MALAYSIA Sekolah Islam Adni

125. SHARIFAH HAFIZAH BT SYED ALWI

126. SHAREEFA SHEZANNE

127. ANIS HAZIRAH TAJUL ARIFFIN

128. NURLAILY SOFIA NAZLEE

129. FARAH ATHIRAH JAMIL

137. AISHWINII A/P SIVA SUBRAMANIAM

138. AWANI BINTI AKHIAR

139. BRINTHA A/P VIJAYA KUMAR

140. CHERYL CHENG

141. DHRITI PATEL A/P VIJAY KUMAR

142. ELENA TAN CHIAO MEI

143. ELIZABETH ONG KAR YING

144. FALISYA SURAYA BINTI SUHAIMI

145. FANNE YEOH FERN NII

146. FERLYN YEOH AI NEE

147. GEETHA A/P MANOGARAN

148. JACQUELINE MARK KAR KEI

149. JAMIMA JASMIN BT ABDUL HAKKEEM

150. JEYSREE A/P CHELVARAJ

151. KARREN SHAALINI GUNALAN

152. KEE YAN YAN

153. KHOO JEIYING

154. KUGANIYA NAIDU A/P MURUGASAN

155. LAI HOONG LIAN

156. LAVONNE LAVANYA A/P CHARLES

157. LIEW PHOOI EE

158. LIM SHIAN YING

159. LOH HUI MING

160. MANGALAMBIGHAI A/P NAMASIVAYAM

161. MELISSA KHAW JIE SZE

162. MONICA KOAY SU MAY

163. NAVINA A/P RAJOO

164. NEOH XIN ER

165. NOOR HARMIZA BINTI SUBASH HASSAN

166. NOR HAFEEZA BINTI HILMI

167. NUR ALIEAH AFIQAH BINTI MOHD NOOR

168. NUR AMIRAH BINTI ZAHARI

169. NUR FIRZANA BINTI MUHAMMAD HASMI

170. NUR HANIS ALISA BINTI MD HASRI

171. NUR MEZANA HAFNY BINTI MEHZALAN

172. NUR SARAH BINTI ZAHIDI

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173. NURUL AZMEENA BINTI JAAFAR ALI

174. NURUL SYAMIMI BINTI MOHD SOAIHAMI

175. OOI SOON KEE

176. OOI YU TING

177. PAVEETHRA A/P RAJAGOPAL

178. PRABHA SOMASUNDARAM

179. PRAGASE MARIA A/P KOMARGAN

180. RACHEL LEE CHIA CHIE

181. RAMITAA A/P LOGANATHAN

182. RAMYA PIRIYA A/P KRISHNAN

183. RHACHEL A/P SYRIL MOHAN

184. RHUTHSHANA A/P SIVA SHANKER

185. ROOBASHNEE A/P KUMARAVELU

186. ROSNA BINTI ABDOLL JALIL

187. SAGANA A/P KALIYAPAN

188. SAMANTHA JADE CHEW

189. SHAMINI A/P PARAMESVARAN

190. SHEEGILLSHAH RAJENDRAN

191. SHEREE TAN CHUN YEE

192. SOLEHAH BINTI ANUAR

193. SOUMYASREE A/P ANANTHAN

194. SUJITHRAA A/P BASKARAN

195. TAN CHIN EAN

196. TAN WEI LYNN

197. TAY YEE HAN

198. VANESSA SEE JIA WEN

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TEACHER DELEGATES

BRUNEI Maktab Duli Pengiran

Muda Al-Muhtadee

Billah

COSTA RICA St Gabriel Elementary and

High School

INDONESIA Sekolah Victory Plus

INDONESIA Sekolah Bogor Raya

INDONESIA Pelita Insani Junior High

School

SINGAPORE Methodist Girls’ School

TAIWAN Wesley Girls’ High School

2. SITI SALAWATI HJ ABU HANIFAH

3. MOHAMMAD ALI SYAFI'IE BIN AWANG MD NOR

4. GRACIELA FONSECA BARQUERO

15. SHIH-WEI LIU

14. CAROL TAY DAN GUEY

INDIA Modern School

INDIA Welham School

5. RICHA BHATIA

6. SANJALA WAZIR

7. JOSE PAULO DELA CRUZ

8. NOVITA ANGGRAINI

9. MIRNA YULIARTI ST., MT

10. INA ROSILAWATI

PHILIPPINES Polytechnic University of

the Philippines

12. EMEJIDIO C. GEPILA JR.

13. JOSEPH M. LARDIZABAL

THAILAND Matthayomwatnairong

THAILAND Srinagarindra The

Princess Mother School

THAILAND Demonstration School of

Suan Sunandha Rajabhat

University

19. CHUTINUN JAIAKA

16. KUKIAT PHEUNGPITIPORNCHAI

17. THEERAWEE SUMRANSILP

18. SAMLEE PIBOONVECH

VIETNAM Saigon International

College

20. PHAN TUAN ANH

BANGLADESH Scholastica

1. SAMEA BUSHAR

JAPAN Yokohama Science

Frontier High School

11. NORIAKI KOJIMA

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TEACHER DELEGATES

MALAYSIA SMKA Naim Lilbanat

MALAYSIA SBP Integrasi Jempol

MALAYSIA SMK Aminuddin Baki

MALAYSIA SMKA Al Irshad

MALAYSIA SBP Integrasi Kubang

Pasu

MALAYSIA SMK(P) Sri Aman

MALAYSIA SM Sains Muzaffar Syah

MALAYSIA SMK Jalan Empat

MALAYSIA SMA Persekutan Kajang

MALAYSIA SM Sains Labuan

MALAYSIA Sekolah Islam Adni


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36. AINI ARIFAH BT ABDUL KARIM

SPECIAL DELEGATES

MALAYSIA SM Sains Tengku

Muhammad Faris Petra

MALAYSIA SBP Integrasi Batu Rakit

21. ROZIAH BINTI MOHD ALI

22. NORLIZA BT MAT SALLEH

23. NUR SYAMIMI BT ABDUL HALIM

24. LAI TSAE LING

25. WAN ROHANI BT WAN OTHMAN

26. ZANARIAH BT MUHAMAD PILUS

27. IDAYU BT MOHD DAHLAN

28. NORHASIMAH BT MOHD NOR

29. ADYANI AHMAD

31. ZAITON BINTI MOHAMED

30. NUR HAFIZA BT HAMZAH

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33. NABIHAH BT MOHD SAIDI

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ABSTRACTS FOR TEACHERS’ SESSIONS

SESSION 1

EXPERIENCING SCIENCE IN A 21ST CENTURY MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM Jose Paulo Dela Cruz Sekolah Victory Plus

Indonesia The reason science is taught in schools is not only to inspire students to choose careers in science and technology but also to equip them with practical knowledge of how things work, build their science literacy to enable informed participation in science-related debates and issues, and develop their skills in scientific thinking and their knowledge of science as part of their intellectual enculturation. This presentation showcases Science Investigatory Project as a learning activity that is attuned with 21st Century Education. Students were given opportunities to be engaged in exploring and solving a socially-relevant issues. They had hands-on experience on how scientific method works by designing their own fair tests, performing experiments showing cause-and-effect relationships, presenting and analyzing results through trends in graphs and communicate their results through a school-wide science fair. This learning activity engages students to be creative innovators by refining their method of investigating a problem; information literate by accessing reliable information through literature reviews; problem solvers by conducting experiments to verify their hypothesis; collaborators by working with partners and experts; communicators by writing a scientific paper, making display boards and orally present their findings; and, responsible citizens by coming up with a scientifically-verified solution to a problem.

PREPARING 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS: THE CASE FOR SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS

Adyani bt Ahmad SM Sains Muzaffar Syah

Malaysia One of the criteria of 21st century education is school-community collaborations. Community includes parents, philantrophic and business organizations, various service and non-profitable groups. Engagement is defined based on the mission and vision of the particular school. In 2008, 300 000 companies in England involved engaging themselves to education through National Education Business Partnership Network. In Australia, various encouraging networking has been established since 2010. Different approach of engagement may be adopted which are one-off activity or an on-going program which are launched over the years. Within activities different topics have been conducted such as help in teaching skills, curricula development, physical environmental improvement, as well as providing social contacts. These topics benefited the school in different aspects for instance social, intellectual, financial, and psychological and performance benefits. Partnership can lead to interagency collaborations include greater understanding of issues, greater connection between communities and other families and groups. The outcome towards students is in terms of academic improvement, social wellbeing and widening the vocational skills. However there are few ethical considerations that might inhibit partnerships for instance skepticism between them. The main understanding between parties is having the same vision and working collaboratively ways and together monitoring its progress and effectiveness.

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SESSION 1

MOVING BACK TO BASICS TO MOVE FORWARD Sanjala Wazir

Welham School India

Modern education and social dynamics have fostered individualism and competitiveness amongst young people encouraging them to become mere conformists to the commercialism of today. 21st century education cannot aim at academic excellence alone… a tool to yield only material results. It needs to be replaced by educational excellence with the much higher aim of creating global citizens with a sense of global caring, sharing and preserving. Advanced technology has made traditional teaching almost redundant. Students have become the facilitators of their own knowledge. Yet, we cannot leave them to their own “devices.” Our role in the 21st century is to create a generation that will form a society which believes in equal opportunity for all, is tolerant, gives, rather than grabs, is benevolent and in which people take responsibility for their actions and thus form a sensitized society which will create an environment for the future generation to breathe in, freely. While the above awareness has dawned upon most educators we are far from our goal Let us step beyond the teaching of a structured curriculum to lead our students to a sense of universal care and inter-dependence and reach out to the poorest child and the poorest school .

THE GAME “MUSLIM HEROES” Haisyah bt Saidin

St George’s Girls’ School Malaysia

Memorising facts, names and dates is an uphill task among the students. They tend to jumble them up and become more confused at the end of the day. As a result, self-motivation and a great effort is needed on the part of the student to memorise them. In order to get the students’ interested in memorising the names of famous personalities, a game uploaded from the Internet is modified before being introduced in the classrooms. Details about famous personalities are given as clues for students to identify who they are. Indirectly, students will learn while enjoying the game. It is found that this game has enabled students to remember the names of the personalities better, thus improving their results especially in subjects like Islamic Studies and History.

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SESSION 2

INCORPORATING i-THINK IN 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION Nurul Shuhadak bt Zaidun


St George’s Girls’ Schools is incorporating i-Think (Thinking Maps) in our classrooms to help students develop higher order thinking skills (HOTS), even though no peer-reviewed research has been completed on the success or usefulness of these graphic organizers. The reason for introducing Thinking Maps is because students need to develop HOTS so as to be able to meet the ever on-going changes in the learning process which goes beyond the simple learning of facts and content. Many activities are carried out making use of the mentor-mentee program where students are exposed to the 8 types of Thinking Maps, through the setting up of model classrooms. At the same time, action research is carried out to gauge the effectiveness of the programme and to improve on the approaches. In 21st Century Education, students have to become self-empowered learners who can define problems, research a wide variety of materials and media, conceptualise, have reasoning skills and clearly communicate solutions. With these Thinking Maps, students will be helped to develop HOTS of applying, analysing, evaluating and creating. When we help students acquire HOTS, we are preparing them to face the challenges of the globalised world of the 21st Century.

THINKING ABOUT THE EARTH FROM YOKOHAMA Noriaki Kojima

Yokohama Science Frontier High School Japan

From environment problems such as global warming and climate change, to issues such as resources, energy, and food supply, little by little humankind is said to be approaching a critical situation. High expectations are held for science and technology, and human resources with the ability to utilize this knowledge to resolve these global-scale problems and open the way to a bright future. The trump cards for a country such as Japan in particular, with its scarce natural resources, are scientific perspectives and thinking, as well as young people with scientific hearts and minds. Opening in 2009—the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Port of Yokohama and the 120th anniversary of municipal government—and located within the Yokohama Science Frontier area, a research and development base on Yokohama’s waterfront, the Yokohama Science Frontier High School aims to cultivate human beings with scientific capabilities and high aspirations who will be active not only in Yokohama but in the world stage—students with the spirit and strength to save the world.

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HOW SAINT GABRIEL SCHOOL IS FACING THE NEW CHALLENGES TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION

Graciela Fonseca Barquero Saint Gabriel Elementary And High School

Costa Rica

Society and its culture shapes education, then, a community’s identity and traditions are reflected and taught through education. As a result, schools have to make new decisions toward an efficient contemporary education, which is changing daily, influenced by new technologies and values. There are some current challenges the schools must consider in order to keep up with all the new developments and at the same time stay loyal to its core values and vision; for instance, the institution´s self-identity, providing an effective learning environment and innovation. The first huge consideration the school must face is its self-identity. Saint Gabriel School has shown interest to keep the best from the traditional education but at the same time, look into the new perspectives new generations bring on. How can the school and its history survive when the society’s values and traditions are changing constantly? To us, the answer lays in updating and balancing the curriculum with the new and the conventional, because it is the core to shaping future citizens and also serves as the institution’s identity. Second, a well-developed and thoughtful curriculum can provide an adequate learning environment. For example, new learning and teaching methods need to be considered. The School has adopted these approaches in order to provide successful and interesting classes. No children left behind, science fairs, exchange programs, promoting local sustainability projects, social work, ecology conscious projects, are only some examples of those rights students enjoy today. Another challenge the institution has been acquainted to, is innovation. It is no secret that the information and communications technology is nowadays mandatory in everyday life. Social networks, a school website, interactive boards are some of tools Saint Gabriel is offering to enhance communication and more attractive classes. Saint Gabriel is familiar with these relevant challenges and it is willing to adapt to provide appealing, holistic education to its students. Changes won’t occur if the administrators and the teaching staff do not welcome them. The school´s staff is open to personal and professional growth, and as a consequence, it makes the students be the real protagonist of education in the 21st century.


SESSION 2

INVENTORY OF STUDENTS’ AGRESSION SHEWING THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION Emejidio C. Gepila Jr.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines Philippines

The society inside the classroom is very challenging most especially in the Philippines where the ideal classroom size remains untrue. This picture is happening from the basic education level to tertiary level and sometimes even in the graduate level. This is a generic description of public schools or state universities in the Philippines. It is also expected that the classroom environment is heterogeneous. It is where the students are in the extremes both positively and negatively. Students are classified as good, bad and indifferent. Also, these students are from different environment with multitude backgrounds which may be desirable or not. This might mean, there are students who are aggressive and/or desirable. Hence, the researcher is concerned with the following: the teacher’s behaviors and actions that may help to prevent delinquency inside the classroom; the possibilities that the teacher’s behaviors and actions may escalate delinquency inside the classroom; the student’s behaviors and actions that can be observed in the classroom/ school; and the student’s behaviors and actions that may lead to aggression.

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SESSION 3

BRAILLE TECHNOLOGY IN 21st CENTURY EDUCATION FOR THE BLIND Yap Phaik See


Today's advances in access technology enable blind children to progress in their learning as fast as their sighted peers. Access technology allows blind children to input and output assignments as quickly as their peers can, or even faster using JAWS (Job Access With Speech) and DBT (Duxbury Braille Translator). Braille technology allows blind or visually impaired people to do common tasks such as writing, browsing the Internet, typing in Braille and printing in text, downloading files, using electronic mail, and reading documents. It also allows blind or visually impaired students to complete their assignments in school like the rest of their sighted classmates and allows them to take courses online. It enables professionals to perform their jobs and teachers to lecture using hardware and software applications. The advances in Braille technology are meaningful because blind people can access more texts, books and libraries and also facilitate the printing of Braille texts. The blind child completes the assignment using a computer and sends his work to the teacher by email. The teacher uses the Track Changes feature to insert comments on the student's work. When the student gets the file back, he can use his screen reader to read the comments exactly where they appear in the document. It is just as if he were reviewing comments the teacher penciled on a page. The blind student can do all of this by himself—no sighted help needed.

MOVING FORWARD: SPN 21 Siti Salawati Hj Abu Hanifah

Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al Muhtadee Billah Brunei Darussalam

This presentation will talk about Brunei’s new education system (SPN21) and will focus mostly on the Whole School ICT Development (WSID) project that has been recently implemented. The mission of the Ministry of Education is to provide holistic education to achieve the fullest potential for all by giving quality education to our children. To meet future challenges in an ever changing world, the Ministry of Education has developed a vision of “Quality education towards a developed, peaceful and prosperous nation.” In 2004, a committee was set up to review the national education system. One of the main task was to ensure students were given quality education that provided the essential skills needed in the 21st century in terms of curriculum contents. Thus, the new education system called SPN 21 was born. An acronym for ‘Sistem Pelajaran Negara Abad 21’ or National Education scheme of the 21st Century, it aims to fulfill the Brunei Vision 2035 that includes ‘an educated, highly skilled and accomplished people, quality of life and dynamic and sustainable economy.’ One of the initiatives done by the Ministry to achieve is vision is the integration of ICT in school curriculum. This project called Whole School ICT Development (WSID) has just been launched this year and it is already in stage three of its implementation.

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SESSION 3

BETTER LEARNERS FOR A BETTER WORLD Roziah bt Mohd Ali

SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra Malaysia

In order to create a better world, we must provide our learners with high quality and international education. To achieve this mission, we have to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Thus, student across the world are encouraged to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. The students embrace their own cultures and are open and responsive to other cultures and views. Consequently the students are trained to be internationally minded people who recognise their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet. Better learners should have healthy relationships, ethical responsibility and personal challenge. The learners have to develop the attitudes and skills they need for both academic and personal success. Not only that, the learners should be encouraged to increase understanding of languages and cultures and explore globally significant ideas and issues. It is hoped that our curriculum is broad and balanced, conceptual and connected so that our students can explore significant content. As a result, positive attitudes and a love of learning in both teachers and students can be fostered.

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Well done!

From

the President and Alumni of

St George’s Girls’ School

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Organising Committee of the 5th SGGS International Students’ Conference 2014 would like to express our deepest appreciation to

Ministry of Education, Malaysia

Fully Residential Schools and Excellent Schools Management Division

Ministry of Education, Malaysia

Penang State Education Department, Malaysia

Our Guests of Honour

Conference Speakers

Competition Judges

All Distinguished Guests

International and Local Participating Schools

All sponsors who have contributed in cash and kind

[We sincerely apologise for any names left out inadvertently]

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