Teachers helping B40 teens achieve potential 14 May 2021 / 13:15 H. Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The students and teachers of the courses under the Genius Remaja programme always look forward to seeing each other for the 10 hours of lessons at the weekend.
Cake and pastry teacher, Nur Aliya Md Zin, said her role doesn’t just entail training, but also instilling positive values, and unearthing the potential and talent of each student.
“They have plenty of talent and we just help hone it to an advanced level.
“We see the teenagers with potential and help the ones who are struggling. There’s always a positive outcome. For instance, out of 10 students, there may be five who will be able to make saleable cakes, pastries and biscuits,” she said.
13 May 2021 / 12:56 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: At age 13, Harish Nickholas Nixson enrolled in a cake and pastry baking course under the Genius Remaja programme overseen by the Teen Empowerment Centre (Perkasa).
Now 17, the only child of a widowed mother after the loss of his father five years ago, said he joined to avoid being ensnared by social vices.
Via this Ministry of Education programme run by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Harish has also been able to earn pocket money to pay for the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) exam fees himself.
“This programme has been very helpful to me–not only to develop my hobby, but also to do something for my mother. The teachers also pay me for helping them,” he told Bernama.