THE Caring School programme, which was shelved in 2018, was relaunched on Feb 22 under the name Caring School Programme 2.0.
The programme will involve concepts and activities based on the five areas of the Caring School plan - environment, culture, service, management and teaching.
At the virtual launch ceremony, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon (pic) said he hopes the programme can be promoted in all Malaysian primary schools, and help accelerate the implementation of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025.
Dr Mah said that the programme which emphasises loving and caring education, is especially needed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It should be adopted in a child’s home-based learning and life, he added.
Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon. -filepic
PETALING JAYA: The Caring School programme, which was shelved in 2018, was officially relaunched on Feb 22 under the name Caring School 2.0 Programme.
The programme will involve concepts and activities based on the five areas of the Caring School plan - environment, culture, service, management and teaching.
At the virtual launch ceremony, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said he hopes the programme can be promoted in all the primary schools in Malaysia, and help accelerate the implementation of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025.
Dr Mah said that the programme, which emphasises loving and caring education, is especially needed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
PETALING JAYA: The Caring School Programme (Program Sekolah Penyayang) will be revived under Caring School 2.0, says Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon.
The Deputy Education Minister described the revival as “good news” for the 400 Chinese schools that used to take part in the programme, the board of governors concerned and parents and teachers before it was halted in 2018.
The programme was initially aimed at assisting pupils who were not academically-inclined to make their way into secondary school, in a bid to reduce the dropout rate at Chinese schools.
Dr Mah, who is also MCA deputy president, said he had met the programme committee on Jan 8 to discuss the operation model for the programme.
PETALING JAYA: The Caring School Programme (Program Sekolah Penyayang) will be revived under Caring School 2.0, says Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon.
The Deputy Education Minister described the revival as good news for the 400 Chinese schools that used to take part in the programme, their boards of governors, parents and teachers before it was stopped in 2018.
The programme was initially aimed to assist pupils who are not academically-inclined to make their way into secondary schools in a bid to reduce the dropout rates at Chinese schools.
Dr Mah said he had met the programme committee on Jan 8 to discuss the operation model for the programme.