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YTL Foundation and Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun hosted Malaysians and visitors in embracing Malaysia’s rich and diverse culture

Lottie’s Cultural Splash – a fun and exciting celebration and showcase of Malaysia’s multicultural heritage took place at Lot 10 from 22 to 24 November 2019, organised by YTL Foundation in collaboration with Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun. The showcase – one of YTL Foundation’s annual year-end events for the public, celebrated Malaysia’s multicultural heritage this year, giving Malaysians and foreign visitors alike the opportunity to immerse themselves in a wide variety of elements from Malaysia’s heritage through fun-filled activities held throughout the weekend.

Lottie’s Cultural Splash was launched on Friday morning by YTM Raja Dato’ Seri Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah, the Chairperson of Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun, together with Datin Kathleen Chew, the Programme Director of YTL Foundation and Dato’ Yeoh Soo Min, Member of the Board of Trustees of YTL Foundation. The launch was also attended by students from SMK Ampang Pecah, SK Convent Sentul 1, SK Convent Sentul 2, SK Bandar Baru Sentul, SJK(T) Thamboosamy Pillai, SJK(T) St Joseph, SMK Assunta and SMK La Salle.

 “This year’s event is themed ‘Cultural Splash’ as we wanted to celebrate the different cultures of this country. Diversity should be embraced and not taken for granted. With this event, we were able to learn and experience the many different cultural representations that the country offers. More importantly, we want Malaysians to be proud of their heritage because cultural heritage provides a sense of belonging and unity. We saw this event as a great opportunity for children and the general public to get acquainted with the many different aspects of our cultural heritage like traditional dances, musical performances, art and even games. We wanted to catalyse a revival of our beautiful Malaysian culture. For example, I remember my school having an angklung band, but today we can’t easily buy an angklung anymore. At Lottie’s Cultural Splash, we aimed for the younger generation to get to know and embrace cultural elements that have become distant with time,” said Datin Kathleen Chew, Programme Director of YTL Foundation.



Commenting on the collaboration, Raja Dato’ Seri Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah, Chairman of Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun said: “Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun was very excited to be a part of YTL Foundation’s Lottie’s Cutural Splash, as our objective is to instil the importance of basic human values, appreciation of our local arts, heritage and culture and a love for nature. It is important to provide exposure to children to ensure our local arts, heritage and culture are preserved and passed on to future generations. It is events like this that keep our culture alive.”

At the launch, Raja Dato’ Seri Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah was presented a painting by renowned artist Shirley Chu as a token of appreciation by Dato’ Yeoh Soo Min. The painting showed three famous local fruits - the King of Fruits Durian, the Queen of Fruits Mangosteen and the Rambutan. All three fruits are harvested around the same time each year and we can enjoy eating them together. Therefore, these fruits are envisioned as ‘One Family’, just like the three main ethnicities of Malaysia - Malay, Chinese and Indian who are united as ‘One Family’.

Across the three days, the children of Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun participated in special performances and workshops, such as performances of angklung, traditional Malay dances like zapin, inang and silat tari and the Chinese fan dance, ran a traditional games station featuring games like congkak, batu seremban, flag erasers and coconut bowling, crafts workshops such as making beads accessories, painting acrylic handkerchiefs and shirts, painting ceramic clay, paper art cutting, name sealing on circle cards, decorating gingerbread men, making sock donuts and Christmas fireplace socks, and even ran a readers’ theatre session.



Many other performances and activities were also organised by partner organisations, including Bharatanatyam and Bollywood dance performances and exhibition and sale of items by the Temple of Fine Arts; workshops on children’s painting, drawing, painting and colouring, and soap making, as well as live painting demonstrations and a Chinese ink painting exhibition, all by the Malaysian Artist Society; a sago worm eating exhibition, blowpipe demonstration, and performance of traditional dances from Sabah and Sarawak by Borneo KL; gamelan workshops and exhibition by Gangsapura; and live calligraphy demonstrations and sale of items by the Calligraphy Association. In total, there were 9 fun arts and cultural booths and 11 exciting performances. Throughout the weekend, over 200 students from 7 schools and 3 refugee centres - the Karen Organisation Learning Centre (MKO), the Kachin Refugee Learning Centre (KRLC) and the Advance Children Education Centre (ACE), attended the event.

Visitors to Lottie’s Cultural Splash also contributed by donating their pre-loved toys to Toy Libraries Malaysia for use by disadvantaged children in rural areas, and also by purchasing flowers from the FLOW Flower Truck that sold recycled flowers, with all proceeds channelled to charity.

More information about the activities at Lottie’s Cultural Splash is available on YTL Foundation’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ytlfoundation



Dari kiri; Pengurus Dasar & Advokasi Yayasan Varkey, Nicholas Piachaud, Naib Presiden Persatuan Pendidikan Awal India, Swaroop Rawal, Pengarah Program YTL Foundation, Datin Kathleen Chew, Pengarah Eksekutif Frogasia, Lou Yeoh, Tokoh Pendidik, Puan Seri Sherina Leong-Aris dan Pereka Senibina, Red Hong Yi pada Persidangan Pendidikan Kebangsaan Leaps of Knowledge anjuran YTL Foundation di JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. - Foto Halimaton Saadiah Sulaiman

By Norliza Abdullah23 November 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Tugas guru semakin mencabar dengan pelbagai kerenah terutama ibu bapa yang sering menyalahkan pihak sekolah gagal mendisiplinkan anak mereka.

Tokoh Pendidik Puan Sri Sherina Aris, berkata tidak dinafikan mereka berhadapan pelbagai ugutan selain tindakan disaman yang seterusnya menjejas imej mereka sebagai pendidik.

Beliau berkata, senario ini tidak sepatutnya berlaku jika kedua-dua pihak memahami tugas masing-masing dalam mendisiplinkan anak bangsa,

Katanya, tugas mendidik tanggungjawab semua membabitkan keserasian antara ibu bapa dan guru serta sokongan masyarakat setempat dalam melahirkan generasi muda berilmu.

“Tugas pendidik bukan sekadar mengajar di bilik darjah semata-mata, malah berperanan mendisiplinkan murid selagi mereka berada di bawah pengawasan sekolah,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian pada sesi ceramah persidangan pendidikan kebangsaan Leaps of Knowledge anjuran YTL Foundation dengan kerjasama penyedia pendidikan berasaskan teknologi digital, FrogAsia, di sini hari ini. Hadir sama Pengarah Program Yayasan YTL, Datin Kathleen Chew.

Sherina berkata, guru bukan profesion semata-mata, malah lebih daripada itu dalam membentuk generasi berilmu dan berhemah tinggi.

Katanya, guru perlu ada keberanian, berwibawa dan mempunyai jati diri sebagai pendidik tanpa mengira agama dan keturunan.

Tokoh Pendidik Puan Sri Sherina Aris. - Foto Halimaton Saadiah Sulaiman

“Ada pihak mendakwa segelintir graduan memilih profesion guru sebagai pilihan kedua selepas gagal mendapat pekerjaan lain, kesannya golongan ini dedikasi dalam menjalankan tugas. Bagaimanapun saya optimis insan bergelar pendidik mampu menggalas tugas murni ini dengan sempurna.

“Mereka perlukan pengiktirafan, penghargaan, bimbingan serta latihan berterusan serta imbuhan saksama dengan tanggungjawab yang dipikul,” katanya.

Berkongsi pengalaman lalu, Sherina yang berasal dari Ipoh Perak, berkata kemiskinan keluarga bukan halangan seorang murid untuk mencapai kecemerlangan akademik.

“Dulu saya kurus, pakaian tidak kemas, seorang guru Datin Azizah (ibu pelakon Jit Murad) memanggil dan mempelawa ke rumahnya untuk bimbingan tambahan.

“Ketika itulah saya berpeluang menikmati sajian makan tengah hari paling lazat dan disajikan dengan minum petang setiap minggu mengikuti kelas tambahan di rumah beliau,” kata anak sulung daripada lima adik beradik yang terpaksa tinggal dalam sebuah bilik tujuh sekeluarga.

Sherina menerima bantuan bulanan RM70 daripada Kelab Rotary ketika itu, berkata lahir dalam sebuah keluarga berbangsa Tionghua tidak menghalang beliau bersama keluarga Melayu semata-mata untuk mendapatkan ilmu.

“Saya bersyukur kerana ibu bapa begitu mementingkan pelajaran walaupun mereka tidak belajar tinggi, bagi membolehkan kami meneruskan kelangsungan hidup dan keluar daripada kemiskinan,” katanya.

Source : https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/pendidikan/2019/11/631351/kerenah-ibu-bapa-cabaran-getir-guru-mendisiplinkan-anak-bangsa


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Featuring a Series of Inspirational Keynotes and Seminars by International Experts focusing on the HEART of Education



23 November 2019 - Leaps of Knowledge invites everyone to be a game changer in education, empowering the community to raise resilient leaders who are able to reimagine what could be, and have the confidence to pursue that vision. This year, the conference featured impactful leaders such as International Artist and Architect Red Hong Yi, Global Teacher Prize 2019 Top 10 Finalist Swaroop Rawal, International Psychologist Dr Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, Child Developmental Specialist Racheal Kwacz, Teach for Malaysia Founder Dzameer Dzulkifli and many more.

“The Leaps of Knowledge Conference organised by FrogAsia is a platform for thought leadership that inspires and empowers educators to mould lifelong learners. Through this year’s conference themed around our core values, HEART, we aim to inspire a sense of purpose and joy by changing hearts and shaping minds. Over the years, we’ve had the opportunity to inspire thousands of teachers, parents, students and advocates, and we look forward to the positive impact this year’s line up of speakers will bring,” said Lou Yeoh, Executive Director of FrogAsia.

During the conference, five keynote sessions were conducted with each embodying one H-E-A-R-T value, zooming in on the importance of each HEART value by addressing current issues, trends and initiatives in the education landscape.

Lou Yeoh took to the stage to speak about changing hearts and shaping minds. Focusing on the H in HEART, Lou spoke about the values that FrogAsia believes are the foundation to <b>making a difference</b> in education. “At FrogAsia, we see our technology as a tool that helps us make education relevant in today’s world, it helps us to be more effective and efficient; creative and engaging. But at the end it’s not really about technology, but what you do with it that matters. Behind this technology, are real people, people whose purpose is to make a difference,” Lou added.



Nicholas Piachaud, Policy and Advocacy Manager for the Varkey Foundation and Swaroop Rawal, Global Teacher Prize Finalist 2019, Vice President of Early Childhood Association India and a former Miss India took the stage for the E value. Nicholas talked about the Global Teacher Prize and how it celebrates teachers who enjoy what they do and who they do it with whereas Swaroop explained how she uses the performing arts and elements of fun to teach children life skills.

Meanwhile, Datin Kathleen Chew, Programme Director of YTL Foundation, interviewed educationist, consultant and trainer Puan Sri Sherina Leong-Aris on how education has evolved throughout the years, and the importance of acting with integrity by having the right character and values in education. Besides that, Dzameer Dzulkifli, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Teach For Malaysia, Soonufat Supramaniam - an English teacher and Teach for Malaysia alumnus as well as Tay Sue Yen, Co-Founder of MYReader discussed how teachers can continue to start new initiatives to reach for perfection for the future of education in Malaysia. Lastly, Malaysian artist-architect Red Hong Yi gave insight on how individuals can think ahead and out of the box to wrap up the keynote session.

During the seminar sessions, insightful discussions on topics such as how individuals can manage a school on Cloud, implications of exam stress on students, Frog’s new features, respectful parenting and best practices for students to protect themselves from predators. The seminar sessions were led by speakers such as Martyn Soulsby, a teacher and senior leader at North Lakes School; Dr Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, an International Psychologist, Life Coach and 2019’s Young Global Leader; Racheal Kwacz, a Child and Family Development Specialist; Aizat Izyani, Head of Product in FrogAsia and Karen Wong, an Early Childhood Educator and Head of Kindity Preschool.

The conference not only included keynote sessions and seminars but also included a playground where participants were able to solve challenges together. The participants had the opportunity to step into a world of wonder and excitement by solving puzzles and challenges with friends and strangers alike. Upon completion of each activity at the playground, participants get the opportunity to show support for two high-need communities. Together with YTL Foundation, FrogAsia brought together partners like Me Books, CzipLee, Pelangi, Leaderonomics, and Pops Malaya to build community centres in Kampong Sion, Sarawak and Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

The annual Leaps of Knowledge Conference was first started in 2013 and has thus far featured over 55 workshops sessions, inspiring more than 20,000 teachers, parents, students and advocates. In the past, the conference has featured international thought leaders, shapers and technologists such as Nick Vujicic, Dr Sugata Mitra, Dr Alice Wilder and Shaheen Mistri, and local education heroes such as Cheryl Fernando and Alvin Ung, who have all made a strong impression.

For more information on Leaps of Knowledge, please visit https://www.leapsofknowledge.com/

KUALA LUMPUR 22 NOVEMBER 2019. Yang Mulia Raja Datuk Azureen Sultan Azlan Shah (tengah) merasmikan Splash Budaya Lottie di Lot 10, Turut hadir Pengarah Program Yayasan YTL, Datin Kathleen Chew (kiri) dan Anggota YTL Lembaga Pemegang Amanah, Datuk Yeoh Soo Min. - Foto Supian Ahmad

By Mahani Ishak22 November 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Pameran keunikan negara yang didiami masyarakat berbilang kaum dan cara hidup menjadi tatapan generasi muda sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha usaha memperkukuhkan keharmonian.

Ini dipertontonkan kepada semua pada Lottie’S Cultural Splash dibawakan oleh YTL Foundation, pastinya membawa kegembiraan kepada kanak-kanak untuk mengenali nostalgia masyarakat terdahulu.

Pengarah Projek YTL Foundation, Datin Kathleen Chew, berkata kepelbagaian yang dimiliki itu perlu dihayati semua pihak supaya mereka memahami cara hidup setiap kaum ini selain mengukuhkan keakraban semua kaum.

Beliau berkata, keunikan warisan kebudayaan bukan hanya dipertontonkan kepada pelancong, malah membawakan generasi muda mencuba permainan tradisional.

Katanya, program tiga hari bermula hari ini adalah antara projek menjelang hujung tahun, bertepatan kalendar cuti persekolahan.

“Program dijayakan bersama Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun diharap memenuhi pengisian cuti hujung minggu seisi keluarga.

“Kepelbagaian budaya yang dipaparkan diharap kekal menjadi warisan dan pencetus kemakmuran kepada generasi muda yang tidak berpeluang merasai pengalaman nostalgia lalu seperti dikecapi generasi sebelum ini.

“Paling penting pengunjung berpeluang menyaksikan persembahan kebudayaan, tarian tradisional, seni dan permainan yang sarat dengan elemen keharmonian,” katanya ketika berucap pada majlis pelancaran pameran kebudayaan berlangsung di pusat beli belah Lot 10, di sini, hari ini.

Acara pembukaan disempurnakan Pengerusi Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun, Raja Datuk Azureen Sultan Azlan Shah.

Keunikan dan kepelbagaian menjadi simbol kemakmuran masyarakat berbilang kaum dipertontonkan kepada pengunjung menerusi pertunjukan drum, tarian Melayu, Cina dan seni tarian India Bharatanatyam.

Kathleen berkata, warisan kebanggaan itu wajar disemai kepada anak kecil. Mereka perlu didedahkan permainan angklung yang kini sudah asing kerana ditelan arus pembangunan.

Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Datuk Seri Azureen Sultan Azlan Shah (dua, kiri) bercakap kepada pensyarah Cultural Splash Lottie. Turut hadir ialah Pengarah Program Yayasan YTL, Datin Kathleen Chew (kiri) dan Anggota YTL Lembaga Pemegang Amanah, Datuk Yeoh Soo Min (tiga, kanan). - Foto Supian Ahmad

“Saya masih ingat ketika di bangku sekolah, ada kumpulan angklung tetapi hari ini sukar ditemui. Ini jelas seni warisan berkenaan semakin dilupakan.

“Justeru kita berharap menerusi acara tahunan ini, generasi muda diperkenalkan dengan seni budaya yang menjadi warisan,” katanya.

Mengulas mengenai aktiviti akan datang, beliau berkata, YTL Foundation sedang mempersiapkan program komuniti yang dijayakan di satu projek perumahan rakyat di Sentul dikenali Ruang Kita. Lokasi sebagai pusat aktiviti masyarakat dan kelas tuisyen.

“Projek itu dijangka dilancarkan pada Januari ini, sebahagian daripada projek kemasyarakatan bertujuan mendedahkan kepada kanak-kanak kepada persekitaran pembelajaran secara interaktif dan menyeronokkan dalam persekitaran yang selamat,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Raja Azureen berkata, program mendekatkan kanak-kanak kepada seni budaya ini perlu diteruskan untuk kebaikan semua pihak.

Generasi muda kata beliau, perlu dipupuk dengan nilai kemanusiaan yang tinggi bagi membolehkan mereka hidup dalam suasana harmoni dalam negara yang berbilang kaum dan keturunan.

“Bukan hanya menyemarakkan nilai warisan, program seumpama ini menjadi perintis kepada generasi muda mengenali permainan warisan, sekali gus membiarkan seni itu hidup subur dalam arus kemodenan,” katanya.

Source : https://www.bharian.com.my/wanita/keluarga/2019/11/631068/seni-budaya-pemangkin-keharmonian-kaum


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Recognising teachers for their outstanding efforts in raising the bar in 21st Century Education

Every year, YTL Foundation together with FrogAsia recognises the achievements of schools and teachers by celebrating their hard work and dedication in raising the bar in 21st Century Education. The award acknowledges schools and individuals who have made a difference in teaching and learning, in school administration and in community engagement. This year’s Awards Night was held at the JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur.

“Teaching is a noble profession that shapes character and calibre, and contributes to the future of an individual. Not many know the sacrifices that teachers have to make to ensure that their students learn. For many of us, teachers are the backbone of our society because they contribute in shaping the future of our nation, hence, every year, we make it a top priority to celebrate these teachers for their efforts and dedication towards improving education in Malaysia. We want to celebrate those who have worked hard behind the scenes to propel their students forward; those who have struggled through change, and have seen the fruit of their labour,” said Datin Kathleen Chew, Programme Director of YTL Foundation who was present at the ceremony together with Yeoh Pei Lou, Executive Director of FrogAsia.



“We want to highlight that education is recognised as a key fundamental right and this right cannot be fulfilled without qualified teachers. It is no doubt that a teacher's job is challenging, as not every student is the same, thus requiring the teacher to be dynamic and agile in the use of different teaching approaches. Although teaching can seem to be a commonplace profession, yet its challenges can mean it takes a special type of person to achieve excellence in this career. ” Datin Kathleen added.

The Awards Night celebrates national and international contributions in education through the prestigious Frog Teachers Awards, Frog World Championships, Global School Leaders Malaysia Awards, Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay Transformational Awards, Puan Sri Kai Yong Yeoh Book Prize and YTL Foundation Schools Awards.

Guests at the Awards Night were entertained by Sufian Suhaimi, a Malaysian singer and former teacher known for his singles, "Terakhir" "Di Matamu" and "Mencuba". Sufian also recently won the Best Performer award at the Anugerah Juara Lagu 2019.



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