| Achong Tanjong |
THE Rotary Club of Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday held its Bursary Award Presentation Rotary Year 2015-2016 at the Orchid Garden Hotel.
Four teachers from three different private schools (St Andrew’s School, St George’s School and Chung Hwa Middle School) received the Best Teacher Award, while three students (Hanson Chin Heearn from St Andrew’s School, Alexandra Jacklya binti Dakius from St George’s School and Ivy Wong Ker Hsing from Chung Hwa Middle School) received the Best Student Award.
Fourteen students received the Bursary Award. Eight were from St Andrew’s School, four from Chung Hwa Middle School, one from Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College and one from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).
The Best Teachers, Best Students and Bursary Awards were presented by the Rotary Club of Bandar Seri Begawan’s Past President (PP) Jeff Yong and Past President (PP) Low.
PP Jeff Yong in his speech said, “Best Teachers and Bursary Awards are an annual project for the Rotary Club of BSB and it is also part of the avenue service of rotary.”
PP Jeff Yong with the principals and Bursary Award recipients. – ACHONG TANJONG
“Why are teachers important?” he asked, before explaining, “Research shows teachers have a huge impact on how much a student learns.
“Students who get the best teachers learn a lot and students who get the worst teachers fall behind,” he said.
He explained, teacher quality matters so much that students are likely better off in a bad school with a good teacher than in a good school with a bad teacher.
“Ineffective teachers can be found in good schools and effective teachers in bad schools, but struggling schools tend to have more ineffective and inexperienced teachers. A great teacher can change a student’s life.
“Today, we are giving out a small token of appreciation to the best teachers from their respective schools. Each of the best teachers is recommended by the respective school principal and hopefully they can set a good example and be an inspiration or role model to colleagues,” he said.
He also expressed hope that students who receive the bursary award would appreciate the effort of trying to ease the burden shouldered by parents.
“Rotarians have gone to interview and visit your homes, in hopes of trying to understand your situation better,” he said, adding, “we are raising money yearly through our annual golf tournament therefore, please try to focus and study hard.
“If your year end results have shown signs of improvement then we will not hesitate to continue to support your school fees as long as you have met our criteria,” he said.
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