| Hakim Hayat |
HIS Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik, Chairman of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Yayasan) Committee of Governors, yesterday took a closer look at the progress of the Education Intervention Programme (PIP) initiated by Yayasan that has helped address the needs of academically challenged students nationwide in core subjects.
Two of the programme’s tuition class centres in the Brunei-Muara District – Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement (ILIA), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and also the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (YSHHB) School was the focus of His Royal Highness’ working visit yesterday where he had the chance to listen to a briefing on the development of the programme and speak to tutors and students involved to have more insight about the PIP.
During a closed-door meeting, His Royal Highness was briefed by Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, Chairman of the Yayasan Board of Directors, and was also given an update of the YSHHB School by Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar, a member of the Yayasan Board of Directors.
The closed-door briefing also saw Haji Brahim bin Haji Ismail, Managing Director of Yayasan, informing His Royal Highness on the progress of the PIP, which was launched in 2006 and focuses on core subjects such as English, Malay, Combined Science and Mathematics.
His Royal Highness later visited several PIP classrooms that were in session in the ILIA centre, and spoke to tutors and students.
His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik at the Education Intervention Programme (PIP) held at the Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement (ILIA), Universiti Brunei Darussalam. – MUIZ MATDANI
His Royal Highness taking a closer at the Education Intervention Programme at the Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement (ILIA), Universiti Brunei Darussalam
His Royal Highness at one of the Education Intervention Programme’s tuition class centres in the Brunei-Muara District, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah School
His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik in a group photo with participants of the Education Intervention Programme. PHOTOS: MUIZ MATDANI
He had a first-hand experience of the interactive methods of teaching and activities devised through the programme.
His Royal Highness later visited other classrooms in session at another PIP centre, located at the YSHHB School in Jalan Kebangsaan and later met with tutors and volunteers of the programme. Voluntary basis tutors of the programme are those within the education field with teaching backgrounds.
The PIP is part of Yayasan’s many philanthropic activities that offers education intervention for academically low-performing children from disadvantaged families who has been identified from all over the country, targeting students from Year 5 to Year 11 sitting for public exams such as the Primary School Assessment (PSR) and O Levels Examination.
Over 600 students have registered for the programme for the current academic year.
The programme, over the years, has taken in thousands of students, seeing passing rates among low-performing students improve.
Through the PIP, Yayasan hopes to aid students in their ability to while addressing the root of their learning problems.
The programme initially targeted PSR students from Kampong Ayer schools, before including O Level students in 2009.
It widened its scope two years later to other schools in the Brunei-Muara District, extending to Tutong in 2013.
In 2014, Yayasan also included religious school students into the programme.
Yayasan last year introduced the programme to the Belait District by outsourcing the classes to a number private tuition centres registered under the Ministry of Education due to the small number of students and later launched the district’s first PIP centre at the Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar Secondary School.
This year saw the expansion of the programme in the Temburong District where two schools are now acting as PIP centres.
Beginning this year, the ILIA building in UBD was identified as a new centre for the PIP, offering students a more conducive and interactive environment through the use of ICT tools which is readily available in lecture rooms at the ILIA.
PIP is also made possible with cooperation from the Ministry of Education and UBD, as well as the Islamic Studies Department, Ministry of Religious Affairs.
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