| Azlan Othman |
TWELVE Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna Secondary School (SMPAPHM) students flew to Singapore for a five-day School Twinning Programme (STP) visit to St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School (SACSS), Singapore recently.
The delegation was led by Deputy Principal (Academic) Siti Salmiah binti Haji Abas and teachers, Hajah Mariah binti Haji Ahmad and Yussof bin Haji Serudin.
The students are expected to learn different educational environment settings and to adapt the approaches used in learning while the teachers will explore effective teaching strategies in English Language and Mathematics. Principal Hajah Norwen binti Haji Ibrahim, Deputy Principal (Administration) Pengiran Mohammad Ariffin bin Pengiran Haji Aliuddin, officers from the Department of Schools, teachers, students and family members were present to bid farewell.
STP is a joint working group between the Ministry of Education of Brunei and Singapore since 2006. The programme involves the exchange of students, teachers and administrators for two cycles within a period of four years.
The goals of STP is to strengthen the relationship at the school level between the two countries where teachers can share ideas and experiences on educational matters.