ASIAN AND ASEAN COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND GLOBAL CLASSROOM SHARING

The SGGS Experience

Stephanie Cheong Choy LinSt George’s Girls’ School

Penang, Malaysia

St George’s Girls’ School, Penang, Malaysia – High Performing School since 2010

Student Enrolment: 1412Teacher Enrolment: 126Staff: 20

FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Community Educational PracticesCitizens’ Project Green ProjectsCooperative Activities

Parent-Teacher Association L0cal Universities

Private Colleges State Government

Local Council Non-Government Organisations

Global Classroom Sharing“While sharing new learning about

India, Puja, whose family is from India, commented, “My dad says that’s not really true.”

From there we knew we needed more than books. We needed to talk with people in other cultures to discover the ways in which they meet their needs.”

A Global Learning Community is Born (23/9/2011)

Reality Outside Their Classrooms (ROCs) ProgrammesInternational Conferences, Summits, Student Placements and Teacher Exchanges in Thailand, Singapore, India, Indonesia, USA, Egypt, Japan, Australia, Italy

What about students who cannot afford to pay for the high cost of travelling overseas?International Students’ Conferences to bring together students from different countries

PROGRAMMES

1st SGGS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE 2010

Optimising Student Potential in a Globalised World

Towards Promoting Global PeaceTowards Promoting Global Sustainability

Towards Promoting Global Gender Equality• Smart partners: Science University of Malaysia

• Countries: 7• No. of Schools: 22• No. of students delegates: 202• No. of teacher delegates: 22

2ND SGGS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE 2011

Youths of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow• Leadership: Becoming Outstanding Leaders

• Leadership: Addressing Global Issues• Leadership: Serving the Community

Smart Partners: Asian Strategy and Leadership InstituteSEAMEO RECSAM

Countries: India, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Canada, Kenya, Tanzania, Malaysia

No. of Schools: 42No. of students delegates: 209No. of teacher delegates: 47

3RD SGGS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE 2012

Innovation and EntrepreneurshipI&E: Youths as Entrepreneurs

I&E: Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs I&E: The Real Business World

I&E: Co-operatives: A Different Way of Doing BusinessI&E: School Cooperatives

Smart Partners: ANGKASA, SKMVenue: Copthorne Orchid Hotel, Penang

Countries: India, Indonesia, Thailand, China, USA, Vietnam, Singapore

 

Outcomes:Both teachers and students learn new

skills:Leadership Organisation Public speaking Hospitality Journalism Report writing

BEGINNINGS OF A GLOBAL CLASSROOMEstablish connections with teachers and students in other countries via blogging, FB, Twitter, Skype, Google, etc.These connections have gone beyond the participants, both teachers and students of the conference as they added their friends to the network.Very encouraging especially with both teachers and students from ASEAN countries chatting on FB in English exchanging ideas, discussing their homework and discussing about their examinations.

EMERGENCE OF THE “ASEAN COMMUNITY”

AMONGST THE DELEGATESNETWORKING AND LINKAGES BETWEEN SCHOOLS IN ASEAN

TEACHERS-STUDENTS CONNECT

(SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE THROUGH

PHYSICAL PRESENCE OR ELECTRONIC SOCIAL MEDIA)