Masyaallah, it has been a hectic
few weeks for us here in Idrissi School. We have been busy, but we are also
blessed, alhamdulillah :)
On the 3rd December 2016, we had
our My River TAD Talk & Exhibition event at the secondary school. The
My River TAD Talk & Exhibition, TAD being ‘Talk and Develop’, was used as a
platform for the school students to express their thoughts and points of view
on rivers through craft and speech by applying what they have learned and
experienced from school and beyond. The event showcased students’
work as well as exhibition booths by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and
Malaysia Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia).
One of the students' exhibition booths by Year 4 - House of
Calmness
Students from the school’s Earth Conservation Club also
presented the Eco School Green Flag Mission Sharing. The Green Flag Award is an
award given by the Eco Schools programme under World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Malaysia.
Students diligently manning their exhibition booths.
Some
members of the school’s Board of Studies were also present, including the Vice
President of Green Living from Malaysia Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech
Malaysia), YBhg Datin Paduka Che Asmah Ibrahim. The internationally-renown
speaker, who also officiated the school’s event, graced the event with a humble
speech on rivers, touching on global sustainable development goals and
importance of rivers from an Islamic point of view.
Also present was the President of Pertubuhan Pelindung
Khazanah Alam Malaysia (PEKA), YBhg Kol. Bersekutu (PA) Puan Sri To’ Puan Datuk
Shariffa Sabrina binti Syed Akil. An ardent environmentalist and activist, she
mesmerized the audience with an impactful speech on the forests and rivers of
Malaysia and included a call for action to bring children into the forests and
appreciate and take care of the environment.
Students at their booth with Datin Paduka Che Asmah Ibrahim
of GreenTech Malaysia (left), Puan Zaliza Alias (middle), and Puan Sri Shariffa
Sabrina Syed Akil of PEKA (right).
Alongside exhibition booths and TAD talk, Universiti Putra
Malaysia and GreenTech Malaysia showcased some exhibitions as well. While
Universiti Putra Malaysia exhibited interesting collections of rain forest
insects from the Faculty of Forestry students’ projects, GreenTech Malaysia
displayed the Tesla Model S, an all-electric luxury car that has revolutionized
the electric vehicle world.
Some of the rain forest insects display from the Faculty of
Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
The Tesla Model S at the event, courtesy of GreenTech
Malaysia.
We also had food trucks outside!
Excited teachers posing in front of the food truck.
In conjunction with the event, the school has extended its
initiative towards the environment by creating an environmental plea, known as
‘My River Plea’, to be handed over to PEKA. The plea, which was eloquently
written by one of the school’s Year 8 student, was given along with signatures
from the school students and teachers. This initiative hopes to spark an effort
of collecting environmental pleas from schools all over the country and
eventually present the pleas to the Prime Minister for further action, inshaa
Allah.
The event was all in all a success - the students performed
their speeches and presentations extremely well. The audience were also
impressed by the children, alhamdulillah. The students have worked so hard in
preparing for the event, and their hard work paid off. Well done, students!
Our dear teachers have worked super duper hard as well to
make this event happen. They have worked tirelessly to ensure the students were
prepared with their presentations and the booths were ready on time. Bravo,
dear teachers, for showing first class effort!
Our dear Principals and Ustaz's. You rock, teachers!
Our dear female teachers. Thank you, teachers!
May Allah bless our efforts and deeds, inshaa Allah.
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