Helping Teachers Manage their Mental Health during the Pandemic

An insight by Hayley Trenchard and Rajveen Kaur As we enter a new phase of the pandemic in Malaysia, teachers across the country continue to provide remote learning for their students, while facing vaccine coordination, managing anxious parents, and facing a rotation-based classroom for the future. They continue to ensure that children get the education they deserve in a changing …

Guest of the Month – Cikgu Samion bin Kassim

Antara misi transformasi pendidikan LeapEd di awal penubuhannya adalah menggerakkan Program Sekolah Amanah (PSA). Bagi menghasilkan impak yang menyeluruh, LeapEd bekerjasama dengan pemimpin sekolah, guru, murid, ibu bapa dan komuniti Sekolah Amanah. Tanggungjawab memacu transformasi ini digalas bersama Cikgu Samion bin Kassim, mantan Pengetua SMK Semenchu. Beliau menerajui Program Sekolah Amanah (PSA) di SMK Semenchu dari tahun 2011 sehingga 2013. …

SK LEMBAH SUBANG COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

A success story by Ann Jones and her team, who work closely with SK Lembah Subang.  Puan Shamsinar Hayati binti Mohd Shith, the headmistress of SK Lembah Subang was saddened by the plight of the parents in her community. Most of them had asked for financial help from the teachers during MCO due to loss of income during the pandemic. …

Guest of the Month – Cikgu Shahri bin Ismail

Pada November 2019, LeapEd telah melancarkan Projek EcoWira bersama Roots and Shoots Malaysia. Projek ini bertujuan untuk menggalakkan murid menyelesaikan isu di persekitaran mereka melalui kaedah Pembelajaran Berasaskan Projek (Project Based Learning-PBL). Sebanyak 41 buah Sekolah Amanah yang mengikuti Projek ini pada tahun lepas dengan pelbagai projek yang menarik. Salah satu sekolah yang mengikuti Projek EcoWira adalah SMK Jeli, Kelantan. …

Educating Malaysia: Teaching in a Changing World

Our Executive Director, Nina Adlan Disney, and other prominent speakers spent over 2 hours with the Sekhar Institute and The Vibes, discussing the impact of COVID-19 on education and the challenges facing the Malaysian education system. Check out the video recording here:  If you are interested to be part of our insightful webinar, you can register yourself through this link: LeapEd’s …

Characteristics and Qualities of an Effective Educator

Can teachers be leaders? Should leaders be teachers? What skills, knowledge and characteristics are needed to be an effective educator, in the new normal?  Check out Bow and Aizuddin, our LeapEdians, sharing their insights here:  Check out the top tips from the session: If you are interested to be part of our insightful webinar, you can register yourself through this …

STEAM and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Our consultant, Jasmane Frans shared the stage with Colette Cotton, the Global Ambassador of eTwinning and British Council to explore productive ways to engage students in STEAM activities linked to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the video recording here: Check out the top tips from the session: If you are interested to be part of our insightful …

Kepimpinan Berkesan Bersama Program Sekolah Amanah

Pn Masniah Tarah and Pn. Laura Julius of SMK Bongawan II spent an hour on 22 April 2021 to share their insights and experience of being part of the TSP.   Check out the video recording here:   Check out the top tips from the session: If you are interested to be part of our insightful webinar, you can register yourself through this link: LeapEd’s Webinars …

Connection is about more than just data

Recent data released from the Health Ministry has shown that referrals for mental health support in Malaysia during the first 4 months of 2021, has surpassed what was required for the whole of 2020. Now, as we are in the midst of our third lockdown, we are facing an increased pandemic fatigue with a reduced tolerance for a resilient response. …

Global Learning Raya Wishes

Last month, Muslims around the world celebrated Syawal, albeit virtually. We have received short videos and handmade greeting cards from the LeapEd Global Learning network. Well done to all the kids who have taken the time to send their Muslim friends Eid wishes. Check out their creative Eid Mubarak cards and videos here: To know more about the LeapEd Global …