On the 9th of March, 2011, 12 students and 2 teacher representatives from the reputable Diocesan Girl’s School situated in Hong Kong, as well as 110 students accompanied by five teacher advisors from the equally-established Cedar Girls’ Secondary School located in Singapore, paid our school a visit. The purpose of their visit was to learn more about Malaysian culture and get a taste of Malaysian school life. What better place to experience all that and more than our beloved school, right?
The day began when three long buses packed with teachers and students pulled up at the front gate of the school. Needless to say, they were given a warm welcome by our students who promptly ushered them into the school hall, where the welcoming ceremony, emceed by Angela Chong and Nur Farhanah, was held. Puan Yeap, our school’s vice-principal, gave them a warm welcome and thanked them for paying our school a visit in her opening speech, before the teacher representative of Cedar Girls’ Secondary School returned the favour with her equally inspiring speech.
An informative video presentation our school was then shared with everyone in the hall, acting as a prelude to the day that awaited them. Everyone in the hall was then treated to an entertaining performance by our school’s Eco Music Band, who effectively demonstrated the various ways everyday waste can be reused. Puan Yeap then exchanged small tokens of appreciation with the teacher representatives of both the schools. A photo session ensued, before the students and teachers were taken for a tour around our school. The tour featured the numerous facilities available at our school, as well as the many green projects our school is carrying out. The students were shown around by our own students, while Puan Yeap took the teacher representatives around our school. They all had a great time.
After the tour, everyone gathered in the hall once again, for an ice-breaking session conducted by two of our Peer Counselors, Mai Najihah and Nadiah Roslan. The games played were Ninja, Human Knot, as well as Billy Banja, a highly entertaining ice-breaking game taught to us by the Cedarians which involved a lot of footwork synchronised with the catchy Billy Banja cheer. A Billy Banja competition was then held to see which group could best perform the Billy Banja according to Mai’s instructions. The winners of the games were awarded attractive prizes such as book marks, as well as compilation of English essays written by our students.
The day ended with a delightful lunch consisting of traditional Malaysian delicacies, during which students from each school bonded with one another through a series of meaningful conversations. All too soon, their time at our school was up, and after a final group photo with everyone present, the students of Diocesan Girl’s School and Cedar Girls’ Secondary School took their leave, promising to keep in touch with every single one of us.
Here's a video of the Billy Banja cheer!
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