A visit from Sarawak

Our school is truly blessed to be able to play host to a large number of visitors to our school, who come from many different countries, as well as numerous corners of our country. On the 29th of April, our school once again had the honour of playing host to the teachers and students from one of our sister schools, Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah, a prestigious school situated in Kuching, Sarawak. Needless to say, we were all extremely eager at the prospect of learning more from the numerous green initiatives their environment club has undertaken, as well as share ours with them.

The day began with the arrival of 80 students, who were mainly a part of the school's environment club or tourism club, as well 8 teachers, at around 8.30 am in the morning. A welcoming ceremony quickly ensued, during which a welcoming speech was given by representatives of our school's student council, followed by a speech given by our headmistress, Datin Noorul-Aini, before the final speech was given by a teacher representative of our guests. Farhanah and Atikah then gave a talk on the numerous green projects and initiatives that have been undertaken by our club and our school. Their talk, along with the aid of a video presentation, managed to achieve their aim of allowing the students from our sister school to get to know more about our green projects.

The president of Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah's environment club, which was otherwise known as PALS, then presented her slideshow presentation and talk on their school's environment club, allowing all of us to catch a glimpse of the numerous environmental initiatives that are being undertaken by other schools in our country. As the talks came to an end, so did the opening ceremony, which marked the beginning of the next item on our agenda- the tours.

The students of Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah were then divided into four groups, with each group being led by two of our members, who played the role of their 'tour guides' for the day. Meanwhile, the teachers were shown around the school by a few of our school administrators. The main feature of the tour was without a shadow of doubt, the numerous environmental initiatives we have undertaken. They managed to learn more about our green projects through the detailed, in-depth explanation their 'tour guides' provided, as well as through the exhibition booths that were set up by our club members. We were particularly pleased by the numerous suggestions their teachers made to us, which were helpful in many ways.

An short ice-breaking session was conducted before they were treated to lunch, during which we bonded with our guests through a series of entertaining conversations. We then exchanged contacts with them, before bidding a reluctant farewell, hoping to see them again.