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With another Movement Control Order (MCO) underway in various states across Malaysia, we are sure that parents are hard at work to ensure that their child does not get left behind in their education as compared to their peers locally as well as globally.

At the British Council, we are here to support you in your child’s English language development. Whether our classes are held in-person or online, we strive to ensure that your child gets the best learning experience either way.

Here are some comments that parents have left us with regarding our online classes:

If you’re interested in enrolling your child for one of our courses but not quite sure if online is a suitable medium for them, contact us for a free trial class today! We have classes available for those between the ages of 5 to 17 so don’t miss out on a chance for your child to learn with us!

This is a guest post by British Council Malaysia. 

 

Online Tuition for BM, English, Maths and Science for Primary School Students

The year 2021 will be remembered as the year school starts off with homebased online learning instead of face to face learning. While this may pose some challenges, it is also the new way which we must embrace. We should not let the pandemic hinder our child's education. Life goes on with a new normal, education must continue. 

Some parents are worried that online lessons delivered to young children to a big online audience may have a lesser impact than face to face lessons and smaller classes. Hence online tuition may be the right solution now.

Benefits of Online Tuition

- you can attend online tuition from the safety of your home

- you can attend online tuition from other states. eg you are in Penang but you can choose a centre in Klang Valley for your online tuition

- classes are smaller so there is more attention per student from teacher

- can help to fill up gaps in learning so that your child can more easily catch up when they return to school based learning

- gives children a more structured approach and a more disciplined schedule to do studying and revision at home

- usually in smaller groups, there will be higher chance of interaction between teacher and student

This post was brought to you by Cozy Kidz House 

Since March 2020, Cozy Kidz House have shifted their tuition lessons online. Classes are in small groups of average 6 per class so that students can receive individual attention. Lessons are taught by dedicated and experienced teachers determined to deliver lessons in a fun and interactive way to students from different age groups.

Online Tuition by Cozy Kidz House

Level: National Primary (Std 1-6) and International (Primary Year 1-6)
Subjects available: BM, English, Maths and Science 
Class Size: Average of 6 students per class
Method of delivery: Notes are simplified and the teacher will explain during online classes with the support of PPT slides. Assignment or class work will be sent to google classroom. With this teacher can monitor the progress of the students.
Progress Report/Evaluation: Quarterly assessments and a progress report will be sent to parents
Fee: RM100 per subject or RM280 for 4 classes

Dear readers and members of our parenting groups:

Screenshot this post and whatsapp a message to 012-2868 779 to register and receive a 50% discount for one term (3 months) 

Inaugural Digital Leadership Tech Contest by Sri KDU International School (Klang)

 

Dear parents, 

Share this with your kids! Here's something to challenge their tech skills, creativity and writing skills during this stay at home and learn from home period. It will give your children something interesting to do while at home. Too much time at home have left our kids bored and unmotivated after so many months. So let them try something new with this contest which is open to all primary and secondary students residing in Malaysia. Below are details of the contest.

Primary School Category 

- The Face Mask Design Challenge
- for ages 5 to 11 (year of birth 2011 - 2015)
- The Challenge: Design a face mask using any digital tool eg iPad with Apple Pencil, Microsoft Surface with Microsoft Surface Pen, etc. Any submissions that are created using traditional and manual tools e.g. colour pencils, crayons, etc will be disqualified. Each design submission should be accompanied by a short synopsis (less than 100 words). 

Final winners are selected based on originality, creativity, story behind the design. *Template is provided
Secondary School Category

 - The PSA Video Challenge
- for ages 12 to 16 (year of birth 2005 - 2014)
- The Challenge:  Produce a video with a duration of between 60 seconds – 90 seconds. The end product can be produced with any video recording device e.g. smartphone, digital camera and can be post-produced with any suitable video editing software e.g. iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, etc. Additional animations, effects and royalty free music is also recommended. Each submission should be accompanied by a short synopsis (less than 100 words).

Participants are required to choose one (1) of the subtopics listed here:
• Hand-washing tutorials
• Social Distancing
• Safety precautions of Covid-19 and
• How to Keep Our Community Safe

The content of the above can be shown in any creative way – demo, public speaking, dance, poem, drama, monologue etc. Final winners are selected based on originality, creativity, and storyline.

Prizes
Win up to RM 1,000 in cash for the Secondary category and RM 500 in cash for the Primary category.  In addition, the most popular submissions via Facebook and Instagram Likes and Shares for each category will bring home a brand new iPad with an Apple Pencil!

For more information on the contest and on how to participate, please write to info.klg@srikdu.edu.my

Deadline:
Submit your entries before 5.00pm on the 15th February 2021!

Important! Read the terms below for full details and contest requirements

Click here http://bit.ly/DLTC_Terms to view the full Terms and Condition

Click here http://bit.ly/DLTC_template to download the Face Mask Design Template.

Starting School in 2021 under MCO 2.0

There is some confusion about when to start school in 2021 under the new MCO 2.0. Here is a brief and quick summary. 

First, let's understand or recall some abbreviations. 

MCO = Movement Control Order / PKP (Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan) 

When things improve, then the restrictions on movement are relaxed leading to 
CMCO = Conditional Movement Control Order/PKPB (Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Bersyarat). This is when there is movement controls with certain conditions ie "bersyarat" or conditional 

Finally, when the pandemic situation has improved further and we are in the recovery phase, we have 
RMCO = Recovery Movement Control Order/PKPP (Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan) with easing of movement controls.

MCO 2.0 will commence for the following states wef 13 Jan 2021 for 2 weeks.

MCO
Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya), Johor, Melaka, Penang and Sabah

CMCO
Kedah, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang

RMCO
Sarawak, Perlis

When will school start in 2021?

20 Jan 2021 or according to academic calendar of institutions. However whether you will return to school for face to face learning, depends on which area you are. 

Kindergarten Level 

All private kindergartens registered under the MOE/KPM are allowed to operate (MCO/CMCO/RMCO areas included)

Primary School (both public and private schools)

Std 1 to Std 6 or its equivalent for private schools)
MCO area - start with online learning on 20 Jan 2021
CMCO/RMCO area - begin face to face learning on 20 Jan 2021

Secondary School (both public and private schools)

Form 1 & Form 4 (MCO area) - start with online learning on 20 Jan 2021
Form 1 & Form 4 (CMCO/RMCO area) - begin face to face learning on 20 Jan 2021 

Form 2 & Form 3 (MCO area) - start with online learning on 20 Jan 2021
Form 2 & Form 3 (CMCO/RMCO area) - begin online learning on 20 Jan 2021 followed by face to face learning on 8 March 2021

Form 5 & 6 (MCO/CMCO/RMCO) - begin face to face learning on 20 Jan 2021

To find out when your child is starting school online or face to face, first check your area, then their level in this post.

Below are further explanations or graphics from MOE's Official Facebook Page