Equipping students for digital future

AI education hub, community-based learning portal set to enhance children’s skills in Penang

Real-life relevance

The Star, 14 August 2024

Elsewhere, local non-profit organisation Arts-ED is seeking to bring real-life experiences and awareness into classrooms all over the country.

Its recently launched community-based learning action portal (CLAP) is a free online resource that offers community-based learning kits for primary and secondary school teachers and educators.

The portal contains concise, project-based resources modelled on programmes the organisation has carried out in Penang over the last 25 years.

It details in-depth, hands-on ideas for schools to enhance learning for children, while also creating good global citizens.

“Much of the teaching going on in classrooms is not related to the children’s real-life experience.

“Our children don’t know their communities and are not connected to the people around them.

“They lack a sense of belonging to their kampung, residential area, age group and cultural roots.

“The question is how do we cultivate that among our students?” asked Arts-ED president Dr Molly Lee during the launch of CLAP at Bangunan UAB in George Town, Penang.

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