Year 2 Science Orientation Workshop [Grp B]

Today is the last day of the science briefing orientation workshop conducted by CDD. Group B participants who attended the workshop are mostly primary teachers from (i) government schools of Tutong district and (ii) non-government schools.

Year 2 Science Orientation Workshop [Grp A]

This is the second day of the science orientation workshop for participants of Group A which are mostly teachers from Brunei-Muara (Brunei I, II, III & IV), Tutong, Belait and Temburong district. The sessions conducted by CDD officers together with the Year 2 Science Pilot Teachers are: (1) Grouping Non-Living Things, (2) Light, (3) Healthy Body and (4) Pushes and Pulls. In each session, teachers were given the experience to carry out hands-on activities via scientific enquiry and at the same time, encouraged to plan their science lessons carefully in order for young children to gain a better understanding of the science concepts introduced at Year 2.

ECO-GARDEN at Sekolah Rendah Panchong, Tutong II

The opening ceremony of the 'Eco-Garden' was held this morning at Sekolah Rendah Panchong, Tutong II. CDD officers from the Science Unit along with lecturers from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, officers from Department of Schools and STEP as well as Headmasters from several Tutong schools were invited to attend and witness the opening. The 'Eco-Garden' Project was initiated by the Headmaster of Sekolah Rendah Panchong, Cikgu Zainal Arfan bin Dato Paduka Haji Ahmad. The main aim of the project is to provide teachers and pupils the opportunity to discover the enriching experiences our Brunei forest has to offer.

We felt that the 'Eco-Garden' will be a wonderful educational resource centre for both teachers and pupils as it highlights some of Brunei's unique flora and fauna and helps to raise awareness on environmental issues among children. The success of this project is due to the hard work, dedication and commitment of the Headmaster and teachers of Sekolah Rendah Panchong, Tutong II. Our heartfelt congratulations to them!

Year 2 Science Orientation Workshop [Overview]

The Science and Agriculture Unit, CDD is currently conducting a briefing orientation workshop for Year 2 science teachers from both government and non-government schools starting from the 17th to 27th October 2009. The workshop will be implemented over a period of 5 days. The main objective of the workshop is to encourage teachers to adopt the 'scientific enquiry' approach which helps in developing young children's conceptual understanding and scientific skills. Today's overview session includes the distribution of resource materials (juicers, plastic knives and flower pots) by CDD to all Brunei government primary schools which were collected by the participants present.