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6th Malaysian Lasallian Educators' Conference (MaLEC 6)

6^th MALAYSIAN LASALLIAN EDUCATORS’ CONFERENCE (MaLEC 6)

14 – 17 September 2014

St. George’s Institution, Jalan Stesen, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

SECRETARIAT

59 Jalan Berek, 34000 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Contact: Joseph Lau 019 550 3300, Yeap Thean Eng 012 538 2743

Email: ogasgi@gmail.com Homepage: www.sgitaiping100years.org

Fax: +605 807 8875

Dear Board Chairman/Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress and Education Coordinator,

GREETINGS of Peace and Joy

The La Salle Brothers in collaboration with Old Georgians’ Association Taiping are happy to invite you and a team from your school to the 6^th Malaysian Lasallian Educators’ Conference  (MaLEC 6) to be held in Taiping, Perak from the 14 - 17 September 2014.

Theme : Inspiring Dignity, Nurturing Quality

(Towards an Integrated and Holistic Lasallian Education in Malaysia)

1. Who should come?                            

• Administrators and Teachers ( The Principal/ Headmaster/ Headmistress/ Administrative Team and Teachers of Lasallian Schools)
• Members of the Board - The Chairperson and  Committee members
• Parent-Teacher Association/ PIBG – The Chairman and  Committee members
• Alumni  Association – The President and  Committee members

2. Why should you come? 

 We want to inspire our children and nurture their quality of education

3. What we hope to achieve?

The transformation of Lasallian Schools to Inspire Dignity in our Students and to Nurture Quality Education is our goal. The focus of MaLEC 6 will be on our dialogue and discernment as the Family of Lasallian Educators in Malaysia, in keeping with Priority One in our document “Being Lasallians in Malaysia” Our Strategic Plans 2013-2015. 

4. How will we achieve this?

• By deepening our understanding of inspiring dignity and nurturing quality in line with our Lasallian Vision and Mission and the National Education Blueprint 2014.
• To examine the global and regional
• paradigm shifts in education in the 21^st century and        alternative pedagogical innovations.

5. What are the key concerns and approaches to inspire dignity and nurture quality?

o   Proficiency in the English Language and Literature for critical thinking (Promoting English and Multilingualism)

o   Improving the study of Mathematics in our Information and technological world.

o   Improving the study of Science in our Information and technological world.

o   The Lasallian contribution to moral and ethical education: Character Building, Gender and Ecology.

o   Promoting an all-inclusive Co-Curriculum: Music, Drama, Arts, Culture and Sports in an Educative Community for Formation and Service.

o   Preparing for alternative career paths in the context of a multi-faceted social environment

The Panelist and Working Groups will attempt to:

                (a) Look critically at these Realities as Educators

                 (b) Glean from our Experiences for new perspectives and insights

                (c) Outline implementable tasks and processes, and identify persons responsible

It is our hope that this Conference will be an opportunity for all our Lasallian heads and teachers to meet the La Salle Brothers and members of School Boards, PIBG and Alumni Associations.

Kindly fill in the Registration Forms and return together with full payment made payable to “OLD GEORGIANS’ ASSOCIATION TAIPING” to the Secretariat by 31^st July 2014 or Bank in to our MAYBANK A/C NO: 008056404096

Thank you and Blessings

                                                                                                   

                                                                                               

Br. Ambrose Loke FSC                                                                                    Joseph Lau Tee Sun AMP                            

MaLEC 6 Organising Chairman                                                                    MaLEC 6 Organising Vice Chairman

Education Secretary                                                                                        President, Old Georgians’ Association Taiping

La Salle Brothers Malaysia                                                                            Mobile: 019 550 3300

Mobile: 012 681 8844      

Commemoration Ceremony of the Founding of St. George's Institution, Taiping

SMK ST. GEORGE, TAIPING 

cordially invite 

ALL OLD BOYS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS

TO THE COMMEMORATION CEREMONY 

OF THE FOUNDING OF 

ST. GEORGE'S INSTITUTION, TAIPING

ON

20 JUNE 2014

AT 8.00 AM AT DATARAN SMK. ST. GEORGE

OFFICIATED BY:

BRO. ANTHONY ROGERS, FSC

Director of La Salle Schools, Malaysia

PROGRAMME

7.30 am - Students and teachers gather at Dataran SGI

7.45 am - Arrival of guests

8.00 am - Arrival of the Guest of Honour BRO ANTHONY ROGERS, FSC

• National Anthem
• School Rally  
• Welcoming Speech by Master of Ceremony
• Speech by Ms Yoong Yook Yam, Principal
• Speech by Mr Paul Loh Eng Wah, AMP, Chairman, Board of Governors, SGI
• Speech by Bro Anthony Rogers, FSC
• Launching of St. George's Institution Centennial Logo and Theme
• Performance - 1Malaysia
• Release of Balloons
• Cake cutting Ceremony
• Presentation of Souvenirs
• Performance by the Choir of SMK St.George
• Refreshments at the School Hall  

Please confirm your attendance by 16 June 2014 by contacting +605 807 2408 (School Office)      

A Word From The Organising Chairman

Organising Chairman Mr Joseph Lau

Greetings from SGI Taiping. We are calling all Georgians to participate in the biggest event in the history of our alma mater: SGI 100th Anniversary in 2015. As we prepare for the Centennial Celebration, the Organising Committee is busy collecting the contact information of all Georgians.

Tentative Programs

• Event to commemorate the laying of SGI Foundation Stone ( 20 June 2014)
• Official Opening of SGI Centennial Gallery (2014)
• Official launch of the Centennial Celebration (Jan 2015)
• Centennial Sports
• Centennial Parade
• Centennial Dinner (19 December 2015)

We have started a blog to disseminate information to all Georgians. We look forward to include you in our mailing list. Please send us your email address. Stay in touch.

Warmest regards,
Joseph Lau
Organising Chairman
SGI Centennial Celebration 2015

Welcome to our SGI's Centennial Celebration Blog

A glimpse on our History

Our Alma Mater is 100 years old in 2015

On 4 March 1914, Brother James Byrne visited the town Taiping, Perak. He suggested to the then British Resident of Perak, Sir Reginald George Watson (1913–1919), for the establishment of a Catholic boys school. His request was soon approved by the Perak State Government, and piece of land nearby the hospital was granted to him. The land was donated by the Kwa Family, one of the wealthy Chinese families of the town. The aim of the school is to provide education to boys of all religions, races and social classes, which still the main philosophy of the school. On 20 June 1914, the foundation stone was laid by the then Acting Resident of Perak, Mr Oliver Marks, and the opening ceremony was attended by prominent European families and prominent Malay rulers where most of them comprised from the State Council Members.

The school was completed on 18 January 1915, with 7 teachers, 49 students and 6 classes, housed together in the original three-storey building. The St. George's main building was designed by a colonial architect from Penang, in the mixture of Neo-Grec and Neo-Romanesque architecture, with two wings and a main porch in front (facing the Station Road). The charming building is still standing proudly today and serves as the school's front facade. The first Director of the school was Brother James Gilbert who served as the director and principal in the first year of its establishment (He later returned to served another term in 1923). The school was run by Lasallian missionaries from all around the world, however it received partial financial assistance from the State Government. After Malaya gained independence from the British Government in 1957, the school continued on as a missionary school with limited funding from the government though it was staffed with teachers from the Education Department. As from 2006, the school is funded 95% by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia.

During World War II, along with other schools in the town, St. George's was closed down. It was converted into the headquarters for the Kempetai. The rumoured brutality and torture committed by the Japanese military police during the tenure of the school is a source of ghostly legends commonly circulated by the students even till today. While the Lassalian brothers were then placed under house detention. Old boys of the school during this period time risked their lives to assist the detained missionaries. The school reopened at the end of the war along with other schools, such as SMK King Edward VII, St. John's Institution, SMK Victoria Institution and SMK St. Michael's. The school also produced significant number of prominent leaders, politicians, educationist and businessmen.