Showing their commitment towards recognising community-spirited school initiatives, The Star featured an article about the recent online Poetry Slam at Rafflesia International School in their online and print editions this week. We are thrilled to achieve this positive publicity for the event, which was designed to enable students to connect creatively during the time of the Movement Control Order and give voice to their feelings about environmental issues. We will continue to organise events for our students that enable them to develop confident literacy skills and deepen their global consciousness.

www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2020/08/09/poems-in-a-pandemic

“Does the colour of food affect our taste?” “Does gender have an effect on human reaction time?”

These are some of the questions that our Year 4 students at Rafflesia International School Kajang sought to answer through the process of the scientific method. They learned about the scientific method, the importance scientific variables, conducted investigations and gathered data on their findings. They certainly enjoyed their journey in science and look forward to sharing it with other young scientists at the school through their video presentations.

The students are certainly enjoying their scientific explorations and they look forward to sharing their results with the others in their video presentations that will be broadcast to other young scientists at school.

Even as we prepare for our students to return to school, we have been providing highly engaging online learning experience for our students. At Rafflesia International School Kajang for example, our Year 3 students are learning all about water on planet Earth in their final IPC unit of the year: On Tap. This week, they explored the process of cloud formation by creating the “cloud in a jar” experiment at home. Together we also looked at how pollutants such as oil react with water and salt by making lava lamps.

Upon their return to school this week, our young scientists will reflect upon their investigations as they prepare for their Exit Point sharing sessions where they will present what they have learnt to an audience of socially distanced parents.

It has been an absolute pleasure to welcome our Nursery, Reception and Year 11 students back to the Rafflesia International School Kajang campus today! With social distancing measures in place, increased sanitisation routines and regular briefings for our students, our community feels a little different – however, our ‘new normality’ has not prevented our enduring passion for learning! At each end of the age range, we have been impressed by the ways our amazing students have adapted to the new routines.