Danajamin100 Study Excellence Workshop
While the school
holidays offered most students in the country temporary reprieve from school
work, the participants of the Danajamin100 Leadership programme spent five days
and four nights at the RhR Hotel in Uniten, Bangi to attend the Study Excellence
Workshop.
The workshop is
specially designed to give the students unique insights on how to approach
specific subjects while they are studying. The workshop saw teaching experts in
the subjects of Science, Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mathematics and History
teach the students key points that they need to pay attention to, and
interesting skills that would come in handy whether during their studies, or as
general knowledge.
For instance, for the Mathematics
workshop, they were taught on how to use the scientific calculator efficiently,
whereas in English, they were coached on how to make their essays sound more
impressive. The students were also coached on how to answer questions in the
new examinations format by the Ministry of Education, which currently places
more emphasis on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS or KBAT). But perhaps the
real treat for the students were their one-on-one sessions with their mentors
who are Danajamin staff volunteers. They were also treated to a session with
the CEO himself, En. Mohamed Nazri Omar, who related to the students his own
personal experiences while growing up.