What's New

At the beginning of the new academic year, P6 students had two weeks of school orientation. During that time, they met new teachers, classmates, and tried to adapt to the new level. To make the orientation fun and challenging, students received several challenges to complete. These challenges included both individual and group activities, data collection tasks, and a crafting session.

In the first week, students got two main challenges. The first challenge was paper-weaving workshop which started with a sharing session about what paper weaving is, the patterns that can be formed, and how to create them using the materials and tools available at school. Following the workshop, students tried to read the patterns and figure out how to interlace the paper to form a beautiful piece of art with full concentration. On the different day, the second challenge began with the theme “Knowing People in My School”, where students were given a mission to find five school staff members and gather information about their identity and roles at school. This included teachers, the S-Team, leaders, and Front Office staff. Through this activity, students got to know more about their school environment and the people who help and support them. Besides that, it also trained their group work and communication skills, as well as their bravery in starting polite conversations with adults.

In the second week, students had their final challenge, called “Natural Crafting.” The activity started with students making a plan and sketch for a product using natural resources, such as leaves, flowers, sand, tree branches, etc. After that, they strolled around Manahan to find the materials they needed. Students were only allowed to collect objects from the ground, meaning they couldn’t pluck plants, as that would harm nature. After collecting the materials, students returned to school to create their product. This mission was the most complex, as students needed to make a plan, search for materials themselves, adjust the plan if they encountered unexpected issues (such as not finding suitable materials), and go through the creative process to make a unique craft product.Challenges are not supposed to be easy — they require communication, planning, bravery, and action. These processes helped students practice how to work together, make plans, face fears, and take real steps to solve problems. Through these challenges, students became more confident, independent, and critical. They also learned to appreciate the process. Hopefully, they will not only use these skills at school but also apply them when facing challenges in the future. ***