SMJK Poi Lam
Located in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, 1765 students, 105 teachers and support staff.
Poi Lam National-Type Secondary School, Ipoh was founded by the Perak Hock Kean Association in 1955. In the early years, the school started off with only three classrooms and an enrolment of 120 students. Then,in 1962 Poi Lam National-Type Secondary School was granted status as a government-aided school while Poi Lam Private Secondary School was set up to cater to popular demand by a larger growing student population then. Hence, this led on to the existence of three schools namely SMJK Poi Lam, Poi Lam Private Secondary School and SRK (C) Poi Lam a.k.a. Poi Lam Primary School, all located in the same compound at Douglas Road (now renamed Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab ). Today, Poi Lam Private Secondary School is proud to have her own school building and compound in Pengkalan while her government-aided sister primary and secondary schools remain in the same vicinity. Our school motto is Li Yi Lian Chi ( 礼 义 廉 耻 ) meaning Virtues, Righteousness, Integrity, Conscience.
The school celebrated its golden jubilee in October, 2005. The first principal of the school was Mr Ng Cheng Aik who retired in 1976 after 21 years of service. Since then, several principals had served the school and a lot of improvements and upgrading works had been carried out for the overall benefit of students and teachers in the school. Ms Lim Swee Kew, the present principal of the school had now served one year in the school. She will be retiring in September, 2013.
Since 2005, some of the international projects that the school has been actively involved in or participated are as follows:
- 2005; Celcom Youth Ambassador Project; with Hato Paora College, New Zealand
- 2005; 6th Asian Student Exchange Programme in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 2010 Melbourne Writers; Festival & Globalstorytelling; with P12 Hawkesdale College, Australia via Skype-Videoconferencing
- 20110; Australia Innovations Showcase – Skype-Videoconferencing Presentation
- 2008; AFS Peace Petition Drive with AFS Australia Student, Samuel Bashfield
- Hosting of AFS (American Field Service) Foreign Exchange Students in the school for intercultural events (2007 – 2010)
- Global Virtual Classroom Teenage Health Project with Menchville High School, USA; and La Salle High School, Almería, Spain. (2012 – 2013)
- Stories about SMJK Poi Lam and the city of Ipohcan be found at Ipohworld Blog
- For community news about SMJK Poi Lam and the city of Ipoh, visit this link Ipohecho
- For interesting info about food around Ipoh visit this link Malaysian Food and Travel Blog
Menchville High School, Newport News, Virginia
Menchville High School is a public school with around 2,000 students, located in Newport News, Virginia. Newport News is on the south-eastern part of Virginia and focuses on the shipyard industry along with a strong concentration of military bases. As a well-rounded school Menchville offers numerous sports, dramatic arts, choir, and language opportunities. Menchville is rated in the top 100 high schools in America based on academics, and strives for the highest achievements in all areas. The student body embraces our pride for Menchville by wearing the colors purple and gold and supporting the lion as our mascot. Our school has won the Blue Ribbon Award, been rated the best for our overall althletic programs, and has won acting/singing competitions many times. Along with athletics and the arts Menchville is involved with community work, including volunterring with children, working in food banks, and donating to the community. Menchville offers a fostering environment and allows the students to thrive in all areas. Sports offered by Menchville include:
- Football
- Soccer
- Cheerleading
- Swimming
- Field Hockey
- Rugby
- Baseball
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Archery
La Salle, Almería, Spain
Almería is a small city located in the South of Spain. In Almería there are 190,000 citizents. Our flag is white with a red cross and the seal of the city in the middle. The most famous monument in the city is a Moorish castle built in 995 A.D. called La Alcazaba. Our beautiful beaches are equally famous and bring joy to all. Our school "La Salle-Virgen del Mar" has approximately 1,200 students and 70 teachers. Below we show several videos of the province of Almería, our school, teachers and students.
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