Something new. Will it work? Skepticism looms in all new ventures, new methods or new faces. ActonKL was all of those two years ago. Every education venture deserved this question: How do the learners perform? While we have many ways to prove one’s worth. Standardized test still provides an insight due to its consistency. We […]
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This Sprint is a limbo Sprint. Usually, there are six weeks to a Sprint. It’s fair to say that Malaysia has plenty of Public Holidays—among the highest in the world. But with the Election week and two overnight trips, there was 20% less time. 23 days versus an average of 29 weekdays. Marine Science is
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This is a shorter post. Not that it’s a less exciting week. Quite the opposite. This week consisted of two blog post, this and the Sleep with Sharks post. This week, Eagles got their body and hands dirty. One did it with full involvement: Ever wondered how long an orca is? Andre is ~5.5 feet.
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Malaysia has islands, beaches, aquariums, conservation parks—all brilliant access to marine life. When we planned the Marine Science Quest back in October last year, we were ecstatic to the possibilities. The original plan: an East Coast excursion, with snorkeling, diving, and turtle hatching observations. But the price would be exorbitant. The Ramadan month proved tricky
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It’s an exciting week. Life does not progress in a linear way. The studio energy ebb and flow. There’s so much that happened that it’s quite impossible to get your head around it without a schedule of events. Hero Sharing by Cindy The Elementary School Eagles (ES) started the first morning of the week with
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Week three in the Marine Science Sprint. The first week was three days due to Labor holidays, the second week was two days and a camp, due to Election and Post-Election Holidays. Technically, this is the first week that is full-on. What happened in full five-day week? Triple Birthday Celebrations, the usual (Core Skills, Civilization,
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If you are a Malaysian or being in any form or shape, affiliated to Malaysia, the General Election week of 9 May 2018 is THE WEEK in history. It’s the story that follows Lord Acton’s famous quote “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It’s beautiful to be part of the positive change
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Three weeks of holiday and the Eagles are back! No words can describe the sheer pleasure and joy of being in the new ActonKL campus. Also, there’s a start of another immersive Quest—Marine Science Quest. It’s been a fantastic start to Sprint 5! Here are the highlights: Celebrating a New Space Vegan Wednesday Marine Science
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Phew. The intense Drama & Play Sprint is over with a bang—a public show! On top of that, we had a 3-day test run in the new ActonKL home in Taman Paramount, last-minute actor changes, and a change of venue for the Exhibition. Highlights: Adjusting to a New Home Space & Light Props Making &
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You might say this is a cheat post. I will go straight to the point. It was expected to be a busy week. This weekend, we are moving from Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (TTDI) to Taman Paramount (TP). So, there will be no time for “the usual weekly blog”. There’s still a lot that goes
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