BASE praised for their efforts during AGM

Pg Datin Paduka Hjh Mariam delivers her keynote address at the BASE AGM 2003

The Brunei Association for Science Education (BASE) recently held their Annual General Meeting. The meeting was officiated by Pengiran Datin Paduka Hajah Mariam binti Pengiran Haji Matarsat, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education. In her keynote address, the Chief Guest was pleased to note that BASE, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has been organising numerous activities to promote Science and Technology Education for students and teachers in the last 25 years.

The Ministry of Education, she emphasised, highly appreciates the efforts and commitment of BASE in their activities. She hopes that BASE will continue to play an active role of supporting the Ministry of Education in its commitment to improve the quality of Science and Technology Education through seminars and workshops for teachers, as well as enrichment programmes or out-of-school activities for students.

She stressed that Brunei Darussalam needs a highly-developed, competent and flexible workforce for it to be able to compete internationally and survive through the 21st century. They need to develop in the workforce strong scientific, mathematical and technical knowledge, skills and attitudes so that they can cope with the technological changes in workplace and remain productive throughout their working life.

Dr Azaharaini bin Haji Mohd Jamil, BASE President, in his welcoming address mentioned that BASE members have been busy with the preparation for the Silver Jubilee celebration which will be held sometimes in October this year.

One of the events will be the Science Week which will include activities such as science camp, young meteorologists award, science inventions and science exhibitions.

BASE is also planning to organise science teachers seminars/workshops to help upper primary teachers with the knowledge and skills to implement the new upper primary science curriculum. A committee will be established in cooperation with the Ministry of Education to plan and implement the seminars and workshops.

The meeting was attended by 70 members of the association.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin