Brunei education system impresses Omani delegation
School visit: The Omani delegation during its visit to one of the primary schools yesterday. Picture: Aqeela Afefe
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
A SEVEN-member delegation from the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Education is here to study Brunei Darussalam's national education system especially Mathematics and Science curriculum and examinations.
The five-day educational visit began yesterday at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College and later to Delima Satu Primary School and Lambak Kanan Jalan 49 Primary School, led by the Advisor of Education Programmes of Oman, Janaito Mohammed Nasser Al Lamki.
During the visit, the delegation held discussions on areas of cooperation relating to Brunei's curriculum and examinations with senior officials from the Curriculum Development Department and the Department of Examination, Ministry of Education.
Huda Al-Kharusi, one of the delegates, told The Brunei Times that the delegation was impressed by the communication skills in English of the students especially from the primary school.
"The main objective of the visit is to see how countries having English as their second language can incorporate it in their educational system. It is important to encourage use of English as it is a universal language. It was very heartening to see the students here can communicate in English."
The Delima Satu Primary School is one of the first primary schools to implement the project 'Mathematics in English' for lower primary schools, which only started early this year and EPPS (English Project for Pre-school).
The delegation will also be visiting the Ministry of Education, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, the Science Technology and Environment Centre (STEP) and the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) in Seria.
The Brunei Times
The five-day educational visit began yesterday at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College and later to Delima Satu Primary School and Lambak Kanan Jalan 49 Primary School, led by the Advisor of Education Programmes of Oman, Janaito Mohammed Nasser Al Lamki.
During the visit, the delegation held discussions on areas of cooperation relating to Brunei's curriculum and examinations with senior officials from the Curriculum Development Department and the Department of Examination, Ministry of Education.
Huda Al-Kharusi, one of the delegates, told The Brunei Times that the delegation was impressed by the communication skills in English of the students especially from the primary school.
"The main objective of the visit is to see how countries having English as their second language can incorporate it in their educational system. It is important to encourage use of English as it is a universal language. It was very heartening to see the students here can communicate in English."
The Delima Satu Primary School is one of the first primary schools to implement the project 'Mathematics in English' for lower primary schools, which only started early this year and EPPS (English Project for Pre-school).
The delegation will also be visiting the Ministry of Education, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, the Science Technology and Environment Centre (STEP) and the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) in Seria.
The Brunei Times
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