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 ESU GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE PROGRAM
GIFT OF KNOWLEGE 2006
From L-R:
Mr. Seng Choon Chew, Encik Md. Azlan, Dr. Anuar Osman,
YAM Tunku Dara Naquiah, Datin Shalini Ganendra, Datuk Azman Ujang,
Mr. Jon Tan and Mrs. Yoon Wee Hee
On Tuesday, June 27, 2006, The English Speaking Union of Malaysia (ESU
Malaysia), as part of a new initiative, launched The ESU
Malaysia - Gift of Knowledge Program, by donating a selection
of books to Sekolah Menengah Anderson, Ipoh, Perak. The purpose of this
effort is to bring English literature to schools that might otherwise
not have financial access to these publications, and by doing so, help
to raise students’ proficiency in English.
Sekolah Menengah Anderson was established in 1909
and has, over the years, produced many of Malaysia’s best and
brightest. In line with the school’s mission to strive for excellence
through quality of education, principal, Raja Abdul Rahman bin Raja
Amran has expressed his intention to find ways to improve the standard
of English amongst today’s pupils, to be comparable to that during the
school’s glory days. In this respect, he feels this program would be
greatly beneficial. English teacher, Encik Md. Azlan received the books
on behalf of Anderson.
The books, over 100 titles, include a variety of
simple reading material, such as “Franklin is Lost”, to more
challenging award winners such as “They Marched into Sunlight”
by David Maraniss and “Collected Poems of Robert Lowell”. The
books were selected to suit the profile of students who range from
first to sixth formers.
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