On 13 December 2019, I had the opportunity to visit SK
Kampung Kenang - the first school I was posted to as a teacher. I was a bit
nervous to go there as I was not sure what to see and who to meet as my visit
was not planned in advance. I had the chance because I was in Ipoh managing a
meeting that somehow finished earlier than expected.
Driving from Ipoh to Kampung Kenang brought back memories from 2010. The scenery was still the same as I remembered. However, when I arrived at the bridge in front of the school, it was now concrete bridge instead of wooden bridge. Not much noise is made when a car crosses the bridge now.
I entered the school as allowed by the guard. I went to the
office and luckily the clerk still remembered me. She was there in 2012 the
last year I taught in the school. She told me that she had started to work in
the school 2 days before I left. That's how she remembers me.
I then went around the school and met Kak Sarina who is
still working in the preschool as a teacher assistant. She was shocked but was
very happy to see me. I was very happy to see her too. She told me all the
changes in the school, walked with me around the school compound to see the
differences and introduced me to the current Headmaster of the school, En. Tamizi.
En. Tamizi welcomed me and shared with me all the
achievements and challenges he had been managing the school. He was so
enthusiastic about improving the school and has goals to achieve while he is
still the headmaster. I believe that passion, understanding and positivity are
needed when leading a rural school. I can see all those values in him.
Then, we went to see the hut - Pondok Sewang, Temiar people
style - in between the canteen hall and the hostel building. It was built by
the villagers using the materials they donated, sourced from the jungle. It was
huge and beautiful. The villagers and the school worked together on this
project for the students and the school. I also met one of my former students,
Busu and he is now 20 years old now. I taught him when he was 12 years old! He
was making a bench for the school. So proud of him!
I was so happy to be able to visit the school and hopefully
the school will continue to be successful and the students will get the best
education as the teachers strive for success!
PS: while in Sungai Siput, I stopped by to eat Laksa Buyung! Sedap!
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