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shift 3: develop values-driven malaysians
why it is needed: today’s students will inherit a world
fraught with challenges, from environmental degradation
to armed conflict, on a scale that has never been seen
before. successfully navigating these issues will not only
require students to have leadership skills, but strong
universal values such as integrity, compassion, justice,
and altruism, to guide them in making ethical decisions. at
the same time, it is important to balance the development
of global citizenship with a strong national identity.
what success will look like: every student leaves school
as a global citizen imbued with core, universal values
and a strong malaysian identity. the values they have
learnt are applied in their day to day lives, leading to more
civic behaviour such as an increase in volunteerism; a
willingness to embrace peoples of other nationalities,
religions and ethnicities; and a reduction in corruption and
crime. every student also leaves school prepared to act as
a leader, whether in their own lives and families, or as part
of the broader community and nation.
Strengthen Islamic Education, Moral Education and civics
elements by 2017. The new KSSM will require that every primary
and secondary school student participate in community service. For
secondary school students, this community service element will be a
pre-requisite for graduation. Islamic Education curriculum for Muslim
students will include a greater focus on understanding the core values
and underlying philosophies of Islam and other main religions in
Malaysia. Similarly, for non-Muslim students, Moral Education will
include an understanding of the core values of all main religions in
Malaysia. The Ministry will also look into having Moral and Islamic
Education students share certain classes together when common
universal values are taught.
Develop students holistically by reinforcing the requirement
for every student to participate in 1 Sport, 1 Club, and 1
Uniformed Body. Co-curricular involvement provides students with
opportunities to develop their individual talents and interests outside
of a formal classroom setting. Such activities also provide excellent
leadership opportunities for students. Every child will therefore still be
expected to participate in at least 1 sport, 1 club, and 1 uniformed body.
The Ministry will also look into making participation a requirement
for graduation and scholarships for further education. To improve the
quality of activities offered at each school, the Ministry will provide
targeted training to teachers who act as advisors for these different
activities, and partner with more community organisations and the
private sector in the delivery of these programmes.
Enhance and scale up RIMUP from 2016 to facilitate
interaction across school types. The Ministry currently runs
a cross-school activity programme, RIMUP, to foster greater
interaction across students from different school types. In the future,
the frequency and intensity of the programme will be increased and
targeted at schools with more homogeneous student populations, such
as National-type and religious schools. The Ministry will also expand
this programme to include private schools.
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