CHILD Philosophy
"The Child is the Father of the Man"
"The Child is the Father of the Man"
PROGRAMME INFORMATION
CITS Program is a joint venture programme of the school management, PIBG and CHILD. We engage the pupils at regular intervals with programs that assist them with self-development, motivation, language and communication and academic skills, education excursions, multi-cultural adaptation and character and leadership skills. These positively contribute to the evolution of a progressive study culture in the students. It also provides the school leadership and teaching fraternity the opportunity to re-examine their approach and self evolve innovative leadership, management and teaching skills to suite the special needs of the students.
It also provides the PIBG and parents the opportunity to be effective partners with the teaching fraternity of the schools in their children’s scholastic achievements.
CITS program attracts minimal logistics and cost. Notwithstanding the deficiencies, we have a ‘ready made’ Tamil school system with a functional complement of physical infrastructure, trained teachers, teacher training schools, curriculum and educational equipment and software that the Government takes responsibility for. We can add value to the existing system through CITS and lift Tamil school performance to a higher dimension. CITS makes the existing Tamil school teaching exercise receptive and responsive in the Tamil students’ special needs.
The impressive academic achievements over the years among several hundred children in several schools provides sufficient evidence that CITS programme is an effective tool to improve the educational achievements and bring about a progressive educational culture among Tamil school children trapped in the “education ghettos” of the community. The program recognizes the children’s inherent potential, strengthens their scholastic foundation, helps to optimize the available educational opportunities and most importantly, gives them confidence and motivates them to a progressive study culture of self directed learning to advance their scholastic careers. A commensurate strong performance at the primary level lays the foundation to carry them through their continuing years at secondary and tertiary levels. CITS also highlights that education is a community venture and a strong partnership between the parents, school and the community is imperative for its success.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To improve the academic performances of the children adopted from Tamil schools by achieving a consistent pass rate of 70% and bring them on par with the national type schools within a period of 6 years.
CITS commences by forging a strong tripartite partnership between the parents, school and community to create a strong ‘school community’ that will take an abiding interest in the affairs of the school, its pupils and the teachers and take pride in its overall performance. The partnership also helps to implement the CITS program in the respective school with support from well wishers and philanthropists in the community.
MISSION
• To develop administrators who are highly motivated, committed and hard working.
• To mould skilled teachers
• To instil a change in mindset among Parents
• To produce students who will be the pride of our community and nation
• To foster a community proud of their children and Tamil schools
STRATEGIES
1 To organize motivational speeches by skilled people who are committed and concerned about Tamil schools
2 To conduct courses and suggestions for creating committed staff who will work hard to bring outstanding Tamil schools of the
nation
3 To organize parents gathering to change their perceptions of education into a positive one
4 To promote meaningful and participatory teaching that can challenge and establish a
good image about Tamil Schools.
5 To implement extracurricular activities such as subject camps and excursions to inspire students to learn
PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES
CITS Activities help to forge a tripartite partnership between the parents, school and the community that will take an abiding interest in the affairs of the school and promote the holistic development of children in the school. The activities implemented are as follows:-
• CITS Monthly Meetings
• Academic scheduled classes
• Workbooks Distribution/Diagnostic Test/UPSR Modules
• Subject Camps*
• School Visitation by coordinators
• Parents/Teachers Gathering/Motivational Talk
• Teachers Training Seminar
• English Immersion and Motivation camps*
• Educational Excursions
• High Achievers Day
