This year’s School Teachers’ Conference, the third one in an annual event that started in 2009, was successfully held in the Kuching Baha’i Centre on 17 – 18 Dec 2011 with 32 participants, mainly comprising of teachers from various schools in Sarawak, with some of them coming from as far as Miri and Bakong, in [...]

Group photograph of the participants at the Sebuyau Cluster Teaching Conference held at Kampung Belimbing Besi on 3 – 4 Dec 2011. Among the participants were several members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Sarawak and the Auxiliary Board. A total of more than 100 people attended the 2-day event. Mr. Edil ak [...]

About 40 Baha’is, mainly teachers from various schools in Sarawak, gathered in Kuching recently for a 2-day conference on how best to realize the full potential in children and junior youth under their charge.

The conference, held in a local hotel on Dec 18-19, saw the teachers actively discussing on ways to hold classes that nurture the tender hearts and minds of children, who are considered highly in the Baha’i teachings as “Hidden Gems” waiting to be revealed.

We left Kota Kinabalu for Labuan at 8 in the morning. Everyone was excited and full of spirit to teach. Some were revising their flipchart. We were greeted by Mr. Goh Kok Kyiu in Labuan ferry terminal and was treated lunch too. Thanks to Mr. Goh for being so hospitable. Also thanks to Mr. Naysan Lee for assisting in printing of the Iban flipcharts. Upon arrival to Limbang by ferry, we were greeted by Mr. Kong Siew Moi, Dr. Johun Teh, Mrs. Jubang and a few youth. They brought us straight to Mendamit Bahá’í Centre which is 45 minutes from Limbang Town using two cars and a school bus. There at Mendamit Bahá’í Centre, we met Mr. Sumbang and Mdm. Rata, Mr. Changgau and Mdm. Sema, Mr. Suili and his brothers – Richie and Junaidi, and other youth.

The journey started with eight youths from Bau, Lundu and Kuching, traveling together from Kuching to Serian on 23 November. In Serian we were joined by another group of nine youths and we stayed at Ellen Joseph’s residence before proceeding to our first destination, Kampung Bugu Mawang the next morning.

Book 1 course started with 11 Bahá’í youths with myself and Poly Jampang as tutors. The course was held during day time only. At the same time children’s class and junior youth class were conducted by Calstino and Hartini. They were assisted by Erwina and Dovin. In the evening, workshop on arts was held whereby the youth were taught how to chant prayers, songs, games and dances. Besides that we also visited and prayed for a friend who was ill. He passed away a week later.