Teach For Raub FREE EDUCATION FOR THOSE IN

Teach For Raub FREE EDUCATION FOR THOSE IN NEEDS (ONE-TO-ONE TUTOR PROGRAMME)

Introduction Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007: 18% and 20% of Malaysia’s (TIMMS, 2007). students failed to meet the minimum proficiency levels in Mathematics. PISSA 2009: most 60% of the 15 -year-old failed to meet the minimum proficiency level in Mathematics, while 44% and 43% did not meet the minimum proficiency levels in Reading. Illiteracy cause 44. 2% subjects have dropped out of school due to illiteracy in one research (Khokhar, Garg, & Bharti, 2005). By 2010, only 15% Malaysians aged 15 and above attained tertiary education and only 61% attained secondary education 9% of them had no schooling (Barro & Lee, 2010) (Barro & Lee, 2010; Khokhar, Garg & Bharti, 2005).

Might be under reported, locally Illiteracy (cannot read even high frequeny words) by the age of 10: Innumeracy (do simple calculation, division and multiplication) by the age of 10: 2 out of 20 students (5 %) 4 out of 20 students (10%) Left out in education due to lack of seniority and guidance No proper teacher after teaching session in school: cannot afford extra classes Lack of attention from authority: selected contribution ‘Not my job’: Volunteering is no more than volunteering Started since May 2014

Theme: Education Raising awareness of underprivileged community in others’ eyes. Creating a culture of volunteering and participation in the community of Raub, Pahang. Relieving the educational gap between the privileged and underprivileged students. Creating a feeling of emphatic and loving others despite the differences of economic background and skin colours amongst community in Raub, Pahang. Ending the poverty cycles amongst underprivileged children.

Target SJKT Ladang Gali 17 students 9 -12 years old Rumah Anak Yatim Tengku Ampuan Afzan (Ruk. TAA) 30 students, 6 -12 years old

What is our service? Free tuition class every Saturday and Sunday (Weekly, *depends on students availability) Place Students number (age) Day Time Ruk. TAA 30 (6 -12 y/o) Saturday 10. 30 am – 1 pm SJKT Ladang Gali 17 (9 -12 y/o) Saturday or 3 pm – 5 pm Sunday 10. 30 am – 1 pm

How is our service? One-to-one tutor or small group teachings (3 -4 students per teacher) Ensuring students to focus and absorb teachings more efficiently

English: Reading Level 1 (A – D) She goes to the zoo. She sees a lion. The lion roars. ……. Level 4 Michael put a frozen burrito into the microwave. He sat down and read the newspaper. He read the sports section. He got up. He went to the microwave. He took out the burrito. It wasn't hot It wasn't warm. It was still frozen He had forgotten to turn on the microwave…. .

English: Grammar Tenses & Basic Grammar

English, Teaching Aids! boost

i. Pad 2

Mathemathics simple operations on whole numbers operations on decimals and fractions Complex operations on whole numbers

Bahasa Malaysia: Mengeja & Pemahaman

Bahasa Malaysia: Tatabahasa & Karangan

Membaca Jambatan Ilmu

Teachers: 20 -30 local volunteers (students / workers)

Timeline Tuition classes – January – Dec (weekly) • 21 st August 2015 – Annual Volunteers’ Workshop (or earlier): • – • History, aim, visions, how to use materials. October – Students trip: Petrosains (Taking students out for a field trip for a life learning tour)

Costing: Class Item Mathemathics modules English module Bahasa Malaysia module Petrol claim Tokens i. Pad 2 (dictionary and teaching) Item unit (cost per unit in RM) 50 (RM 10) 50 (RM 5) 40 weeks (RM 30) 60 (0. 30) wooden pencil 80 (0. 5) eraser 50 (1. 3) mechanical pencil 30 (10) story book 2 (RM 500) Total RM 500 RM 250 RM 1200 RM 431 RM 1000 Total Cost: 3631

Costing: Volunteer workshop Item unit (cost per unit in RM) Total PA System 1 (RM 100) RM 100 Food for audience 100 (RM 7) RM 700 Speakers Cost 3 (RM 300) RM 900 Total cost: 1700

Costing: Field Trip (Petrosains) Item Bus fee Item unit (cost per unit in RM) 1(RM 1000) Total (RM) RM 1000 Food (Adults and students) 40(RM 20) RM 800 Petrosains fee (adults) 10(RM 16) RM 160 Petrosains fee (teenagers) 20 (RM 11) RM 220 Petrosains fee (childrens) 10(RM 5) RM 50 Total: RM 2230 Grand Total: RM 7561

Expected Outcome/Impact Increase of students’ attendance to school and improvements in their academic results. Increase of motivations and attitudes towards learning, assignments and towards teachers, self-esteem and confidence. 100% literacy and numeracy of students by 12. Love-bond relationships are formed between volunteers and the underprivileged students.

How to measure (1): Feedback form

How to measure (2): Student Report Card (per month)

Future Plan The class will continue along with other events. But for activities needs funding such as family day, volunteer workshops, trips, we need to find funding from optional sponsors via: Fundraising Donations Personal and Corporate sponsorship.

*Our past programs

Conclusion Lessening the academic gaps between these under-privileged students from their fellow friends, academically. Build confidence in students. Students (especially orphanages) can feel brotherly and sisterly love. Students can feel and experience what they cannot afford to experience or in terms of monetarily via activities such as field trips and family day. Culture of ‘volunteering’ became ‘ social responsibilities’ culture instead.