Underprivileged Teens Explore Asia’s Best Green Campus

SERDANG, 13 August 2016 – Fourteen teenagers from Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih got to experience a day’s life in university via an educational trip organised by Great Vision Charity Association to the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Serdang, which has been recently voted as Asia’s Best Green Campus by Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric Ranking of World Universities 2015.

The journey heading to UPM began with some bonding between the association’s representative and volunteers and the teenagers from the children’s home. The group was greeted by a student volunteer, Mr Chew Han Hoong, who gave an introduction about the university and acted as tour guide to show the group around the campus. The teens were happily admiring greenery throughout the visit at the largest university campus in Malaysia. According to Chew, there were various fruit trees that are grown all over the campus ground that includes durians, rambutans, and mangoes.

The excitement grew further when the group paid a visit to the Equine Farm. A guide from the Equire Farm provided the teens with some informative fun facts on horses, and everyone were given opportunity to feed the horses with carrots, while having ample fun time taking photographs with the horses. The group then paid a visit to the Animal Anatomy Museum, where the group learnt about animal preservation techniques used by museums. The teens were especially excited during the Horse Anatomy briefing session that utilises a state-of-the-art interactive touch-screen projector to peel off various layers of the animal’s organs and tissues in order to have a better insight on its anatomy.

The fun-filled day is followed by an educational talk by Chew in a lecture theatre environment, which is a first-time experience for the teens. Chew enlightened the teens on various possible pathways and choices after their SPM. It was an eye opening moment for them to be exposed on the various courses available at UPM and being motivated to develop their knowledge to achieve their goals. A couple of them shared on their ambitions and dreams too.

After touring the huge campus compound by bus and visiting the various facilities available, the volunteers and teens break for lunch together. The volunteers accompanied and befriended the teens throughout the journey. The educational trip ended with joy and they were sent home with all smiles and gained useful insights, each having their dreams of studying in an university reinforced.

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Remaja dari Rumah Amal melawati Kampus Hijau Terbaik di Asia

SERDANG, 13 Ogos 2016- Empat belas remaja dari Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih menimba pengalaman seharian sebagai seorang pelajar universiti melalui lawatan sambil belajar yang dianjur oleh Persatuan Harapan Mulia ke Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) yang telah dipilih sebagai Kampus Hijau Terbaik Asia oleh Universitas Indonesia (UI) dalam Kedudukan Greenmetric Universiti Dunia 2015.

Perjalanan ke UPM bermula dengan sesi ramah mesra para sukarelawan dari persatuan tersebut dan remaja-remaja dari Rumah Limpahan Kasih. Seorang pelajar UPM, Encik Chew Han Hoong memberi taklimat mengenai universiti dan mengiringi rombongan tersebut melawati sekitar kampus. Remaja-remaja berasa kagum dengan kehijauan kampus terbesar di Malaysia ini. Menurut Chew, pelbagai pokok buah seperti durian, rambutan dan manga telah ditumbuh di sekitar kampus.

Keceriaan meningkat apabila rombongan tersebut melawat ke ladang kuda. Pengiring ladang kuda menerangkan fakta-fakta menarik tentang kuda dan para pelawat diberi peluang untuk memberikan makanan kepada kuda. Lawatan belajar itu diikuti dengan lawatan ke Muzium Anatomi Haiwan. Remaja-remaja belajar tentang teknik pengawetan haiwan dari muzium tersebut.

Kumpulan remaja tersebut seterusnya menghadiri sebuah ceramah pendidikan di bilik kuliah universiti yang merupakan pengalaman pertama kali bagi mereka. Ceramah pendidikan itu memupuk minat dan mengalakkan remaja-remaja bermotivasi dalam mencapaikan cita-cita mereka. Topik ceremah turut merangkumi pilihan perjalanan yang ada untuk memasuki institut pengajian tinggi selepas SPM. Remaja-remaja yang kelihatan berinspirasi, turut berkongsi cita-cita dan impian mereka kerika sesi ceramah tersebut.

Selepas melawat sekitar kampus, para sukarelawan dan remaja berehat sambal menjamu makan tengah hari bersama, di sambil berkongsi pengalaman kehidupan masing-masing. Kumpulan dari Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih meluahkan tanda suka cita atas lawatan ini kerana dapat menimba banyak ilmu dan pengalaman yang bermanfaat terutamanya apabila kembali ke sekolah.