Helen Masters, Victorian Department of Education and

MALAYSIA-VICTORIA
SISTER SCHOOL
PROGRAM
Presentation to AIEC Conference
Helen Masters
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INTERNATIONALISING EDUCATION
School activity
Associated policy
· IB (including PYP and MYP).
· Council of
International Schools accreditation
· ↑ engagement
across sectors
Agent and tour
operator review
Alumni
ambassador
program
feasibility study
Overseas
Study
Experience
Program
Sister schools
Chinese Teacher
Training Centre
Divisional
marketing
strategy and
market
sensitivity
analysis
Education for Global and Multicultural
Citizenship in the 21st Century
· LOTE strategy
·
Cultural and Linguistic
Diversity Plan
· ESL Strategy
Country
Strategies for
Vietnam and
the Middle
East
Vic Government schools
off-shore policy
Victoria International
School of Sharjah
·
Managing Growth
Project and ISC
professional
development
program
Enhanced and
expanded
teacher mobility
Capturing
program
the Practice
schools Offshore projects
- Vietnam
database
New Divisional
- Bahrain
website
- UAE
- Qatar
CSE Phase 1 – understanding
Enhanced
Breaking the
internationalising education
student study
Cycle
tour program
CSE Phase 2 – capturing the practice
Shanghai 2010
World Expo
Blueprint
Uni Melbourne
research: benefits
of international
students
Bright P-12 College
teacher mobility
research
International
delegations
2010 Alliance for
IE Conference
Internationalising
Education
Internationalising
Education DVD
International
education
events, e.g.
Int’l Education
Week
Melbourne Declaration
CSE Phase 3 – measuring the impact and
supporting the practice
Enlarging the community of practice through
·
Symposiums and forums, including regional forums, profiling enhanced school-based practice
·
Collaborative projects with schools
Internationalising Education strategy
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FIRST cohort schools
VICTORIAN SCHOOL
MALAYSIAN SCHOOL
Rosebud Secondary College
SMK Gunung Rapat, Ipoh,
Perak
Western Port Secondary
College
SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala
Lumpur
Wallan Secondary College
SMK (Agama) Sheikh Abdul
Malek, Terengganu
Benalla College
SMK Derma, Perlis
Fountain Gate Secondary
College
SMK USJ, Selangor
Lalor Secondary College
SMK Sains Kuching, Sarawak
SECOND cohort schools
VICTORIAN SCHOOL
MALAYSIAN SCHOOL
Tallangatta Secondary College
SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin,
Sabah
Ashwood Secondary College
Sekolah Menengah Agma,
Selangor
Cobden Technical School
Sekolah Teknik Alor Setar,
Cheras
Leongatha Secondary College
SMK Derma, Perlis
Maffra Secondary College
Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor
Bahru
Eltham High School
Malacca High School, Malacca
Maribyrnong College
Bukit Jalil Sports School, Kuala
Lumpur
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Schools in Malaysia
Schools in Malaysia
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Schools in Malaysia
Schools in Victoria
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Schools in Malaysia
Some comments from participating schools
“The school visits were a highlight. The Malaysian staff and
students were a delight and very keen to show off their
schools and their programs. They were so proud and excited
to host us but also keen to learn about our system.
The program has great potential. Each of the participants
were so committed to building a positive relationship with their
sister schools that the program cannot help but be successful.”
Brett Windsor, Principal Leongatha SC
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Some comments from participating schools
“I definitely feel very passionate about the benefits of
sister schools and exchanges – many students these
days care only about themselves and are so blinkered in
their outlook on life that any program that can counteract
those thoughts in any way at all to improve their global
perspective on life can only be of benefit in the long
term!”
Viviane Keogh, teacher, Rosebud Secondary College
“Cobden Technical School students are not exposed to a
multi-racial or multi-religious lifestyle. The Sister school
program exposed CTS students to Islamic rules,
etiquettes and lifestyle… “
Halim from Sekolah Teknik Alor Setar Cheras – sister school to
Cobden Technical School
Sample areas for collaboration
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Student and teacher exchanges
Development of joint curriculum units
Clubs and cultural immersion programs
Transition programs involving feeder schools
Networks and friendships developed through
email, Facebook, Skype, wikis etc
• Exchange of pedagogy
• Exchange of information about school systems
• Some support for English and Indonesian language
programs
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Broader engagement
• Visits by delegations from Malaysia to Victoria and to
Victoria’s recent Shanghai World Expo exhibit
• Assistance to establishment of special needs school
• Teacher training practicums
• Increased number of Malaysian international students
in Victoria
• Participation in conferences in each country by the
other
“Malaysia was hosting the 2nd ASEAN Students games
during my visit. All the Malaysian Ministry of Education
and Ministry of Sport staff and high ranking officials were
aware of the Australia Malaysia Institute, and the highly
valued Sister School program with its internationalisation
goals …..the delegation officially recognised this on stage
as part of the Opening Dinner”
Robert Carroll, Maribyrnong SC
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Acknowledgements
• Australia Malaysia Institute
• AEI, Kuala Lumpur
• Participating schools in both countries
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