sinaran issue 3

Inside this issue:

School Leadership 2

SVSB Cooperative Ltd: 3

Project Bisai SVSB Goes 3

Pertandingan Lagu-lagu

Dakwah Antara Insti-

tusi-institusi Teknikal

4

Majlis Khatam Al-Quran 4

MLS Experience 5

Workshop On Enhancing

VTET Policies and Prac-

5

SVSB offers warm 6

They came back loaded

with laurels: reflections

6

Higher Studies 7

To greater heights… 7

Project Reports Pre-

sented by Students of

8

SVSB shines… 9

Orientation Programme 10

Happily Wedded… 11

Volume 1, Issue 3 September 2010

Principal’s Message

competition among VTIs was held on 7

August 2010, Celik Al Quran Project

in conjunction with the holy Month of

Ramadhan and Khatam Al Quran on 1

September 2010.

I am sure that this year would be very

significant for our school as we have

decided to celebrate our 15th year of

establishment, since 18 September

1995. We are happy that a lot of activi-

ties have been planned that may con-

tribute to our journey of transforma-

tion. As part of it, we continue to

search for the best practices outside the

box in order to actualize our transfor-

mation initiative.

The transformational projects we have

planned are as follows. On 7th July

2010, Sekolah Vokasional Sultan

Bolkiah opened its own SVSB Coop-

erative Ltd launched by Pengarah

BINA, Pengiran Haji Safiruddin bin

Pengiran Haji Metali. The main aims of

the cooperative society are to apply the

knowledge that students acquire from

class, to learn how to run a business as

a cooperative body, to gain profit from

the business, and to achieve the socio-

economic goals of the training im-

parted at the school.

Secondly we have plans to hold En-

trepreneurship week during October –

November which shall contain semi-

nars wherein many renowned experts

Bismillahirrahmannirahhim.

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi

Wabarkatuh!

Welcome to the 3rd issue of

“SINARAN” 2010!

I would like to congratulate the publi-

cation committee once again for their

efforts to materialize our 3rd issue in

succession. During the last 3 months,

a lot of major things have happened

in the School.

It is indeed my honour and pleasure

that I can update you about our con-

cerns and challenges via this me-

dium, our “SINARAN”. To remi-

nisce about our recent accomplish-

ments, do allow me to relate what we

have gone through during these pre-

vious months. The Dakwah song

will be invited to speak and educate

the prospective entrepreneurs.

Thirdly we have begun our staff devel-

opment programme, an ongoing pro-

ject of sharing best practices, concepts,

methodologies etc. for the betterment

of the individual staff member and

institution. Already we have had a talk

on better interpersonal relationships by

Cikgu Nair on 8th July and another

talk on “ Enhancing VTET Policies

And Practices Through Evaluation

Research” by Cikgu Pg Sumajaya on

24th August.

We have also decided to institute

awards for excellence to staff and

students to honour, appreciate and

inspire the deserving individuals. As

well, to embed core values into the

system, we have formulated an action

plan for students and staff members;

the core values selected are solidarity,

passion, integrity and dynamism.

Alhamdullilah! Through your con-

certed efforts and sincere support, we

have been able to surmount the chal-

lenges of the past months. With firm

faith and determination, we shall con-

tinue working hard and strive as a

team to face new endeavours in the

months ahead too.

Thank you and till the next issue,

Wassalam!

سينارانسيناران

From the Editor’s Desk

sand. It was dusty and looked as if it

had been lying there covered by sand

for days or months.

It was with much excitement that he

picked it up. It was closed and tied

safely with a chord. Without opening it

he understood that it contained crude

stones. He laughed at the man

Hello dear ones! Listen to a story this

time. Once a merchant was going

back home after an unsuccessful

business trip. He was much worried

and had to cross a desert on the way.

It was too hot even in the evening

and he had to travel by foot as he had

sold his camel too. He suddenly

noticed an old cloth bag lying in the

who had kept stones in such a bag.

Anyway he went ahead swinging the

bag back and forth. Soon he crossed

the next row of sand dunes and

reached the banks of a beautiful sea.

After performing ablutions, he prayed

and ate some dry food before going to

(Continued on P.2)

Sinaran

The School Leadership Programme (SLP) is an

ambitious training project envisaged by the Uni-

versity of Brunei Darussalam. It targets school

leaders and other senior school administrators.

The aim of the programme is to bring about

transformational change in school administration

that is vital to the success of the new National

Education System, SPN21.

The programme is hosted by Institute for Leader-

ship, Innovation and Advancement of University

Brunei Darussalam (ILIA) and conducted by two

world renowned consultants from the US-based

Action Learning Associates, Professor Dr Noel

Tichy and Robert Knowling Jr. These two princi-

pal co sultants, Professor Noel Tichy from Uni-

versity of Michigan and Robert Knowling Jr,

chairman of Eagles Langing Partners, have been

part of the A-list team from Corporate America

which helped achieve a turnaround in America's

education system in recent years.

It has indeed been a privilege for us, the SVSB

team represented by the Principal, Cikgu Akandi

bin Hj Abd Razak, the Deputy Principal

(Education & Training), Cikgu Hjh Hanita binti

Hj Hussain and the

Administrative As-

sistant, Cikgu Hj

Norali bin Ahmad

Juni to participate in

such an excellent

programme.

The programme

comprised of three

workshops con-

ducted from Febru-

ary 28 to March 3,

from May 9 to 11

and the final session, from July 11 to 12. In the

workshops, we were exposed to many new ideas,

such as new management tools and techniques,

and stimulating activities that moved us out of

our comfort zone. There were also times when

the sessions were stretched up to late evenings or

Sundays and had activities that drained our men-

tal energy. Nevertheless, the sessions were defi-

nitely highly informative and beneficial.

Each school team that participated had to come

up with a „transformational project‟ that would be

diligently monitored by the program‟s consult-

ants, who make weekly calls for updates regard-

ing progress made. It certainly felt like being

watched under the magnifying glass, yet it has

been an effective way to keep the project going

because without their support our progress would

definitely slow down. And as for SVSB, we are

By: Cikgu Hjh Hanita Hj Hussain

School Leadership Programme proud to have a unique transformational project

in the form of the school cooperative society

that has been launched successfully.

Another requirement was for our team to do

cascading workshops to impart the knowledge

gained from the SLP to all the school staff.

Three cascading sessions were successfully

conducted on May 6, May 29 and Jun 1. The

feedback received from the staff members re-

garding these sessions were certainly positive

and favourable.

It was also fortunate for us to have the chance to

meet the former and current Ministers of Educa-

tion during the programme. In the beginning,

we met YB Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato

Seri Setia Awg Hj Abd Rahman bin Dato Setia

Hj Mohd Taib, the former Minister and in the

end we met YB Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna

Dato Seri Setia Hj Awg Abu Bakar bin Hj

Apong who is the present Minister of Educa-

tion. Both the ministers graciously attended the

Question and Answer session and responded to

the inquisitive participants during the first and

last workshops.

rest under the vast blue sky. He felt happy in

the open and placed the old cloth bag under his

head for support.

It was getting darker and darker. There was no

moon and the stars looked like jewels studded on

a dark blue carpet. Lost in thoughts, he opened

the bag under his head, took a stone from it and

threw it into the sea. He enjoyed the “plop”

sound of the stone falling into water. He repeated

throwing the stones one after the other into the

sea as his thoughts carried him to his young wife

and sweet children at home waiting for his return.

He had no idea when he might have fallen asleep

but he woke up much before dawn. His hand felt

for the stones in the bag and took one and threw

it into the sea. The next time he put his hand

inside the bag he found that it was the last stone

and hurled it with much force. He looked at the

stone as the first rays of morning fell on it while

flying from his hand.

Oh, he couldn‟t believe his eyes! It was a blue

diamond as big as a stone! At the same time, he

was shocked too when he realized that he had

become abundantly rich and again poor during

one night! He searched for the stones in the water

but could not find even one of them!

Dear friends, we spend things we get hold of

even without trying to see what it is worth. And

the most precious thing that we spend carelessly

is time. Yes, time is the invaluable jewel that we

can never buy back. Once spent, it is lost forever!

Be wise enough to make use of the time at hand!

TIME IS MORE PRECIOUS

THAN GEMS!!!

From the Editor’s Desk (continued)

Naib johan ialah kumpulan Sekolah Vokasional

Sultan Bolkiah dan tempat ketiga dimenangi

oleh kumpulan Sekolah Vokasional Wasan telah

memenangi tempat kedua dan ketiga masing-

masing dalam kategori ini. Kumpulan lelaki

Sekolah Vokasional Nakhoda Ragam telah

muncul juara keseluruhan dan seterusnya mer-

angkul Piala Pusingan pertandingan ini.

Pertandingan lagu-lagu dakwah

(sambungan)

Pemenang Ketiga, MKJB

SVSB Cooperative LTD: An Innovative Venture the principal of the school and the Deputy Chair-

person is Cikgu Hajah Hanita binti Haji Husain.

The cooperative society‟s activities are managed

by a team, which consists

of Cikgu Munif bin

Ahmad as the Managing

Director and 15 students

from Business and Com-

mercial Department.

The starting capital of the

cooperative society is

B$500.00 collected from

the entire school for the

assets. Staff and students

of SVSB are encouraged

to be members of the society. Membership sub-

scription has been fixed as B$5.00 per student,

B$10.00 per staff member while for other

schools/colleges the amount is B$100.00. Ac-

cording to the Managing Director, Cikgu Munif,

the share value is B$1.00 each and students are

asked to buy at least 20 shares per person. Mean-

while, all the staff members are expected to buy

50 shares each, and other schools/colleges will

buy 500 shares.

By: Mohammad Rafaie bin Takong,

Nor Asy’surah binti Haji Ahamady,

ND/BNF/11

On 7th July 2010, Sekolah Vokasional

Sultan Bolkiah opened its own SVSB

Cooperative Ltd. It was launched by

Pengarah BINA, Pengiran Haji

Safiruddin bin Pengiran Haji Metali. .

The main aims of the cooperative

society are:-

to apply the knowledge that stu-

dents acquire from class

to learn how to run a business as a

cooperative body

to gain profit from the business, and

to achieve the socio-economic goals of the

training imparted at the school.

The cooperative society has its own executive

committee members nominated by the school

management. The Chairman of the cooperative

society is Cikgu Akandi bin Haji Abdul Razak,

A mini tuck

shop has been

opened beside

the school li-

brary as the first

business activity

of the coopera-

tive society.

This tuck shop is managed by the students of Busi-

ness and Commercial Department. This will give

them an opportunity to gain experience in running

a business. There are various items for sale such as

stationeries, grocery, fizzy and soft drinks, snacks,

sweets, choco-

late, hot drinks,

instant noodles

and much more.

The manage-

ment team as-

sesses profit and

loss on weekly basis according to the latest re-

ports. It is highly encouraging to see that this pro-

ject is going on successfully.

Sinaran

Global warming and pollution have become very

serious threats to our planet earth. Global warm-

ing is the increase in the average temperature of

the earth‟s atmosphere causing climate change

and natural disasters like forest fires, rising sea

level, melting glaciers and many alarming situa-

tions resulting from it. Pollution can cause many

diseases including the most common lung and

respiratory diseases.

In view of such

e n v i r o n m e n t a l

problems facing us,

a project to pro-

mote ecological

awareness was

organized by SVSB

on the 3rd June

2010. It was named

„Project Bisai.‟

Led by Cikgu

Akandi Bin Abdul

Razak, the school

Principal, many

members of staff and students spent several days

going around the school clearing up rubbish,

trimming bushes and shrubs, planting new trees

and fruit saplings and beautifying the school

compound. A total of 300 palm and fruit tree

saplings were planted during Project Bisai. About

250 saplings of various types of palms were do-

nated by the Forestry Department and 50 different

fruit tree saplings were donated by the Agricul-

ture Department to the school.

Present at this important occasion as the guest of

honour was the Acting Director of the Depart-

ment of Technical Education, Mr. Denis Ho,

who solemnized the ceremony by planting the

first official tree and fruit sapling near the

school‟s administration area. Later, the Principal

Cikgu Akandi led the members of the staff to

plant the tree saplings.

Mr. Denis Ho in a statement said that he would

like to applaud SVSB in implementing the

“Project Bisai” as it is vital to keep our environ-

ment green and to promote „Education for Sus-

tainable Development‟ in Brunei Darussalam. It

may be well reasserted here that certainly, Mr.

Denis Ho‟s point of view is shared by one and

all at Sultan Bolkiah Vocational School.

Project Bisai – SVSB Goes Green

By: Abdul Malek bin Ali, ND1/CST/11

Majlis Khatam Al-Quran 1421H

Oleh: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami

Pada 21 Ramadhan 1431H bersamaan 1 Sep-

tember 2010M, Sekolah Vokasional Sultan

Bolkiah mengadakan Majlis Khatam Al-Quran

sempena bulan Ramadhan. Tujuan Majlis ini

diadakan untuk menyemarakkan bulan Ramad-

han yang penuh keberkatan dengan bacaan ayat-

ayat suci Al-Quran serta dapat mendedahkan

kepada pelajar-pelajar akan pentingnya Al-

Quran dalam kehidupan.

Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat di majlis tersebut

ialah Yang Mulia Awang Haji Matzin bin Haji

Muntol, Ketua Pegawai Ugama Daerah Belait.

Majlis ini juga dimeriahkan dengan ke-

hadiran guru-guru dari sekolah ugama,

Daerah Belait.

Majlis ini dimulakan dengan bacaan Al-

Fatihah beramai-ramai diketuai oleh

Tetamu Kehormat. Selepas itu Surah Al-

Mulk, ayat 1-30 dibacakan oleh murid-

murid sekolah ini dan seterusnya bacaan

takhtim oleh guru-guru perempuan. Majlis

ini diakhiri

dengan pen-

yampaian sijil

kepada murid-

murid yang

m e n g a m b i l

bahagian oleh

tetamu kehor-

mat dan men-

y a m p a i a n

c e n d e r a h a t i

kepada tetamu

kehormat oleh

Pengetua seko-

lah ini.

Sinaran

Oleh: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami

Pertandingan Lagu-lagu Dakwah Antara Institusi-institusi Teknikal Dan Vokasional Senegara

Kali Kedua

Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah telah men-

ganjurkan Pertandingan Lagu- Lagu Dakwah

Antara Institusi-Institusi Teknikal Dan Vo-

kasional Senegara Kali Ke Dua pada 26 Syaa-

ban, 1431 bersamaan hari Sabtu 7 Ogos, 2010.

H a d i r

s e l a k u

T e t a m u

K e h o r -

mat pada

pertand-

i n g a n

tersebut

i a l a h

Y a n g

M u l i a

Pengiran

Suhaimi bin Pengiran Hj Bakar,Pemangku Pen-

garah Jabatan Pendidikan Teknik. Majlis telah

dimulakan dengan bacaan Surah Al-Fatihah oleh

Uztaz Mohd Hirmi bin Tahir, Ketua Guru

Ugama SVSB.Majlis kemudian diteruskan den-

gan ucapan alu-aluan oleh Pengerusi Pertandin-

gan, Cikgu Akandi bin Haji Abdul Razak, Pen-

getua SVSB. Dalam ucapannya beliau berkata,

tujuan pertandingan ini diadakan ialah bagi men-

yemarakkan sambutan Israk dan Mikraj Nabi

Muhammad S.A.W. bagi tahun 1431H/2010M.

Pertandingan lagu-lagu Dakwah kali ini disertai

oleh tujuh buah institusi-institusi Teknikal dan

Vokasional iaitu Maktab Teknik Sultan Saiful

Rijal, Maktab Kejuruteraan Jefri Bolkiah, Sekolah

Perdagangan, Sekolah Vokasional Nakhoda

Ragam, Sekolah Vokasional Wasan, Pusat Latihan

Mekanik dan Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah.

Uztaz Awg Omar Rizam bin Hj Abu Bakar, Uztaz

Awg Abdullah Bin Bakri dan Awg Ali Omar Bin

Hj Yussuf dari Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Kuala

Belait di jemput untuk menghakimi pertandingan

ini.

Dalam pertandingan tahun ini, johan kategori

lelaki disandang oleh kumpulan Sekolah Vo-

kasional Nakhoda Ragam. (Sambungan MS.2)

Johan Keseluruhan, SVNR

Pemenang Pertama. SP

Pemenang Kedua,SVSB

Pemenang Ketiga, SVW Pemenang Kedua,SVSB

Tetamu Kehormat

On 21st January 2010, I left Brunei Darussalam

for Singapore to begin a once in a life time

journey. I was one of the four participants se-

lected to represent the Ministry of Education,

Brunei Darussalam to attend a programme on

Management and Leadership in Schools, coordi-

nated by National Institute of Education, Singa-

pore. On the day I arrived in the city, I

promptly reported at the National Institute of

Education, Nanyang Technological University,

Singapore.

The programme was particularly designed to

cater to the needs of Heads of Departments and

subject teachers working in schools, for their

professional development. I signed up for core

units in management and leadership in educa-

tion/school system. In addition to the core units,

I also undertook few electives on issues such as

Working with School‟s Stakeholders, Perform-

ance Appraisal, Team Work and Conflict Man-

agement, Programme Evaluation, Students‟

Management, and Professional Development.

Besides the traditional lecture and tutorial ses-

sions that I attended during the course, I also

experienced E-learning sessions, educational

visits and professional discussions. In addition, a

regional visit to Hong Kong was also arranged as

part of the programme.

Generally, words cannot describe how fortunate

and grateful I am for being given this opportu-

nity. The benefit and insights I gained as regards

the field of management and leadership are in-

deed invaluable. The learning experiences have

served to inspire and motivate me a great deal to

become a more enthusiastic teacher and confident

leader.

Sinaran

My MLS Experience 2010

By: Cikgu Siti Noor Azlina bte Hj Ali

Hassan

Personally, I feel

that the four-

month journey

has indeed pro-

vided me an

opportunity for

self-discovery

and growth.

Being away

from my home

and workplace taught me to be more apprecia-

tive of my family and the friends I have right

now. It was also a really good break from

routine office work!

My plan now is to share with SVSB the valuable

experiences and knowledge that I have gained

back there in Singapore.

However, I honestly cannot deny that I miss my

short stay in Singapore. It has been a wonderful

experience. But being back in Brunei Darussa-

lam, I also cannot deny the fact that there‟s no

place like home, as we all remember “home is

where the heart is.”

By: Cikgu Pg Hj Sumajaya Bin Pg Hj Os-

man

I was fortunate to attend a two week long pro-

gramme, “Enhancing VTET Policies and Prac-

tices through Evaluation Research” conducted

by Dr. Paryono of Seameo Voctech, Brunei

Darussalam from 19 to 31 July 2010.

The main objective of the course was to enhance

the knowledge and skills of the participants in

planning, conducting and using evaluation re-

search so as to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of VTET policies and practices.

Among the participants who attended the course

were administrators, officers and instructors of

VTET institutions from Seameo members con-

sisting of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indone-

sia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,

Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

In my opinion, attending the course has provided

me excellent exposure to relevant methodologies

in the field of planning, evaluation and revision of

educational policies. I sincerely hope that it can

prove a turning point in my VTET career and

hopefully I can contribute to the sustained im-

provement of our institution.

During the training we have been taught a lot on

how to interpret data using various methods in

data analysis, perform and conduct a standard

research through surveys and data collections.

But the most valuable moment was the time I

had shared with all participants throughout the

course and built a good relationship with them

especially from our Asean countries, not forget-

ting the new local friends too!

Workshop On Enhancing VTET Policies and Practices Through Evaluation Research

Sinaran

SVSB offers warm welcome!

By: Cikgu Norhamizah Btr Haji Hamdan

Our school was much delighted to welcome new

staff members, Dyg Rahimah bte Abdullah as

Welfare Officer, Awg Zaidi bin Hj Tinggal as

teacher in Fabrication & Welding Section and

Awg Md Azbe Hidayatullah bin Zainul Ariffin as

Lab Assistant in ICT De-

partment.

Dyg Rahimah was ap-

pointed as Welfare Officer

of SVSB on 6th June 2010.

After she graduated from

UBD in 2008 taking Bache-

lor of Education, she

worked as relief teacher at

Sekolah Menengah Sayyidina Hussin for 3

months. Being asked about her first impression as

the Welfare Officer of the school, she said that

the tasks such as calculating students‟ allowance

and composing warning letters are very chal-

lenging. Yet she added that she enjoys working

and looks forward to contribute more to the

school.

Awg Zaidi joined FNW

Section as a teacher on

16th June 2010. He had

graduated from Maktab

Ke j u r u t e ra a n J ef r i

Bolkiah where he com-

pleted his National Di-

ploma in Fabrication

& Welding. He is keen to work in the school

being inspired by the staff and students who

are very friendly.

The new Lab Assis-

tant, Awg Azbe began

joined the ICT depart-

ment on 21st June

2010. A former stu-

dent of SVSB, he

completed PND in

Computer Studies in

June 2010. He is

pleased to be part of

the school and looks forward to do his part in

helping students to acquire knowledge and

ICT related skills.

They came back loaded with laurels: reflections on studies abroad!

the opportunity provided by the government for

furthering their qualifications and to study hard to

bring the glory of success back to Brunei so that

what they learn can be shared with the students

here.

Cikgu Iskandar Haji Taim is another instructor

who returned from the University of Wales‟ Insti-

tute of Cardiff in UK where he was a student of

higher National Di-

ploma in Biomedical

Science from Sep-

tember 2007 until

June 2010. He said

he felt unwell on

return as his body

had adapted to the

cold climate of the

foreign land, and it

had to readapt itself

to the climatic condi-

tions of the native land. And as he came back, he

was greeted by Brunei Students‟ Reunion.

“Even though Bruneians form only a microscopic

minority in UK, the natives respect us and estab-

lish good rapport with us through close commu-

nication. You can do your grocery shopping after

you have finished with your lectures, and it is

easy to get „halaI‟ food stuff too. I do not regret

choosing the University of Wales. It was all per-

fect for me – the environment, syllabus, social

life and much more. No matter what, one must

still find a balance between one‟s goals and the

situations there. Setting things straight really

gives a lot of valuable experiences that program

students to do real things like cooking and wash-

ing by themselves”, Cikgu Iskandar said.

By: Ernie Sahliza Bte Salleh, ND/CST/11

Many people, if given a chance would like to have

the experience of studying aboard. This stands true

about the instructors who are given the opportunity

to study abroad.

Cikgu Sufree Bin Haji Mohammad who has com-

pleted his bachelor degree in Mechanical and Ve-

hicle Technology at Bradford University during

the last two years

under Brunei Gov-

ernment scholarship

to pursue higher

studies, endorses

this view. Yet, it is

actually the most

difficult period for

any student in the

journey of one‟s life

as they are separated

from family mem-

bers, relatives and friends. They are also com-

pelled to accept and adjust to new lifestyle.

“Actually I cannot call it “normal” life, but it was

an experience for me, full of challenges and oppor-

tunities”, said Cikgu Sufree.

There in UK, mostly Cikgu Sufree utilized his

time for studies rather than wasting in useless

activities. But at times, he joined pleasure trips

with his colleagues to places of interest to know

about the people and their history. The environ-

ment also helped him to discover his true potential

and intensify his efforts to further his career. It

really encouraged him to pursue and achieve the

purpose behind going there, he observed.

He advises the young staff to go abroad enjoying

“When I was there, a volcano erupted in

Greece, and that was a different experience for

me”, he expressed with a sense of awe. “I used

to go out and attend a few events held by the

Islamic Society that I was part of.”

Cikgu Siti Nurbaini Binti Mornee, who is now

heading the Business and Commercial Depart-

ment, returned after successfully completing

her bachelor degree in Technology in Entre-

preneurship at the University of Surrey after 3

years of study.

Mostly she enjoyed the time with her friends

from other countries such as Britain, Spain,

China, Jordan and the like. “They were very

friendly and good in communicating with

people. We shared the best of our culture,

language and tradition among all. So everyone

could know about and appreciate the different

cultures of different parts of the world,” Cikgu

Siti Nurbaini reflected on her experiences

during her stay there.

Sometimes during the winter semesters she

went around the places enjoying the sights

with her friends. The first heavy snowfall that

happened in the United Kingdom forced her to

stay in the campus because those days the

university was closed and she could not go to

any place outside. Surrey has a high standard

of living because it is close to London where

mostly rich people stay.

“I feel very happy about having done my stud-

ies in the University of Surrey. The system

and the ...(Continued on P.11)

Cikgu Mohd Azhar Ckigu Azman

Higher Studies

have been fortunate to obtain study leave for

four years. She shall be doing Bachelor of Busi-

ness (Hons) in Business Information Technol-

ogy.

During this quarter of the year, two more teach-

ers are packing their bags to go for higher stud-

ies. Ckigu Azman bin Hj Wahid of Machining

Section will be joining the second year of B.E

in Mechanical Engi-

neering with Control,

a three year course in

University of Aber-

deen.

Meanwhile Cikgu

Mohd Azhar bin

Abdullah is joining

the four year Bache-

lor degree course in

Mechanical Engi-

neering at Institute of

Technology , Brunei

(ITB).

We wish them all a wonderful time savouring

the delights of knowledge.

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To greater heights…

By: Cikgu K.B.V. Nair

Competence and quality are sure to be recognized

as and when the right time comes. We are glad to

welcome Cikgu Hjh Hanita binti Hj Hussain who

has been promoted and posted as Deputy Princi-

pal of Education and Training of our school.

She initially joined the Department of Technical

Education way back in 2001 as Senior Techni-

cal Instructor. She has served SVSB as Regis-

trar since 2004 after she had put in years of

dedicated service in the Business and Commer-

cial Department, including in the capacity of

Assistant Head of Department.

Subsequently, Cikgu Siti Nor Azlina binti Hj

Ali Hassan has been promoted as Registrar of

our school. This promotion comes to her at a

time when she has rejoined the Business and

Commercial Department after successfully

completing her Diploma course in Management

and Leadership in Schools at Nanyang Techno-

logical University, Singapore. She has earlier

served the school in various capacities as Head of

Business and Commercial Department, Welfare

Officer and Exam Officer after she joined service

in 2000 as an instructor.

Heartiest congratulations to both officers in their

new roles!


It is true that the doors are wide open for those

who are determined to progress personally and

professionally. The Ministry of Education has

always been kind enough to sanction leave for

pursuing knowledge to deserving employees.

The couples Cikgu Mohd Zainor bin Hj Awg

Zainal and Cikgu

Ann Michele Rahman

binti Suhaili of the

Business and Com-

mercial Department

has been granted

study leave for four

years to join B.Sc. in

Economics at the

University of Brunei

Darussalam.

Similalrly, good luck

has favoured Cikgu

Lisa Hanisa binti Borhanudin of the Dressmaking

and Tailoring Section of the same department.

She is doing her Diploma in Technical Education

at the University of Brunei Darussalam for the

next one year.

Cikgu Norini binti Hj Jaya of ICT Department

Cikgu Norini

Cikgu Mohd Zainor Cikgu Ann Michele

Cikgu Lisa Hanisa

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it.

Mother Teresa

Quotes Of Life

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is bliss, taste it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.

Question type evaluation.

The performances of all the students of both the

departments were highly appreciated by all those

present on the occasion. Principal Cikgu

Akandi remarked , “The students performed like

professionals” whereas the DPET, Hj Hanita

applauded them saying “the students showed

mastery in putting the knowledge and skills

acquired into practice”. The Registrar, Siti Nor-

haslina opined, “the standard of the students has

obviously gone up.” The programme came to an

end with the distribution of certificates of appre-

ciation and recital of Surah Al-Aish.

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The students of Business Department had inte-

grated their business project with Language and

Communication unit and thus prepared it under

Cikgu Munif, the project coordinator and Cikgu

Nair,, Language instructor. They performed in

two two groups namely CROSSRIDE and

8VEN1 presenting slides of their activities

skillfully. They brilliantly briefed the gather-

ing on how they planned, prepared, organized

and carried out their business, first inside the

school and later outside in Seria Plaza to earn

much profit and real world business experi-

ence. The reports presented were systematic

and self-explanatory too gaining them much

accolades.

The students of ICT Department proved

highly successful in developing software for

various scenarios that follow.

MR SYSTEM (Mahidi Rahman Con-

tractor System) meant for a company to help

maintain and reorder stock level

LMS (Library management system)

developed for SVSB Library to help librarian to

keep record of the book

KIDS SYSTEM (Kindergarten in Devel-

opment System) designed for students aged 4 to

7 to learn basic maths with the help of IT

MPS (Manual Pascal System) designed to

create a help manual for the programming lan-

guage

OES (Online Examination System) devel-

oped to help conduct online Multiple Choice

By: Cikgu Dr. Parveen Akhtar

The last phase of ND second year assessment

came to an end with the presentation of project

reports by students of ICT and Business and

Commercial Departments. This provided an

opportunity to students to display the key skills

in problem solving, communication, self-

management and team work. The students

availed this opportunity and strived hard to make

use of all the skills in real life situations.

The presentation that started with the recitation

of Surah „Al-Fatiha‟was conducted in the Lec-

ture Room in the presence of the Principal, Dep-

uty Principal (E&T), Registrar, instructors and

students. Some guests from other schools too

were invited to attend the presentation. Cikgu

Akandi Bin Hj Abdul Razak was the guest of

honour.

Project Reports Presented by Students of National Diploma

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ster Garage. Dexter and Glazer participated in

the contest named Action Bot and won the third

and fourth places respectively. Dexter also se-

cured the first place for best design. Robocop

won the second place in the game called Gladia-

tor whereas Monster Garage won the award for


Students of our school partici-

pated at national level competi-

tions held at MTSSR and

OGDC and brought glory to the

school proving that they are

certainly among the most inno-

vative and creatively gifted

youngsters of this nation.

The school was represented by

four teams comprising of stu-

dents of NTC 2 Machining as well as of NTC 2

Welding and Fabrication in the competitions

named ROBOTECH 2010 held on 7th August

2010 at MTSSR. The groups were given fancy

names like Dexter, Robocop, Glazer and Mon-

best design in the same contest.

In another competition named M3V (Modify to

velocity) Competition held on 8th August 2010

at OGDC, three groups of students of National

Diploma in Automotive Engineering clashed

against the best teams from other institutions.

The three teams were Team A comprising of

Muhd Bakhtiar Bin Mohd Sufri, Md Norzulfadli

Bin Hj Salleh and Mohd Hazuan Bin Mohd Rid-

zuan; Team B comprising of Mohd Zulhilmi Bin

Hj Yakob, Ahmad Amthali Bin Hj Metali and

Sheikh Mohd Hafiizh Bin Sheikh Hj Abd Kadir,

and Team C comprising of Muhd Syabirin Bin Hj

Abu Bakar, Muhd Aizamuddin Bin Muhd Kam-

sani and Md Amadi Bin Rusli. Team C won the

second place for modifying the given mechanism

to achieve greatest velocity.

SVSB shines…

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Orientation Programme

The school conducted a three day orientation

programme for 192 students of the twenty eighth

intake for various courses from 7th July 2010 to

12th July 2010. The courses run here include

National Diploma in Business and Finance,

Computer Science and Automotive Engineering;

Pre-National Diploma in Business and Finance

and Computer Science; National Trade Certifi-

cate 3 in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning,

Welding and Fabrication, Machining and Dress-

making and Tailoring as well as National Voca-

tional Certificate in Clerical Studies.

The Acting Principal, Hjh Hanita binte Hj Hus-

sain who welcomed the guests urged the parents

to be proactive and to provide support to the

students. She spoke highly of the initiative taken

by the school to promote the interests of the

students by running a cooperative society in the

campus. This initiative will certainly go a long

way in creating entrepreneurs endowed with

strong business ethics, added Hjh Hanita.

The programme that started with oath taking by

the new students and led by the senior students

lasted for three days.

Various activities were organized as part of the

programme to familiarize the new students with

the school‟s system, code of conduct, necessary

courtesies and discipline.


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Printed and Published for Internal Circulation only

Happily Wedded…

atmosphere are entirely different compared

with Brunei‟s. Of course, I was excited about

it,” said Cikgu Siti Nurbaini. “When I‟m back

in Brunei today, I have a lot of ideas and plans

to improve my teaching; all those are the

benefits of what I have learned abroad“, she

seemed teeming with happiness to share her

experience with all. On being asked about her

advice to staff who would like to proceed to

UK for higher

s t u d i e s , s h e

stressed the need

“to change their

mindset, pay more

attention to study,

work hard, follow

the ways of people

living there and,

last but not least, be

independent as a

student.”

By: Cikgu Hemy Pilpus

Heartiest congrats to Cikgu Maseri Norselwah

Bte Hj Akip of General Studies Department

who got blissfully married to her long time

partner Awang Muhamad Haikal Wafiq.

The wedding was performed on 25th July

2010, Sunday afternoon at the bride‟s resi-

dence at Kg Penanjong Tutong. Present dur-

ing the ceremony were staff of SVSB along

with other invitees and relatives. All of the

SVSB staff use this opportunity to congratu-

late the newlyweds, and may Allah bless the

couple!

They came back (continued)

Advisor: Cikgu Akandi Bin Abdul Razak Chairperson: Cikgu Alageswari Ramasami Secretary: Cikgu Maseri Norselwah Bte Hj Akip Editor-In-Chief: Cikgu K.B. Venugopalan Nair Editors: Cikgu Robert Lesney Cikgu Tauqir Ahmad Cikgu Parveen Aktar Reporters: Cikgu Norhamizah Bte Hj Hamdan Cikgu Siti Umi Rufaidah Bte Mohamad Cikgu Hemy Pilpus Ustazah Hjh Sarinah Bte Haji Musa Cikgu Juradyani Bte Hj Akup Cikgu Nu‟urul Ellisa Bte Suili

Editorial Board

Student Reporters: Mohd Rafaie Bin Takong Nor Asyurah Bte Hj Ahmad Abdul Malek Bin Ali Ernie Sahliza Bte Salleh Maisarah BteAbdul Rahim Muhammad Ramzi Bin Mumtazali Graphic Designer : Cikgu Christopher Lee In Charge Awg. Md. Azbe Hidayatullah Bin Zainul Ariffin Student Graphic : Mohammad Hizan Bin Husaini Designer Nurzawane Bte Abdul Rahman Photographer : Cikgu Viviasuhairayanty BteSuhairi Muhammad Izzan Bin Haji Yahya

The Publication and Library Unit is glad to invite materials to be published in the future issues of Sinaran. All the staff and students are urged to make use of their talents and enrich the publication in their own way. Please submit creative and other original works to the Secretary of the Unit.

Articles

Stories

Poems

Sketches

Cartoons

Request

Launching Of Core Values Of The School

15th Anniversary Of The School

Teacher’s Day Celebration

Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebration

Seminar and Courses attend by SVSB Staff

End Of The Term Activities

Some highlights of the next issue

Paintings

Caricatures

Jokes

Quotations

Puzzles

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and re-mains so, maybe for twenty years.

~Jacques Barzun

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I like a teacher who gives you some-thing to take home to think about besides homework.

~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"

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The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you just learned this morning.

~Author Unknown

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Quotes For Teachers

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