In conjunction with their annual
school sports day on June 21 and in support of the upcoming London Olympics,
the Senior Methodist Girls School of Kuala Lumpur (MGSKL) or better known as
SMK (P) Methodist Kuala Lumpur organized an Olympism Week to develop and raise
the spirit of Olympism among teachers and students. Emphasizing on the values of Excellence,
Friendship and Respect, the school Principal Mdm. Phoon Yoke Meng who believes
strongly in Olympic Education delivered a motivating and encouraging speech to
launch the Olympism Week addressing all students to instil and practice the
Olympic Creed which reads “The most important thing in life is not the triumph,
but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought
well”.
During the Olympism Week which
began on June 18, Olympism workshops were held for the Form 1 and Form 4
students and the highlight of the workshops was the national athletes’ forum. Equestrian national athletes, Quzandria Nur Dato’ Sri
Mahamad Fathil and Tunku Nazroff Tunku Mokhsin were invited to speak to the
students and they shared their experience as athletes and their school
years. After the session, Quzandria who
is Malaysia’s first Dressage Grand Prix rider was all praise for the Olympism
Week and said that she strongly supports school programs that emphasize the
importance of sports.
Throughout the week, a series of
exciting activities and programs were organized to attract and stimulate
students’ interest to find out more about the Olympic Games; it’s history,
athletes and most importantly the essence of good values. To reach out to the students more effectively,
five outstanding MGSKL students who excelled in sports, extra-curricular
activities and studies were nominated as Olympism Ambassadors to inspire their
peers and juniors. They assisted during
the workshops and acted as guides in the library where a mini Olympics and
Youth Olympics exhibition was set up. Olympics
themed poster, notice board and essay competitions were also conducted.
Mdm Phoon Yoke Meng addressing her students during the launching ceremony. |
Form 1 students tied up in the human knot. |
Form 4 students having a group discussion. |
Equestrian National athletes', Quzandria and Nazroff sharing their experience. |
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National athletes with MGSKL's Olympism Ambassadors. |
Torch designs of the school's sport houses during the Annual School Sports Day. |
The Annual School
Sport’s Day that was held in Stadium Mini Bandar Sri Permaisuri on June 21 included
a torch design competition in which each sport house had to create their
version of an Olympic torch using recyclable materials. Other than the torch, the school also created
their own school sports day flag and it was raised in the stadium together with
the school flag for the entire duration of the event. This is the second year that MGSKL is
reenacting the practices of the Olympic Games ceremonies that was introduced by
Ms. Low Mai Keok, the former Senior Assistant of Co-Curriculum.
100m dash. |
Students learning about the Olympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games. |
MGSKL Olympism Ambassadors relating their stories as students. |
As the last day of the Olympism week
marked 35 days towards the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympic Games, a
countdown panel was created and presented to the entire school. The countdown panel was then displayed on the
Olympism notice board in the school canteen. This also marks the start of a 35 day program
(including weekends) where a snippet of Olympic information will be read every
morning during the school assembly by one of the five student Olympism
Ambassadors right up to the day of the Opening Ceremony.
The Countdown Panel to the 2012 London Olympics was launched on June 22 marking 35 days towards the Opening Ceremony. |
Besides promoting sports and an
active lifestyle through the Olympism week program and activities, the school
also aims to use this medium as a way to improve the English language.