NIE programme gets a boost from Rotary District 3300 clubs

NIE programme gets a boost from Rotary District 3300 clubs

April 9, Mentakab
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Rotary District 3300 has ensured that pupils of 10 schools nationwide read the New Straits Times daily, at least for the next 24 weeks.
The Rotary Clubs of Temerloh, Bentong, Sitiawan, Melawati, Petaling Jaya, Bernam Valley, Kuala Terengganu and Kelana Jaya have joined hands to finance 13,230 copies of NST for thousands of students to help them in the study of English.

The project, which began on March 29, is a Rotary-NST Newspaper In Education (NIE) programme. The schools receiving the newspapers are SK Undang and SMK Panji Alam in Kuala Terengganu; Catholic High School, Bentong; SMK Taman Desa, Rawang; SMK Pangkor, Pangkor Island; SMK (P) Taman Petaling, PJ; SMK Kelana Jaya, PJ; SMK Hulu Kelang, Ampang; SMK Hwa Lian and SMK Mentakab in Mentakab. Each school will receive 35 copies with Minda and Skor as supplements for students preparing for the PMR and SPM. "The schools will receive their newspapers every Tuesday and Wednesday for the next 24 weeks," Rotary Club of Temerloh president Surina Suhaimi said.

She said students should use the newspapers to improve their English.

SMK Mentakab head prefect Federick Chaw Sau Hong, 19, was happy that he could start his day with the NST. "I used to share one copy in the library with 1,300 students. Now, we have 35 copies," he said.