Mont Kiara International School
Mont Kiara International School is an American-curriculum school (pre K through high school) located in Mont Kiara, an expat enclave in KL. MKIS currently has students from 55 different countries (that is international!). One of my friends introduced me to Walter Morris the Headmaster of MKIS and I went to visit the school a couple of weeks back. When Mr. Morris realized that I was an "environmental type", he hooked me up with their environmental science teacher, Jay Hopp. Jay, originally from Oregon, was already familiar with, and had been using in his classes, some of the educational materials that Tigga Kingston, others, and I had prepared about Malaysian bats. Jay and I had a great time chatting about science ed(until our visit was interupted by a fire drill!). When he invited me to tag along with a field trip to FRIM I was happy to accept.
http://www.mkis.edu.my/
Mr. Hopp inspires the troops!
FRIM
The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia is a governmental agency charged with developing sustainable foresty practices for Malaysia. Their field site, located near KL, was originally the site of tin mine and rubber plantation that they have attempted to revegetate starting in the 1920s. FRIM contains a number of hiking and mountain biking trailsand a canopy walk so it is a popular destination for locals and tourists. Teachers in KL are lucky to have such a great resource so nearby.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Research_Institute_Malaysia
The Field Trip
On Tuesday about 30 students, two teachers, 5 Moms, and I hopped on a yellow "bas sekola" for the 30-40 minute trip from Mont Kiara to FRIM. The purpose of the trip was for the students to explore the rainforest and try to work out the answer to the question- "what is a rainforest?".
The bas sekola
Mr. Ang, from FRIM, tells the students about the flora and fauna.
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