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Co-curricular Activities

Co-curricular activities are an integral part of the school curriculum. All students are expected to participate without exception unless they are sick or medically unfit. Students must be attired in their PE uniform for sports-related ECA.

The objectives of the ECA Programme are as follows:

  • to nurture all round character development of the student,
  • to develop a sense of responsibility and independence towards their tasks,
  • to cultivate desirable moral and social values and,
  • to promote the acceptance of diversity and work harmoniously as a team

Senior Students (Ipoh International School and SM Tenby)

All students will be required to participate in a Club / Society and a Game. The schedule and venues of the Clubs / Societies and Games sessions offered are as follows:

Clubs / Societies Games
Odd Week
Wednesday
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Venue Even Week
Wednesday
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Venue
Art and Craft School Badminton DBI Sports Complex
Carrom and Board Games Aquatics
  • Recreational Swimming*
  • Life Saver’s Programme*
  • Water Polo
DBI Swimming Complex
Chess Track and Field Perak Stadium
Chinese Language and Culture Basketball School
Literary and Drama Club Dance
Home Science Boys’ Football
Music and Choir Girls’ Football
Nature Netball
Young Engineers’ Society Tennis
Scouts Table Tennis

*Requires payment of RM10 per session.



Junior Students (Ipoh International School and SR Tenby)

Co-Curriculum Activities Programme for Lower Junior Students
Class based Activities

Introduction

This programme teaches simple life skills to the lower junior students (KBSR 2 and 3, Years 3 and 4) as it is designed to develop basic living skills of the students over a 2 year period and thus equipping them to be further challenged in the upper junior years.

What do the students learn?

  • Simple basic life skills through art/craft and food/nutrition activities
  • To work with their hands and use the equipment in the Tool Kit
  • To take care of their Tool Kit
  • To listen and follow instructions
  • To use their creativity and imagination in their projects and
  • To be on task and take pride in their work.

What are the activities?

The activities and the basic skills to be learnt are:

Activities Basic Skills
Needlework
  • sewing basic stitches – running, cross, bone, fly
  • sewing buttons
Greeting Cards cutting, pasting, pressing
Craft / Decoration pasting, arranging, wrapping, pressing
Food and Nutrition pouring, mixing, cutting, spreading, serving, washing

Who teaches the activities?

Homeroom teachers / Form Teachers teach their classes. Teachers are also encouraged to work in teams, each specialising in an area, and cross teaching to each others’ classes.

When are the activities held?

The activities are conducted as part of the students’ Extra-Curricular Activities Programme for Lower Junior during the first period on Fridays.

Are the students provided with any tools and materials?

The school provides the Tool Kit which consists of: an A4 document case, a pair of scissors, a cutter, a pencil, a ruler, an eraser and a palette. The Kit is on loan to the students for 2 years. At the first lesson and at all times, the usage of the equipment is taught and supervised by the teachers. There is a checklist in each Kit and should any items be missing or lost, they must be replaced by the students. The items can be bought from the Administration Office.

Materials are provided for the students throughout the year. But from time to time, students may be asked to bring recyclable items, for example, toilet / paper rolls, dried flowers, magazines etc. for their projects.

How are the students’ work evaluated?

Students are evaluated in their work upon completion according to a set of assessment rubrics. The School values students’ effort and hard work in their projects. Students will be given the opportunity to exhibit their works at any appropriate event / function.

Classes Programme Day & Time Activities
Lower Junior
Years 3 & 4
KBSR 2 & 3
Class Based Activities Friday
8:00am – 9:00am
Needlework, Greeting cards, Craft / Decoration and Food & Nutrition
Lower Junior
Years 3 & 4
KBSR 2 & 3
Games Friday
9:10am – 10:10am
Tennis, Table Tennis, Netball, Badminton, Basketball, Dance
Upper Junior
Years 5 & 6
KBSR 4, 5 & 6
Games Friday
8:00am – 9:00am
Tennis, Netball, Badminton, Basketball, Dance, Football, Table-tennis, Track and Field
Upper Junior
Years 5 & 6
KBSR 4, 5 & 6
Clubs / Societies Friday
9:10am – 10:10am
Art & Home Science, Carrom, Chess, Music & Choir, Computer, Drama & Theatre, Science & Technology and Scouts