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MALAYSIA-VICTORIA

SISTER SCHOOL

PROGRAMPresentation to AIEC Conference

Helen Masters

Thursday 14 October 2010

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INTERNATIONALISING EDUCATION

Internationalising

Education

Blueprint

CSE Phase 1 – understanding

internationalising education

CSE Phase 2 – capturing the practice

Victoria International

School of Sharjah

Vic Government schools

off-shore policy

Chinese Teacher

Training Centre

Uni Melbourne

research: benefits

of international

students

Bright P-12 College

teacher mobility

research

Offshore projects

- Vietnam

- Bahrain

- UAE

- Qatar

Divisional

marketing

strategy and

market

sensitivity

analysis

Sister schools

Overseas

Study

Experience

Program

Enhanced and

expanded

teacher mobility

program

Enhanced

student study

tour program

International

education

events, e.g.

Int’l Education

Week

Managing Growth

Project and ISC

professional

development

program

International

delegationsAgent and tour

operator review

New Divisional

website

Alumni

ambassador

program

feasibility study

Internationalising

Education DVD

Country

Strategies for

Vietnam and

the Middle

East

Capturing

the Practice

schools

database

2010 Alliance for

IE Conference

Shanghai 2010

World Expo

CSE Phase 3 – measuring the impact and

supporting the practice

Melbourne Declaration

Internationalising Education strategy

Breaking the

Cycle

School activity

· IB (including PYP and MYP).

· Council of

International Schools accreditation

· ↑ engagement

across sectors

Associated policy

· Education for Global and Multicultural

Citizenship in the 21st Century

· LOTE strategy

· Cultural and Linguistic

Diversity Plan

· ESL Strategy

Enlarging the community of practice through

· Symposiums and forums, including regional forums, profiling enhanced school-based practice

· Collaborative projects with schools

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FIRST cohort schools

VICTORIAN SCHOOL MALAYSIAN SCHOOL

Rosebud Secondary College SMK Gunung Rapat, Ipoh,

Perak

Western Port Secondary

College

SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala

Lumpur

Wallan Secondary College SMK (Agama) Sheikh Abdul

Malek, Terengganu

Benalla College SMK Derma, Perlis

Fountain Gate Secondary

College

SMK USJ, Selangor

Lalor Secondary College SMK Sains Kuching, Sarawak

SECOND cohort schools

VICTORIAN SCHOOL MALAYSIAN SCHOOL

Tallangatta Secondary College SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin,

Sabah

Ashwood Secondary College Sekolah Menengah Agma,

Selangor

Cobden Technical School Sekolah Teknik Alor Setar,

Cheras

Leongatha Secondary College SMK Derma, Perlis

Maffra Secondary College Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor

Bahru

Eltham High School Malacca High School, Malacca

Maribyrnong College Bukit Jalil Sports School, Kuala

Lumpur

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Schools in Malaysia

Schools in Malaysia

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Schools in Malaysia

Schools in Victoria

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Schools in Malaysia

Some comments from participating schools

“The school visits were a highlight. The Malaysian staff and

students were a delight and very keen to show off their

schools and their programs. They were so proud and excited

to host us but also keen to learn about our system.

The program has great potential. Each of the participants

were so committed to building a positive relationship with their

sister schools that the program cannot help but be successful.”

Brett Windsor, Principal Leongatha SC

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Some comments from participating schools

“I definitely feel very passionate about the benefits of sister schools and exchanges – many students these days care only about themselves and are so blinkered in their outlook on life that any program that can counteract those thoughts in any way at all to improve their global perspective on life can only be of benefit in the long term!”

Viviane Keogh, teacher, Rosebud Secondary College

“Cobden Technical School students are not exposed to a multi-racial or multi-religious lifestyle. The Sister school program exposed CTS students to Islamic rules, etiquettes and lifestyle… “

Halim from Sekolah Teknik Alor Setar Cheras – sister school to Cobden Technical School

Sample areas for collaboration

• Student and teacher exchanges

• Development of joint curriculum units

• Clubs and cultural immersion programs

• Transition programs involving feeder schools

• Networks and friendships developed through

email, Facebook, Skype, wikis etc

• Exchange of pedagogy

• Exchange of information about school systems

• Some support for English and Indonesian language programs

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Broader engagement

• Visits by delegations from Malaysia to Victoria and to

Victoria’s recent Shanghai World Expo exhibit

• Assistance to establishment of special needs school

• Teacher training practicums

• Increased number of Malaysian international students

in Victoria

• Participation in conferences in each country by the

other

“Malaysia was hosting the 2nd ASEAN Students games

during my visit. All the Malaysian Ministry of Education

and Ministry of Sport staff and high ranking officials were

aware of the Australia Malaysia Institute, and the highly

valued Sister School program with its internationalisation

goals …..the delegation officially recognised this on stage

as part of the Opening Dinner”

Robert Carroll, Maribyrnong SC

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• Australia Malaysia Institute

• AEI, Kuala Lumpur

• Participating schools in both countries

Acknowledgements