Equal emphasis on skills and knowledge

Krassilnikova (right) presenting to Eva Lee Xin Jie the Grade 7 Top Scholar Award during the Honours Day ceremony at the school.

STUDENTS should be taught in an education system that actively encourages knowledge acquisition and skills learning.

Fairview International School Ipoh head Natalya Krassilnikova said children should be equipped with the “21st Century Skills” which would help them to be fully competent among their counterparts from the rest of the world.