Empowering indigenous learners

Prof Khatijah (standing third from right) with Jungle School project volunteers as well as Orang Asli children in Kampung Sungai Berua in Kuala Berang, Hulu Terengganu. — Photos: Bernama

THE second phase of the Jungle School project by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) in Kampung Sungai Berua, Kuala Berang, is focusing on the mastery of the 3M skills (reading, writing and counting) among Orang Asli children.

Project leader Prof Dr Khatijah Omar said the second phase, which started last April, in collaboration with the Terengganu Education Department aimed at reducing the educational gap among Orang Asli children, with a focus on the incorporation of other 3M elements, namely music, eat, and play.