OVER seven decades old, SK Cherating, Pahang, is being refurbished with a contribution from OCBC Bank.
Established in 1952, the 74-year-old school received RM93,000 through OCBC Cares to enhance the learning environment for some 824 pupils and teachers.
The funds will be used to create a safer, brighter and more comfortable environment for learning and teaching.
For SK Cherating, which has educated generations of children in the local community, maintaining and upgrading facilities can present challenges, particularly when resources for major refurbishment works are limited.
SK Cherating headmaster Asri Mohamed said the contribution is meaningful because the school environment forms an important part of pupils’ everyday educational experience.
As part of the OCBC Cares initiative, some 150 bank staff volunteers worked alongside the school community to repaint and refresh parts of the school on Aug 22.
Their involvement turned the refurbishment into a community effort, with employees contributing their time and energy to improve the surroundings where pupils spend much of their formative years.
For pupils, these changes may be most visible in the upgraded facilities and conducive surroundings, but the significance of the initiative goes beyond the physical transformation of the school.
A well-maintained and welcoming school environment can contribute to pupils’ comfort and sense of belonging, while providing teachers with a more pleasant setting in which to carry out their daily responsibilities, a press release from the school read.
It can also reinforce a broader message that the community values the education and development of its young people, it added.
An OCBC spokesperson said the initiative reflects the bank’s commitment to supporting local communities and contributing to the development and well-being of future generations.
“Education is not confined to what happens inside the classroom.
“The environment in which pupils learn, interact and grow also matters,” the spokesperson said in the press release.
