Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
TO motivate and inspire his students, a teacher in Selangor spent his own money and free time to turn his school’s sports room into a professional football “locker room”.
Utusan Malaysia reported that Muhamad Tarmizi Awang @ Yaacob, a teacher at SK Bandar Baru Batang Kali, did this soon after being transferred from another school in Sarawak.
The aim was to create a more comfortable, student-friendly space that could be beneficial in the long run.
“I saw the potential of turning this space into something more interesting and beneficial to the school community, so I proceeded even though it required a relatively high cost,” he stated.
“I used my free time when there were no classes and after school hours to gradually transform the room.”
He added that a similar attempt in Sarawak was hampered by logistical issues.
Muhamad Tarmizi explained that he personally funded the project and creatively repurposed second-hand items.
His choice of a football theme stemmed from his lifelong love for the sport and his desire to inspire his students.
The newly revamped room, adorned in the national team’s Harimau Malaya colours and featuring portraits of late legend Datuk Mokhtar Dahari, has not only impacted students but also garnered significant attention on social media.
Muhamad Tarmizi observed positive changes in his students after the renovation.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
