Choral speaking performance by pupils from SK Lubok Darat
SIPITANG: Petronas today adopted another three schools in Sabah to help less fortunate and borderline students improve their overall academic performance under the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative – Program Sentuhan Ilmu PETRONAS (PSIP).
The three schools were SK Lubok Darat and SK Padang Berampah in Sipitang, and SK Imbak in Tongod.
The adoption of the schools was officiated by Sindumin People’s Development Leader Encik Abdul Rahman Mohd Noh, representing Sindumin Assemblyman, Datuk Haji Ahmad Bujang, at Dewan Komuniti Sipitang.
He was accompanied by General Manager of PETRONAS Sabah & Labuan Regional Office, Puan Julita Ontol.
At the ceremony, PETRONAS also presented back-to-school aid which consists of school uniforms, bags, shoes, stationeries and exercise books to Year 2 students from the three schools to help ease parents’ burden in preparing the children’s new school term.
To date, PETRONAS has adopted 12 schools in Sabah. More than 200 students in the state benefitted annually through PSIP.
The PSIP is aimed at equipping less fortunate and borderline students with a strong academic foundation for them to excel in their future academic journey.
Puan Julita Ontol presents a certificate of participation to one of the pupils at the event.
Under the programme, the Year 2 students undergo weekly tuition classes for English, Science and Mathematics.
The students are also given the opportunity to take part in several non-academic activities designed to promote positive character building among them, conducted by PETRONAS staff volunteers.
Students selected for this programme will participate in PSIP activities until the end of their primary education.
PSIP is part of PETRONAS’ continuous efforts to promote human capital development in the communities where the Group operates and in support of the Government’s efforts to help improve the overall academic performance of rural schoolchildren in English, Science and Mathematics.
Since its inception in 2002, the programme has adopted 56 schools and benefitted more than 3,000 students nationwide annually.