elc International school

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Name elc International School
Abbreviation elc
Established 1987
Type International
Motto Learn to aspire
Location Selangor, Malaysia
Principal Mrs. Sheela Raghu
Head of Secondary Mrs. Soh Nee Chong
Head of Primary Ms.Sharmila Wahab

elc International School is an international school located in Selangor, Malaysia.

History

elc International School started as elc Secondary School in 1987 with five students and six teachers including the Principal. Three of these were the children of the founders namely Dr. and Mrs. Kaloo and Dr and Mrs. Ghazalli.

The School was registered as a Secondary School, under the terms of the Education Act 1961, to prepare qualified children for the GCE 'O' Levels in May 1989. In June 1992, the school was given permission to add a Primary Division to the established Secondary Division. elc maintained two sites within the Taman Tun Dr. Ismail area, one for the Primary Division and another for the Secondary Division.

By 1995 a decision was made to bring both Primary and Secondary onto one site and in January 1997 elc relocated to its new campus in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. The official opening of the new school building and its grounds was performed by the then Minister of Education YB Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Hj. Abdul Razak on March 7, 1998.

Subjects

Students from Year 3-8 take subjects including Maths, English, Combined Science, Art, History, Geography, ICT, Music, Textile, Community Projects, Eco Education, and a choice between Malay, Chinese, French or Spanish

Beginning in Year 10, students pick their own subjects although they must include English and Maths. This is done in accordance with the 'O' level examinations. Available subjects include Accounting, Additional Mathematics, Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Malay, Physical Education, Physics, Music, and Pure Maths. As of 2007, the school changed the examination board to Cambridge from Edexcel.

Operation

The Principal is Mrs. Sheela Raghu. Mrs. Chong and Ms.Sharmila Wahab are the Heads of Secondary and Primary School respectively.[1]

The elc community has taken part in the 2007 Relay For Life Walk-athon, Cancer Awareness Week, 30 Hour Famine, Reading Week, the Terry Fox Run and many other events. elc is a keen supporter of Cancer Awareness Week as well. As of 2015 elc has raised over RM30,000. In 2015 to 2016, elc will be supporting a Breast Cancer association .

In 2008, elc celebrated its 20th year as a school and its 10th year in its present location in Sungai Buloh. To celebrate this occasion the school held a Charity Carnival and raised just over RM 71,000 for Hospis Malaysia, the Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) and the Angkor Association for the Disabled.

Main block of elc.

Prefectorial Board

The Prefectorial Board is currently made up of 21 prefects, who are all students who have applied for the job. There are presently two Head Prefects,Niyati Karia and Aditi Singh with only one Deputy Head Prefect, Aria Yano, and no Senior Prefects. The purpose of the board is to uphold all school rules and maintain the school's sense of pride in school premises.

The hierarchy in descending order:

Facilities

elc International School is located in Sungai Buloh. There are three blocks within the school campus. The first and original block is the centre 'L-shaped' building which effectively is the Secondary School along with the Admin section. Sitting on one end of the football field is the lower primary block and on the other side of the field (and secondary block) lies the upper primary building.

Sports facilities include a football field, a half Olympic sized swimming pool, a covered basketball court which can also be used as four badminton courts, two multi-purpose halls and a volleyball court. Other facilities include six laboratories, including a Physics lab, a Biology lab and a Chemistry lab; three ICT labs, two located in the secondary building and one in the primary; two libraries; two art rooms, two music rooms, an Audio Visual Room, one canteen,one stage, and two activity rooms. There are also play areas and paddling pools available for younger students.

References

  1. ↑ "Member Details". www.fobissea.org. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved 2008-08-12.

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