Khamis, 29 April 2010

Curriculum


The subjects offered for lower secondary students are Malay Language, English Language, Mathematics, Intergrated Science, CoRT (Thinking Skills), Physical Educations (PE), Islamic Religious Knowledge, Geography, History and Melayu Islam Beraja.

Other option subjects include Computer Studies, Commercial Studies, Arabic Language, Art and Craft. Whereas for Upper Secondary, the core subjects are Malay Language, English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Optional subjects comprise of Additonal Mathematics, Geography, History, Islamic Religious Knowledge, Economics, Accounting, Art, Computer Studies and Literature in English.

For the Pre Universities Sixth Form batch, Mathematics and General Paper are considered as core subjects. While Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Mathematics, Geography, Economics and Art are optional subjects.

Like other secondary schools in Brunei, the college also have Co-Curricular Activities held every Thursdays for the morning session students from 11 am to 12 pm, while for the afternoon session students, they will be having theirs on Saturday from 4.15 pm to 5.30 pm. Famously being called CCA by the students, the activities vary from Education to Self Defense arts.

The motive of such activities to be introduced is to allow students to disciplined themselves as well as to promote them with informative and challenging activities. All students, regardless on what Form they are in, must participate in Co-Curriculum activities as their commitment will be considered by the teacher in charge of the activity. Students are encouraged to choose different types of activity for each year. This is to widen their knowledge on a particular sport or non-sport. Some CCAs club will be involved in interhouse or interschool competitions that will need students to participate. The CCA's advantage to students is that it brought away the boring, long periods of studies that the students had during lessons and extra classes.

CCAs include Army Cadet, Library, Silat Olahraga, Project V, Book Club, Ugama Club comprising of Nasyid, Lagu Dakwah, Hadrah and Improving Knowledge on Quran, Football, Futsal, Badminton, Taekwondo, Kendo, Aikido, Karatedo, Basketball, Swimming, Drama Club, Music Club, Art and Craft, Scout, Table Tennis, Tennis, Kebudayaan, Hiking and much more activities.

In the Army Cadet, students are encouraged to be brave and fit as there are always difficult and incredibly challenging activities held in this Cadet. Students are recruited and will be given brief explanations on what will they do for the whole year. Every cadet will be instructed by a seargent whose had experienced and received training for a year or two. They will be having their training in either the college itself or in the Ministry of Defense. The rehearsal will include marching, shooting and others.

Silat Olahraga, the famous art of Self Defense in Malay States, introduced about years ago and originated from Indonesia, Java, become a part of activity in the college's CCA. It is the way at which man hold together mind, body and soul to prevent attacks from enemies. It requires more exercise than Army Cadet. The students will learn to discipline themselves and control their mind so that they can make the moves of Silat more smoothly. Silat always been a way of defensing, not for offense. There are many types of Silat including Cekak Kuntau. This type of Silat is more to self defense than fighting enemies. If a student can posses all of the Silat subjects, consequently they can master the other hard and typical arena of doing Silat. All student of Silat Olahraga will be given belt for their success after a year training. Fortunate students who have the skills and abilities will be encouraged to participate in any competitions either within the country or even nations.

Taekwondo is another type of self defense and originated from Korea. Taekwondo mainly involved in kicking rather than punching. To learn Taekwondo, we must learn how to balance ourselves as kicking is not like punching. When punching, we stand on two legs but when kicking we only use one leg to stand. Like Silat, Taekwondo student's also given the belt at the end of each year to show the rank by white being the lowest and black being the highest. The skilled students are chosen to participate in any competitions nationally or internationally.

Karatedo is originated from Japan and one of the most famous martial arts in the world aside from Taekwondo and Silat Olahraga. It is the opposite of Taekwondo, involving more punching rather than kicking. Like other martial artists, the students are encouraged to participate in any competitions held in the country or in other countries.

Sabtu, 17 April 2010

History Of MSPSBS

HISTORY OF MAKTAB SAINS PADUKA SERI BEGAWAN SULTAN

MAKTAB SAINS PADUKA SERI BEGAWAN SULTAN is one of the most reputable educational institutions in Negara Brunei Darussalam. Students who are high achievers in the Primary Certificate of Education from throughout the country can enter the college in Form One and stay on until they finished the GCE 'A' Level Examination. However, in 1995 the policy was changed whereby only students from the Brunei Muara District is accepted. The school is reputed for its high standard in academic performance excellent achievement in co-curricular activities.

Foundation

The school was estabished at Jalan Muara, Negara Brunei Darussalam in 1969 with classes up to Lower Six (First Year of the A Level course) in the Malay Medium. This led to the opening of its first Upper Sixth Form in the 1970. 23rd September 1971 was the hallmark in the history of the school as it was officially opened by Al-Marhum Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien and named Maktab Melayu Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan. This was befitting, as the 28th Sultan was intrumental in raising the standard of education in Negara Brunei Darussalam.

The concept of integration was implemented in 1974. The changing of the name of the college to Maktab Melayu Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan/Sekolah Sains in 1978 saw the beginning of a revolution in education of Negara Brunei Darussalam. Quality education was no more prerogative for urban children. High achievers or calibers students from every corner of the state, however remote, were then and still selected to enter the college. They were provided with qualified teachers and modern equipments while greater emphasis was given to science and mathematics to prepare them for the GCE 'O' Level Examination.

The college was renamed as Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan in 1985 as its status was raised to a college to include the Sixth Form in the English Medium.

His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah was enrolled as a Secondary One Student on 27th March 1986.

The first intake of the Sixth Form Students took place on 26th April 1986. Princess Hajah Rashidah Bolkiah was among the students enrolled and she and her batch graduated the following year.

Maktab Sains was one of the two schools in the country to be chosen to launch the full day school scheme. In 1990 afternoon tutorial classes, which also provided supervised homework, were held from 2 to 4 o'clock. The following year, the afternoon session was used for enrichment programmes, which proved to be beneficial to all.

In 2007, the afternoon classes for Form 1 were held for the first time in the college's history due to the shortage of morning classes. The following year, the Form 1 students was the first badge to held the SPN in Brunei.

New Campus

The Ministry of Education and the Principal, Cikgu Hajah Norjum Binti Haji Mohd Yussop decided that the it is the time to move the school to a new campus. The College building at Jalan Muara needed renovation. A larger site was also needed to accomodate the growing population of students. The school was moved to Kampong Rimba, Gadong on 3rd Fabruary 1994. The present building has all the modern facilities such as well-equipped science, computer and language laboratories.

At the beginning of 1995, the policy of the college to accomodate only the students from Maktab Sains in the Sixth Form classes was changed. The students from other schools were taken in. This has brought about a healthy competitions among the Sixth Formers and there is a noticable 'give and take' attitude among the senior students of the college.

The saga of striving for excellence in every aspect of a student's life goes on as the college continues to play a vital role in the educational field of Negara Brunei Darussalam.

MSPSBS

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MSPSBS


MAKTAB SAINS PADUKA SERI BEGAWAN SULTAN started in 1978 to meet the government's aim to produce students with a good grounding in Science and Mathematics and to make available a pool of students that could be trained to deal with the challenges and requirements of a rapidly developing Brunei and an ever changing world.

The setting of a special school with selected students, the cream of the crop, gathered together under one roof would be a good way of achievingthis obective. A special school like this would provide conducive environment, the stimuli and the challenge for students to achieve their fullest potential.

Students are admitted at Secondary One (Form One) and completed their Pre-University (Sixth Form) here. They are selected on the basis of their performance in the Primary Certificate of Education Examination taken at their end of Sixth Year in primary school. The best students in Brunei-Muara District, those with straight A's in Malay, English, Science, Mathematics and General Paper are offered places here. Only citizens are admitted.

VISION

To prepare students as the future leaders of the country.

OBJECTIVES

The college believes that each students shoud be able to:
  • Acquire high literacy, numeracy and technological competency.
  • Perform to their maximum academic potential.
  • Be a motivated, well-balanced, caring, informed and worthwhile citizen.
  • Acquire a positive self-concept.
  • Develop skills for meaningful interpersonal relationships.
  • Realize their physical, moral, spiritual and cultural potential.
  • Develop problem-solving strategies through creative and lateral thinking skills in and for a challenging environment.

MISSION

"Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan is a college which aims is to promote full educational development and the personal being of each student and the development of its members of staff through a sense of caring in a trusting, safe, motivated and dedicated environment".

By means of the friendly interaction among staff, parents and the authorities, students are encouraged to become socially responsible and conscientious while developing attitudes and skills which enable the attainment of educational goals, being dedicated to serving their country and fellowmen, and to the enjoyment of life through the Malay Muslim Monarchy (M.I.B.) concept.