Day 2: School Visit and Heritage Tour

School Visit

The pupils went on a visit to Tenby International School, Ipoh, today. After a quick breakfast, our convoy made our way to the school and we were formally introduced to the school during assembly.

The pupils were organised into groups and took part in games such as football, netball, basketball and dance. After an hour of games, the pupils joined their Tenby counterparts in clubs and societies, including art and home science, chess, science and technology, etc.

We are very grateful to Tenby International School for being such perfect hosts!



Pomelo Farm













The children got a treat when they witnessed sweet, ripe pomelos hanging from trees. The farm owners were very generous in offering our group lots of fruits- pomelos, bananas, star fruit, and buah chiku!


Heritage Tour













After the school visit, we went on an heritage tour in Ipoh City. We visited the Ipoh Museum, where we learnt about tin mining and how it brought prosperity to Ipoh, and forestry as well.

We also went to visit Birch Memorial, where pupils learnt about different perspectives on an event.

The railway station is our next stop. After a brief stop at the Ipoh tree, the pupils admired the colonial architecture of the stately railway station. They also had a good look at a 93-year-old elevator that can be found in the hotel in the station - the Majestic!



















A view of the 93-year-old elevator!






Dinner



The children had a sumptuous buffet dinner at the restaurant. They had chicken, bean sprouts, fried kway teow and fishballs at dinner. The teachers then conducted a briefing for the next day - when we will have the Caving and Trekking expeditions.

In this picture, they are doing the chicken dance before they start dinner!







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