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| Malaysian Mission Schools News Archive The Star, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 The Malayan Christian Schools Council (MCSC) hopes the Education Ministry will provide more aid to mission schools throughout the country. MCSC secretary Yin Kam Yoke said that there were now 464 mission schools throughout Malaysia, out of which 227 were in the peninsula. “Sadly, these mission schools have to raise funds to maintain themselves. ”We have always been fighting for this cause but it seems our voices are not heard. In fact, more than 50% of mission schools are above 100 years old while most are above 40 years old. “Because the schools are old, the maintenance cost of the existing buildings is high as the furniture and other equipment are old and get worn out easily. “MCSC holds regular meetings to try and improve the situation in mission schools,” said Yin, who attended the MCSC 50th anniversary Thanks-giving service and MCSC 50th annual general meeting held at St Paul’s Church in Petaling Jaya last Thursday. Yin, who served as Methodist Girls School head in Ipoh from 1988 to 1998, recalled that due to lack of funds, she used to organise many fundraising events like jogathon, walkathon, charity dinner and other charity events to maintain the school. “Besides this, we also hope to have a say over teachers in both primary and secondary schools to preserve special traditions and ethos of each school,” she said. MCSC represents Christian schools from the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Anglican, Brethren and Presbyterian dominations in Peninsular Malaysia. More than 100 people turned up for the anniversary that began with light refreshments, thanksgiving pra-yer, presentation of MCSC video clip, speeches, appreciation awards to the pioneers, prayer, singing of hymns, lighting of candles and a closing prayer. MCSC exco member Tay Choon Neo said the fellowship was to remember the past, present and future of the mission schools in the hope that the tradition would live on. |
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