Fourteen Orang Asli Bateq children from Kampung Sungai Garam and Kampung Sungai Mun, aged seven to fifteen, have begun attending Sekolah Kebangsaan Pagar Sasak in Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia, through the 'Cup Badui Sikulah' (CBS) program. CBS, meaning 'Let's Go to School' in the Bateq language, aims to introduce these children to the benefits of schooling, including learning basic literacy skills (3M), participating in co-curricular and extracurricular activities, and fostering personal development. Previously unfamiliar with the school environment due to their family's nomadic lifestyle, the children are now experiencing a conducive learning atmosphere, interacting with teachers and fellow Malay students.
SINONIM dengan kehidupan berpindah-randah serta asimilasi dengan ‘survival’ hutan sebelum ini, kini anak Orang Asli etnik Bateq telah mengenali alam persekolahan dengan mempelajari kemahiran asas Membaca, Menulis dan Mengira di Sekolah Kebangsaan Pagar Sasak, Lipis.
Justeru, menerusi program CBS tersebut, murid tersebut turut melibatkan diri dengan projek Green Fingers, iaitu memupuk budaya bertani dan keusahawanan apabila berpeluang menanam terung kaedah fertigasi dan sayuran sawi di samping Program Ketuk Dapur berasaskan kemahiran menyediakan masakan mudah. Hakikatnya, kejayaan itu dicapai dengan usaha yang penuh dedikasi dan tanpa jemu oleh seramai 18 orang guru SK Pasar Sasak yang diterajui oleh Guru Besarnya, Nor Zaini Abd Wahib dengan menyumbangkan tanggungungjawab sebagai pendidik disulami dengan idea dan perancangan yang tepat, usaha bersungguh serta kudrat untuk menjamin kemenjadian murid Orang Asli tersebut sebagai insan yang seimbang dari aspek jasmani, emosi, rohani dan intelektual .
Orang Asli menunjukkan minat hadir ke sekolah dan mula aktif semua aktiviti pembelajaran di dalam serta luar kelas. Nor Zaini berkata, murid CBS ditempatkan dalam satu kelas sahaja dan tiga orang guru ditugaskan untuk mengajar mata pelajaran bahasa Melayu, bahasa Inggeris, Matematik, Moral, Pendidikan Seni, Pendidikan Muzik dan Pendidikan Jasmani.
“Hasil usaha guru serta minat murid dalam pembelajaran keseluruhan pencapaian kemahiran asas 3M menunjukkan seramai tujuh orang murid telah menguasai 3M, dua orang telah lancar membaca petikan mudah dan tujuh lagi belum mampu menguasai 3M, tetapi yakin dapat menguasai secara beransur-ansur” katanya.
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