Global Environment
By learning in a global environment, students don’t only learn to work with a foreign language, but effectively communicate through cultural differences. When you are around people from different cultures, you can no longer assume that they have the same background knowledge and experience. This requires adapting your mindset to appreciate cultural differences and explore ways that are mutually beneficial.Milestones: Certified Scuba Ranger, Equaistian Training, Adventure Leadership Camp, Swimming, Piano, and School Cultural Performance.
Schools (click): Reddam House; Parklands College (South Africa). Skipwith; Central Academy (United States). Tunku Putra; St. Christophers; Uplands (Malaysia)
Languages Spoken: English and Mandarin.
Photo of Na’il taken near home at Mouille Point, Cape Town, South Africa.
Below right: Na’il participates in his school’s swim competition:
Tunku Putra International School, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Learn By Doing
The only thing that can change our minds is going through something ourselves, and learning the hard way. We must employ active-learning strategies that go beyond the idea that the perfect presentation of the relevant facts will be enough to help the majority of students learn. This may work for a few, but for most, we need to shift our focus from what is being said to what it is they do, to learn through experience.
The painting you see fulfilled part of Upland’s IB program requirements. It’s Na’il‘s interpretation of a classmate. (2008)
About Me
Born under the sign of Pisces, and as a unique individual guided by the meaning of my name I can grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially to achieve wonderful things in life.
Na’il has experienced a vibrant education, one filled with wonder that began with a nursery school in 2000 through to completing the highly regarded International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) in 2019. His personal life and formal education is enhanced through the knowledge and experience he acquired from interacting with diverse peoples and cultures while living and studying in international settings.
Goal
Industrial Design
I intend to graduate from college with a degree (BFA) in industrial design. This experience will be highly beneficial and rewarding for whatever I decide to do in life. I was accepted to study with a full four-year scholarship at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California.
The world of Raymond Loewy
Industrial Design
Raymond Loewy in the 1930s helped to establish industrial design as a profession. His vision of beauty through the use of “streamlined,” highly functional forms shaped modern industrial design in the United States, and the images of his work permeated the nation’s lifestyle. Working closely with client engineers, he made notable designs for Studebaker automobiles, train locomotives and passenger cars for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and buses for Greyhound. He also made important contributions to the design of such products as electric shavers, toothbrushes, ballpoint pens, office machines, soft-drink bottles, radios, and packages, including that for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Perhaps his best-known design was that of the Coca-Cola bottle.
2019 IBDP Graduation Ceremony
Uplands International School, Penang, Malaysia
IBDP Program
The IB Diploma Programme prepares students for success in higher education and to be active participants in a global society.
Learning for Success
Academic Standards
Respected Program
Global Complexities
Beyond the Books
Children should be provided with ample opportunity to explore and learn. Through camps and local field trips with destinations overseas as well, our children learn to fly high and explore the world. Their active participation in disciplines that instill ‘Social Responsibility’ advances their awareness and deepens their sense of responsibility. Holistic learning must be at the core of their development.Extra Curricular Activities
Plus Work Experience
Students studying under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme are required to perform community service and also gain work experience. Na’il successfully completed these assignments by providing assistant teaching for children and gained work experience by volunteering at a local animal hospital.
