The awards ceremony was held recently at the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) in Kuala Lumpur and attended by the US ambassador to Malaysia, James Keith, and Amcham executive director Valerie Lyn-McDonough.
Sponsored by the Citi Foundation, the Amcham YE Programme is an innovative, extra-curricular activity for secondary school students who formed a “mini” company in school.
We did it, say these students from SMJK Katholik who participated in the programme.Calling themselves the “Achievers”, the students from SMJK Katholik learnt to apply economic theories in the real business world when they set up a business and experienced the whole business cycle, from capitalisation to voluntary liquidation.
This is the sixth year that Citi has sponsored the YE programme with a grant made available by the Citi Foundation.
It is also the second year that volunteers from CitiBusiness have invested their time and expertise to nurture students and provide practical opportunities for them to gain an understanding of the role of entrepreneurs.
“The YE programme provides the ideal platform for students to develop an entrepreneurial edge and hone critical thinking skills,” said Shian Goh, who led the CitiBusiness volunteers in mentoring 30 students from the school to success.
“The programme teaches students responsibility, financial literacy, integrity, hard work and other life skills,” Goh added.
(Adapted from http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/14/education/2772523&sec=education)
*gosh I am getting more perasan n perasan*
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