Iskandar Puteri Special Needs Scratch Challenge Sponsors By MBIP

Schools from Johor Bahru’s Iskandar Puteri zone took part in the program. The programme specifically targeted PPKI students and teachers.

Iskandar Puteri Special Needs Scratch Challenge Sponsors By MBIP

This year, PPMNJ and STEM-RBTK received sponsorship for the Iskandar Puteri Special Needs Scratch Challenge 2022 event from Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP) via Yayasan Penyayang Iskandar Puteri. Schools from Johor Bahru’s Iskandar Puteri zone took part in the program. The programme specifically targeted PPKI students and teachers.

In 2020, the Johor Malaysia Scouts (Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Negeri Johor, PPMNJ) co-organized a Special Education Robotics Workshop (SpeEd) with STEM-RBTK of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKE) (UTM).

The event, called the Iskandar Puteri Special Needs Scratch Challenge 2022, is sponsored by the Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri (MBIP) via Yayasan Penyayang Iskandar Puteri and is specifically targeted towards PPKI students and teachers.

The workshop included special needs students (Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi, or PPKI) and their teachers, which was viewed as a rare opportunity for PPKI students. Their participation also made them feel more welcome in the community.

79 and 40 PPKI students from primary and secondary schools, respectively, took part in the special needs scratch challenge program. Tutorial classes were provided to the students, which were facilitated by the STEM-RBTK FKE team.

They are required to submit their assignments on time at the end of the program. Only ten outstanding groups were chosen for the final event, in which they had to create a game based on the given theme using the Scratch platform.

“The participation of students and teachers, particularly the PPKI category, from various uniform bodies has demonstrated their tremendous support and interest in the program.” “Not only is diversity possible through this program, but companionship could be improved with greater diligence,” said Tn. Hj. Bardin Uteh, Chief Commissioner of PPMNJ.

The Johor Malaysia Scouts, also known as Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia Negeri Johor (PPMNJ), is the state-level organization for the Boy Scouts of Malaysia in Johor.

STEM-RBTK is probably a research group from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).