RECSAM News_Jan-April 2021

7 RECSAM News Vol. 52 - No. 1 RECSAM’s Health Corner Monthly Assembly and Chinese NewYear Celebration ON 26 APRIL 2021 , RECSAM launched its first Health Corner. The Corner is RECSAM’s most recent initiative in line with the settings approach to provide a healthy workplace. RECSAM’s Health Corner aims to inspire staff members to (i) take responsibility for their health and well-being; and (ii) to achieve and sustain a healthy and productive lifestyle. Dr. Shah Jahan bin Assanarkutty, Centre Director of RECSAM formally opened the Corner followed by a short briefing on the purpose and rationale of the Corner. During the launching ceremony, staff were able to utilise the services of the corner, including getting their blood pressure tested and measuring their body mass index (BMI) and body weight and height. Part of RECSAM’s commitment to creating a healthy workplace is making basic health equipment available for staff to self-monitor their risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, and providing access to information on preventing NCDs and promoting mental health. Addressing NCDs requires a lifestyle change, and since individuals in the workforce spend a significant amount of time in the workplace, creating a healthy workplace is vital to our well-being. The Corner is an example of how small changes to the office can have a big impact on the health and well-being of staff members. DURING the monthly assembly on 5 March 2021, RECSAM organised a Chinese New Year celebration gathering for all staff members. All Chinese colleagues were dressed in their best costumes and dished out oranges for wealth and good fortune. There were specially ordered cookies, cakes and snacks and the favourite was certainly the symbolic and mouth-watering “love letters” or “kuih kapit” . Everyone had a delightful feast and it was a great festive gathering to be remembered! Colloquium An online colloquium on “In-Depth Science Learning through Japanese Inquiry-Based Science Activities’’ in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT), Japan and SEAMEO Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand was held on 8 March 2021. The session received 40 (fourty) participants. The talk was facilitated by Professor Toshinobu Hatanaka from Toho University, Japan. The online colloquium on “Japanese Exemplars in Conserving Energy for Sustainable Consumption’ ’ supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT), Japan and SEAMEO Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand was held on 15 March 2021 and received 89 (eighty-nine) online participants. The session was facilitated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tairo Nomura from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT), Japan. The online colloquium entitled “Education 4.0: Issues, Challenges and Future Direction to Enhance Literacy Integrating Transdisciplinary Studies” and was held on 15 March 2021. The session was facilitated by Dr. Ihsan Ismail, Ministry of Education Malaysia. Eighty-nine (89) participants registered and joined the session. The online colloquium on “Promoting Mathematical Reasoning through Reason-Based Learning - Session I: What & Why?” was held on 30 April 2021. The session was facilitated by Mr. Gan Teck Hock & Ms. Teh Kim Hong from the Training Programme Division. More than 90 (ninety) participants registered for the session. 1 3 2 4 Short briefing & activity sessions during the Launching of RECSAM Health Corner Monthly assembly & Chinese New Year gathering for all staff members