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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei's delegation, who competed in the International Students Project Excellence Award 2025 in Hat Yai, Thailand, returned home on Friday (May 23) to a hero's welcome. The Pengiran Kesuma Negara Bukit Beruang Primary School team secured first place in the Social Science Category Upper Primary Level, while the Sayyidina Ali Secondary School team was awarded an honourable mention in the Social Science Category Upper Secondary Level. Pengiran Kesuma Negara Bukit Beruang Primary School emerged as the winner with their project, 'Lakastah Membaca (Let's Read)'. The school received the prestigious Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Royal Trophy for their outstanding achievement. Dayangku Nurzulfati Muktasimah Pengiran Dzulkifli, a member of the Ceradik team from Pengiran Kesuma Negara Bukit Beruang Primary School, shared, 'It took us five to six months last year to develop this app, 'Lakastah Membaca (Let's Read)'. We created it because last year we noticed many children were losing interest in reading, preferring video games and online activities. So, we developed the app to encourage students to read and improve their command of the Malay language. We presented this project to many judges in the competition, and Alhamdulillah, we won because we worked extremely hard.' She added, 'It was an amazing experience at the International Students Project Excellence Award 2025. I am really happy we were able to make Brunei proud and help put Brunei centre stage at the event.' Supervising teacher Siti Muti'ah Ismail said, 'I felt very proud when our team was announced the winner and I am pleased that all our preparation managed to bring the first-place trophy back to Brunei. With this achievement, I hope students will be motivated to compete in competitions and embrace challenges to learn and gain experience. Don't be afraid to try.' Sayyidina Ali Secondary School received an honourable mention for their project, 'Strong Minds for Successful Academic', in recognition of their efforts and achievements. Nur Syazwiena Habrieyah Omar, one of the students, shared, 'We did well during our presentation on how stress, anxiety, and depression affect students' ability to perform academically. We surveyed 467 students and interviewed 10 students in our school about mental health in March this year. We evaluated the answers and concluded that mental health can affect students' academic performance. We also provided five steps to reduce stress.' The trophies and awards were presented by Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University Professor Dr Afifi Lateh, who chaired the ceremony. A total of 14 students represented Pengiran Kesuma Negara Bukit Beruang Primary School, Sayyidina Abu Bakar Secondary School, Sayyidina Ali Secondary School and Perdana Wazir Secondary School at the final stage of the competition. The participation was coordinated by the MoE through the Department of Schools and the Science, Technology and Environment Partnership (STEP) Centre. The event, organised by Prince of Songkla University, took place from May 21 to 23. Acting Senior Special Duties Officer (Corporate) of the Department of Schools at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Hajah Sarifah Matsawal welcomed the delegation at Brunei International Airport. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
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