Ambassador and Consul of Malaysia visit our school
Last Thursday and Friday on the 6th and 7th August 2009 we had the pleasure of meeting with H.E. the Ambassador of Malaysia, Abdullah Faiz Zain, his wife Mdm. Wan Ehsan Taib, his son Amzar Faiz and the Consul Mr. Razali Abdul Rahman.
The aim of this visit was to promote Malaysian scholarships and to have a cultural exchange for professionals and students.
His visit was partly due to the fact that English teacher, María Teresa Paz, who is new to Mater Dei, was awarded a scholarship from Malaysia in 2006 and spent one month there.
This event in honour of the Ambassador was attended by authorities from the Municipality, the heads of the Parents' Union and student representatives from each class .
Our honourable guests were impressed with the artistic performances from various student groups, including the choir, the duo of guitar and violin directed by teacher Sergio Perez, the fantasy of Cueca presented by teacher Claudia Vargas with students from 6th grade, the show of our regional dance El Chamamé which was performed by students from 7th and 8th grade, and finally our national dance La Cueca presented by students from 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th and 1st year of Secondary School.
This celebration was presented both in Spanish and English, because the Ambassador does not speak Spanish. We would like to thank Mrs. Paula Requena Magallanes, English teacher here at Mater Dei for her translation.
The following day, Mr. Faiz and his companions walked around our school with the principal Mdn. Juana Pradenas, teacher María Teresa Paz who translated the conversation and Mr. Jaime González, in charge of Photography and Computing, visiting classrooms and observing the work we do here at school.
Our thanks to the Ambassador and the Consul for such a magnificent visit, and also thanks to the staff of the school for their commitment to their jobs.