What is this ?A bell ?One afternoon... "Phew! So much dust..." Open box with a bell Let's see how it sounds! Ring-a-ding! A sudden wave of magical golden light fills the room! Whoosh! Time is beginning to bend. AAAA! WHAT'S HAPPENING?!

t Colonial-era Malaya Is this a village from the olden days?" OUCH!! Huh? \ Where am I?Hello young traveler! Welcome to our village!Over here, education takes many forms, shaped by our diverse communities and traditions!

A traditional Malay village school.a wooden schoolhouse!What are they studying inside?Lessons focused on basic literacy, arithmetic, and practical village skills, often written in Jawi script. alif , ba , ta Is this where everyone goes to study around here? Yes! Malay vernacular schools provide basic education for local children. Preserving traditions! Whoa... things are so different back in time!"

A Chinese vernacular school.What are those characters? Chinese as the main language of instruction.These are “Hanzi” (Chinese characters).I love how Chinese community supports their school!

A plantation community Phew So hot Oh, look! There's a little school hidden right in the estate Tamil as the main language of instruction. These schools were established to serve the children of Indian workers on the plantations.Every child deserves the opportunity to learn!Reflecting on unequal opportunities...We use Tamil as the main language of instruction."Many children here are from plantation worker families." Some schools had limited facilities.

An urban English- medium school!"Our lessons are taught in English."Some pupils continued their education after school."Urban schools often received better funding and resourcesSO LUCKY !

Flash I'm back! "Four schools, four different experiences!" Thinking, thinking... Now I understand the history of education in Malaya! What have YOU learned, History Explorer? How were the four colonial school systems different from one another?