Sarawak environmental education module proposed as PALS clubs aim to expand
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Sarawak is developing the idea of a shared environmental education module for schools and communities, with an emphasis on putting lessons into practice rather than adding classroom knowledge alone.
At the Environmental Education Conference in Kuching on Oct 27, the proposed module was described as a way to bring existing education efforts together and make learning materials more accessible and relevant. DayakDaily reported that the Natural Resources and Environment Board Sarawak, or NREB, identified it as one of the conference’s key outcomes.
The proposal also calls for local environmental knowledge to sit alongside international perspectives. Rural and remote communities were specifically included in the discussion, so the intended audience is wider than schools in the main towns.
NREB said its Kelab Pencinta Alam Sekitar, known as PALS Club, had grown from 74 schools when introduced in 1999 to 1,011 schools. It is targeting another 455 schools for registration by the end of 2027. That is an expansion target, not a count of schools already enrolled.
The conference opening took place at Imperial Hotel Kuching. A common module remains a development proposal: the report did not set a school rollout date or describe a new compulsory subject. For schools and community groups, the concrete distinction is between the existing PALS network and the learning materials still being developed.
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