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A HOME FOR SUNFLOWERS:
A HOME FOR SUNFLOWERS:

Getting to Know Yayasan Sunbeams

Home with the Commerce Club

Reported by: Khoo Xin Yi Sr1ScA

Under the supervision of two teachers
from Kuen Cheng High School, four of

the Commerce Club’s clubmates took the
initiative to bring donation goods to Yayasan
Sunbeams Home, a home which is currently
housing a total of 81 underprivileged
children.

On the 1st of October, the club members https://sunbeamshome.org/
left for the Home at 12:30p.m. with several

bags of snacks and notebooks packed for
the donation. Following their arrival, the
members asked the caretakers of the Home

about their organization. Carol believes that the children are given On Sundays, the children go to church much harder to teach as some are quite
unnecessary pity for their situation as as the Home runs on Christian beliefs. naughty, but she believes that patience is key
she’s noticed that they’re happier in this They’re allowed to watch TV together and no one should force the children to do
Home than in their previous one. and sometimes play in the field nearby something they dislike, instead they try to
after school but are rarely allowed to go find different ways to tackle such problems.

out otherwise. As for chores, the children
The children in the Home are split into take turns doing their fair share, though
two different blocks, one for the girls and the cooking is left to the workers. After the conversation with Ms. Carol, the
the other for boys. The organization hires Commerce Club members took a quick

teachers to homeschool the children, group photo with her before leaving around
and they also get to join extracurricular On the topic of leaving the Home, 2:00p.m.

Ms. Carol is a single mother and a caretaker activities like scout clubs or chess. They children who reach 17 years old are
who has worked at the Home for six years only take government exams outside typically encouraged to find their own
now. She was delighted to share more about of homeschooling, specifically Sijil place to live. Some decide to live with
the organization, which has been around for Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). After SPM, distant relatives or friends, but some
twenty-eight years. The children they house they’re encouraged to go to college or decide to stay and help out at the Home

mostly come from less fortunate families, university, and the Home will typically instead.
such as families which neglect them or are look for scholarships for them. As
abusive. Children of different races and for those who don’t want to continue “We give the best to the children.” Ms.

backgrounds are brought together and studying, they try out other skills like Carol confessed that some children are
treated equally in the Home. However, Ms. cooking or handicrafts.
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