LEAD MAGAZINE | 2019
With almost 30 years in
education, founder and group
CEO Anne Tham and her team
at ACE EdVenture are paving
the way for education. During
her time teaching at KDU
College and Taylor’s College,
Anne made a stark observation
that a majority of school
leavers starting college lacked
(and still do) fundamental
critical thinking skills needed
to meet the demands of the
workplace. Even more so, was
their poor English proficiency
especially if they wanted to
excel on a global stage.
In 1995, Anne set off to
change the learning paradigm
for school students by
incorporating methods that
engage the many facets of
learning into her curriculum.
Known as the ACE EdVenture
Programme, she incorporated
the “Oh! Effect” of learning
instead of the traditional
“memorize, spit out and forget
the next day” method. The
programme that prides itself on
offering “an education which
doesn’t end when the classes
do” is an educational experience
that challenges students’ critical
thinking; allowing them to learn
the dynamics of teamwork
and leadership as they develop
excellent work ethics as
individuals. ACE EdVenture
has evolved into a multitude
of learning centres and two
international schools: Sri
Emas International School and
Malaysia’s first entrepreneurial
school, Dwi Emas International
School. Together with their
project partner Jakarta-based
Artoncode, ACE EdVenture
Studio created what is
claimed to be the world’s first
Chemistry-learning role-playing
game called the ChemCaper.
www.aceedventure.com
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