Home | Sri Aria School

FIRST OF ITS KIND IN MALAYSIA

1st

Pioneering an alternative type of education, self-directed learning.

SELF-DIRECTED

STUDENT-CENTRED

DEMOCRATIC

AGE MIXING

COOPERATIVE

SELF-EMPOWERING

STRUCTURED

LEARNING UNINTERRUPTED

Dr. Putri Afzan Maria Zulkifli

Our Founder

ABOUT US

The first of its kind in Malaysia, Sri Aria School is a Self-Directed Learning school where a student's education is shaped by the child themself. At our school there is no homework, textbooks, examinations, or tests. Our goal is to create and reinforce a healthy foundation for their love of learning, and to provide a free space for students to delve into their interests while we assist in cultivating their strengths.

Here, we allow students to learn through project-based and hands-on activities, discussions, with a focus on skill building. Instead of directing them to learn traditional subjects with a rigid enforced syllabus, we allow the students to design their own learning and encouraging them to pursue their interest. With each project they complete, the learning process will follow in step. Our campuses give them free reign to explore skills related to workmanship, culinary arts, coding, animation, music, and more.

Creativity, imagination, alertness, curiosity, responsibility, and judgement are innate qualities in every child. The only quality that is missing in children is experience. When we allow children to learn through quality experiences and be nurtured by the guidance of supportive adults, we build people equipped with the most important skill of all; a deep love for learning, and the ability to learn whatever must be learnt.

"Since we can't know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever must be learned." – John Holt

OUR CULTURE

TO GUIDE, NOT DIRECT.

A child needs a secure environment for learning uninterrupted. At our school we don't have teachers, we have learning facilitators whose roles are to guide and facilitate the learning of our Arians. Through our practice of guiding instead of directing, we hope to develop a culture in our school where our students:

LIVE

Always uphold mutual respect for the people, beings, and environment around us.

LEARN

Exercise their freedom to learn, in whatever area of interest they may have.

LEAD

Fulfill their responsibility to lead, in big ways or small, paving the way for the future.

SRI ARIA

LEARNING JOURNEY

3 mth - 4 y/o

4 - 6 y/o

7 - 12 y/o

13 - 18 y/o

<18 y/o

Enter Industry

Apply skills and continue life-long learning

Apply skills and knowledge
Continue life long learning
Exemplify culture of Live, Learn, Lead

ENTER INDUSTRY

Apply and transfer skills and knowledge to real situations.
Hybrid jobs and hybrid skills.
Continue life-long learning.

Sri Aria Junior College

Apprenticeships and Industrial Preparation

Experience-based learning
Apprenticeships within industry of choice
Hone physical & higher-thinking skills for industry

SRI ARIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

Apprenticeships in different industries.
Experience based learning.
Reporting & writing, development of knowledge as well as skills.

Sri Aria Elementary School

Self-directed Learning

Self-directed education
Skills & strengths-based focus
Discussion-research based focus

SRI ARIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Strengthening skills and strengths based.
Humanising Learning.
Exploration, discussion, and research based.

KinderKaizen

Pure Play Kindergarten

Pure-play learning
Championing childhood
Empowering parenthood

KINDERKAIZEN

Pure Play Learning Approach.
Embracing childhood and parenthood.
Parenting partner.

KinderBebe

Professional Childcare Centre

Pure-play learning
Championing childhood
Empowering parenthood

KINDERBEBE

Start right.
Embracing childhood and parenthood.
Parenting partner.

University (IPTS) / Private College

Option before entering industry

An option before entering industry
May require student to take a pre-university programme after or while in SAJC (self-study)

UNIVERSITY (IPTS) / PRIVATE COLLEGE

An option before entering industry if academic-based certificates are required.
May require student to self-study while in SAJC.

Dr Putri Afzan Maria

Founder

MEET THE TEAM

Whichever campus you are in, there will always be a team of friendly faces ready to nurture, guide, and facilitate the learning of our Sri Arians. Get to know the Principals, School Managers, Parent Coordinators, and Learning Facilitators (LFs) of each campus below.