12/08/2026
LEARNING STEM THROUGH MALAY LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Alhamdulillah, By Definition has completed our Malay Language and STEM programme series for Primary 1 to Primary 5 students.
Across the five levels, students encountered STEM through familiar cultural experiences:
🎯 Primary 1
Tapak Gajah, Lumba Karung and Tarik Upih introduced balance, force, friction and movement.
🪀 Primary 2
Gasing and Capteh helped students explore rotation, stability, gravity and trajectory.
🎭 Primary 3
Wayang Kulit Instant connected puppet construction and theatre with light, shadow, joints and movement.
🪁 Primary 4
Wau Instant! introduced symmetry, measurement, structure, material strength and basic aerodynamics.
🌿 Primary 5
Dapur Sebagai Farmasi introduced students to herbs, plant knowledge, food literacy and the importance of these ingredients within Malay dishes and cultural practices.
Throughout the series, the Malay Language became a tool for students to observe, identify, construct, test, perform and explain what they experienced.
We were encouraged by the positive teacher feedback received across the programmes. Our facilitators were recognised for their professionalism, the programme flow was described as smooth, and students especially enjoyed the hands-on and performance components.
Following the final Wau Instant! and Dapur Sebagai Farmasi sessions, the teacher shared:
“Alhamdulillah, everything was good.”
We thank the school, teachers, facilitators, coordinators and students for making this learning journey possible.
At By Definition, we believe that traditional games, performing arts, crafts and food heritage can provide meaningful entry points into scientific thinking.
Culture does not have to sit outside future-ready learning.
It can be where that learning begins.
By Definition safeguards Malay arts, language, culture and heritage through education.
For enquiries about customised Malay Language, cultural education and STEM programmes, contact us at [email protected].
