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The National Trainee Teachers Virtual Camp 2.0 ‘a
Life of 87%, I’m Lovin’ It’ organised by YBAM received
overwhelming responses from 71 trainee teachers
and in-service teachers from all states, including 25
organising committee members and 46 participants.

The theme of this one-day camp was ‘a Life of 87%,
I’m Lovin’ It’, implying how to live a wonderful life in an
imperfect environment with a positive attitude. The
course content focused on leading the participants,
who are soul engineers, to learn how to adjust their
mind and body, and how to combine the wisdom of
Buddhism and the knowledge on education.

Unlike previous camps, this year’s camp was changed
to a one-day online camp due to the impact of the
pandemic. This year, Venerable Jotipala was the
keynote speaker, while Leong Qing Ye from Specky
Studio and Mici Su, a Zen painting teacher, were the
subtopic speakers.

Venerable Jotipala shared with the participants
the meaning of life from the Buddhist perspective,
incorporating puññakiriyavatthu. Venerable also used
examples relevant to everyday life to explain so that
participants could integrate Dharma into their life. 活动海报。
Poster of the event.
Leong Qing Ye shared with the participants how to avoid using a critical tone to refute them.
make lively and interesting PowerPoint slides to make
teaching more interesting so that the students would The opening ceremony guest of the camp was YBAM
not feel bored. Mici Su then taught the participants President Yong Kuei Yoong, and the closing ceremony
to create Zen paintings to relax their mind. She also guests were Venerable Jotipala and YBAM Vice
shared her own teaching experience and encouraged President cum Sarawak SLC Chairperson Tay Boom
participants to treat students with compassion and Seng.