Launching Our New Look
We’re officially Knewton Global Schools! It’s not been a secret that Tenby Schools Miri is changing its name to Knewton Global Schools as we set on a new ownership journey last year. The big spoiler came when we delivered the uniform early to ease costs to new parents, so our new crest has been in fashion since January!
We planned to launch the new name during the annual Family Fun Day, in the setting of true community spirit. However, with all mass gatherings cancelled and our students successfully adapting to a distance learning programme, the show must go on!
We’re celebrating our new name with school competitions and lots of opportunities for students, family and friends to get creative and get involved. From short story competitions, art competitions to full on family musical performances. Get ready as we roll out the virtual carpet on Friday 5 June – watch this space for more details and how to win prizes.
So Why the Change in Name?
The new name marks a new milestone in the school’s 98-year history, and reputation as one of the longest established international schools in Malaysia.
Originally situated in Piasau, known as Piasau School with a colourful hornbill logo, it was set up to serve the expatriate community of mainly oil field workers.
In 2011, the growing school selected Tenby Educare to operate the school, moving to its current campus in Senadin, and adding a Private National school to meet the diverse demands of the community.
In 2016, the founder of Tenby Schools, Dato’ Lim Si Boon sold Tenby Educare but remained the landowner of the Miri campus.
Forming a new education group, Bonanza Educare Sdn Bhd, the team welcomed back the Miri campus in August 2019. Bonanza Educare has continued to build an educational portfolio of international and national schools, pre-schools and enrichment centres.
Why Knewton?
Knewton is a blended word that references:
Kn- Knowledge New – latest Ton – mass
Remember, if you see a word that starts with ‘kn’ you only pronounce the ‘n’ (sounds the same as Newton – our very own unit of knowledge). We’ll have some fun ‘silent K’ stories coming soon.
Knewton has several knickknacks which make up the visual identity. The crest contains a Hornbill as a much-loved nod to the history of the school and the local area. The stars represent our students and communicate our promises and sparks of greatness in our community.
The K-new look is combined with a renewed ambition to drive continual improvement of teaching and learning to provide the best opportunities for our young people to be the best they can be, no matter what challenges they may be facing.
House Logos and Sports Team
We’ve re-styled the house team logos (Lions, Sharks, Cobras & Dragons) and have formed a new school team name The Knewton Knights, as we prepare for more inter-school competitions, virtually or when it is safe to do so.
K-New Class
It’s not all bells and whistles, we’re also strengthening our academic offer, introducing a new foundation class for six-year-olds and opening up registration for Sekolah Sri Knewton’s Form 3 for 2021. The pre-school will be renamed The Hornbills and our students are set to soar.
Anything Else?
We are immensely proud of our students and our school community, especially how fast they’ve adapted to distance learning while the campus remains closed.
It is vital that we are able to keep pace with the changing needs of industry. The world is innovating faster than ever before and to stay ahead we must continue to nurture each student with passion, care and intention, alongside our teachers, staff, parents and partners.
If you have any questions our and admissions teams still working so that applicants can continue with new and pending applications. You can call/ whatsapp +60 14-912 6535 or email info@knewton.edu.my/miri.
