King Norodom Sihamoni visiting a school in Singapore. The king also visited the National Orchid Garden where a new orchid hybrid - the Dendrobium Norodom Sihamoni - was named after him. (Photo Channel News Asia)Cambodian king visits Nan Hua High School, Asian Civilisations Museum
By Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : It was a packed programme for King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia on the second day of his official visit to Singapore.
The king is on a three-day state visit at the invitation of Singapore President S.R. Nathan.
King Sihamoni's morning started in Clementi.
His first stop was at Nan Hua High School, where he was warmly greeted by the principal and students.
The school is 89 years old, and home to more than 1,700 students.
The king was particularly interested in learning more about how the school employs technology in the classroom.
There, Secondary One and Two students use a tablet PC in learning up to seven subjects, and the entire school is also wirelessly connected to the Internet.
The king saw for himself how the students make use of computers in a laboratory session.
In one of the lessons, a student explained to the Cambodian king on how they mix several essential oils to make perfume.
Then it was off to a geography lesson.
The school's teachers explain that using the laptops means lessons are not confined to just textbooks and students can even use resources from the Internet.
Even homework is mostly done using their laptops, which are optional for students at the cost of $2,800.
The only time the students use pen and paper is for their examinations.
Next, it was another lesson for the king - this time in history when he visited the Asian Civilisations Museum.
The king also visited the National Orchid Garden where a new orchid hybrid - the Denbrodium Norodom Sihamoni - was named after him.
The robust and free-flowering hybrid has about 15 to 25 richly coloured flowers per spray.
Its petals are gracefully twisted with slightly wavy margins and its floral parts are violet-purple with white borders.
King Sihamoni wraps up his state visit to Singapore on Friday. - CNA/de
The king is on a three-day state visit at the invitation of Singapore President S.R. Nathan.
King Sihamoni's morning started in Clementi.
His first stop was at Nan Hua High School, where he was warmly greeted by the principal and students.
The school is 89 years old, and home to more than 1,700 students.
The king was particularly interested in learning more about how the school employs technology in the classroom.
There, Secondary One and Two students use a tablet PC in learning up to seven subjects, and the entire school is also wirelessly connected to the Internet.
The king saw for himself how the students make use of computers in a laboratory session.
In one of the lessons, a student explained to the Cambodian king on how they mix several essential oils to make perfume.
Then it was off to a geography lesson.
The school's teachers explain that using the laptops means lessons are not confined to just textbooks and students can even use resources from the Internet.
Even homework is mostly done using their laptops, which are optional for students at the cost of $2,800.
The only time the students use pen and paper is for their examinations.
Next, it was another lesson for the king - this time in history when he visited the Asian Civilisations Museum.
The king also visited the National Orchid Garden where a new orchid hybrid - the Denbrodium Norodom Sihamoni - was named after him.
The robust and free-flowering hybrid has about 15 to 25 richly coloured flowers per spray.
Its petals are gracefully twisted with slightly wavy margins and its floral parts are violet-purple with white borders.
King Sihamoni wraps up his state visit to Singapore on Friday. - CNA/de
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