Mother, Baby & Kids

SK Saujana Utama wins HP Little Makers Challenge

Helena Hon
Fayza Mohamed Amin, Managing Director of HP Inc. Malaysia and David Hollands, Education Strategy Manager HP Inc. Asia Pacific and Japan presenting the Grand Prize of the HP Little Makers Challenge to SK Saujana Utama.

Fayza Mohamed Amin, Managing Director of HP Inc. Malaysia and David Hollands, Education Strategy Manager HP Inc. Asia Pacific and Japan presenting the Grand Prize of the HP Little Makers Challenge to SK Saujana Utama.

On August 13, 2019, HP Inc. announced that SK Saujana Utama won the HP Little Makers Challenge and RM 20,000 in HP PC and print innovation.

The HP Little Makers Challenge reinvents the learning experiences through print for children between the ages of five to 12. The challenge engaged 92 schools and 31 arts centers nationwide to promote immersive learning powered by HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 Printer through a series of eight challenges covering arts, geography, biology, astronomy and other subjects.

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Students and teachers from SK Saujana participating in the Little Makers challenges at the event.

Over 18,600 Submissions, 90,000 Activity Hours Spent

In total, HP Inc. received 18,600 submissions which translated to over 90,000 activity hours spent between parents, teachers and children to reinvent learning with print. In alignment with the Malaysian Ministry of Education’s focus on technology-based learning, HP Inc.’s Little Makers challenge was launched for parents, teachers and their children to play and learn together with print-based learning.

Challenge 8 from the HP Little Maker’s campaign created by students from the winning school, SK Saujana Utama.

HP’s New Asian Learning Experience Study

The challenge was created in line with local findings from the HP’s New Asian Learning Experience Study, which showed that Malaysian parents believe that their children can benefit from immersive learning experiences.

“As a parent and at HP Inc., we understand the importance that Malaysian parents place on their role in facilitating effective learning outcomes. We want to support parents in raising our future leaders by providing the right information, technology and learning experiences to ensure they have the required skillsets for workplaces of the future,” said Fayza Mohamed Amin, Malaysia Managing Director of HP Inc.

Guests at the HP Little Maker’s finale viewing the challenges and HP printers, the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4729, HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 series, HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2676.

The winning school was selected based on the highest number of submissions for all eight challenges. The winners were seven to 12-year-old students and their teachers from SK Saujana Utama from Sungai Buloh.

The jubilant teachers and students from SK Saujana Utama, Sungai Buloh.

“We’re so happy to have been chosen as the winners for the HP Little Makers Challenge. As soon as the first HP Little Makers Challenge was released, the kids were hooked! The challenges allowed them to be creative with the art projects while also exploring science. The learning formats could also be easily incorporated to their syllabus.” said Cikgu Mawar Mohamad, teacher from SK Saujana Utama.

The HP Little Maker’s challenge wall with HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4729, HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3700 series, HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2676.

For more information on the HP DeskJet Ink Advantage Printers and the HP Little Makers Challenge, visit HP Inc. Malaysia’s Facebook Page here.