Simon Lim— SEED student, facilitator and Schlumberger Foundation scholarship recipient.

One Student’s Life-changing SEED Experience

My name is Simon Lim Kok Loong, and I am 18 years old. I was born and live in Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia. I attended five years of secondary education at the Methodist Boys Secondary School Sentul, a missionary school founded in 1936 and one of the earliest SEED connected schools in Malaysia. I am also the recipient of a Schlumberger Foundation scholarship .

In 2002, when I was in Secondary Two, I learned about the existence of SEED in my school. SEED organized collaborative projects, workshops, reading clinics, internships, a road safety campaign, and a cultural exchange programme. I was interested because SEED enables students to improve their knowledge of science and technology and their communication skills.

My first SEED experience was the SEED Water Project in 2004. SEED organized a week-long programme to determine the pollution level of a river in Selangor, Malaysia. Then I participated in the first National SEED Workshop for Malaysia in 2005. There, I learned about innovative tools like GoGo boards and Microworlds software. In March 2006, I volunteered to be a facilitator in the second National SEED Workshop.

SEED not only changed my understanding of science and technology but also raised my interest and curiosity. I am glad that I was able to be a facilitator as this enabled me to share my knowledge and experiences with other students.

SEED is really a good initiative by Schlumberger. SEED provides an opportunity for high-school graduates like me to do internship programmes with Schlumberger and to apply for scholarships. My internship in the Schlumberger IT User Support Department lasted two months, and I really enjoyed it very much. I hope that I can extend the duration of the internship to one year or more, if possible. I really like to acquire knowledge by doing hands-on tasks.

I also won a scholarship from the Schlumberger Foundation to pursue my tertiary education. This scholarship is a stepping-stone for me to achieve my dreams.

From the bottom of my heart, SEED is beneficial to the community. In my opinion, SEED not only organizes educational programmes but also makes someone’s dreams come true.

—Simon Lim Kok Loong
—SEED student, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

 
Beyond the call: SEED thanks SSA volunteer Eva Gomez!

The success of SEED is due to our volunteers, who come from all parts of the Schlumberger community, including our spouses. Eva Gomez, a member of the SSA (Schlumberger Spouses Association) first in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico, and now in Houston, Texas, has made remarkable contributions to SEED since September 2004. She caught the SEED bug at a Collaborative Workshop in Villahermosa, Mexico, where she was participating as a photographer. Watching the activity there, Eva could not help but step out from behind the camera to help facilitate the learning adventure SEED was bringing to the local school children. Today, Eva is facilitating workshops and contributing to the development of educational project material, most recently related to energy-efficient housing as part of the new Climate Change and Energy theme. You can also read Eva’s inspiring story about how she became involved with SEED, called “My Insight into the SEED World”.

Collaborative Workshops
June 5-9: Labuan, Malaysia

School Workshops
July 9-13: Port Said, Egypt

Volunteer Training
June 27-29: Beijing, China