Impact:

Approximately 155 preschool students and teachers were involved in this event. The kids were
three to six years old, of different ethnicity and background. The ice-breaking session, which was
Revised date: 10 January 2018
conducted by the 11 students from the BBTEI program (Microbiology), received warm
participation from the children and the activity went well with the children getting their hands into
germinating the oyster mushrooms. The activity was also supported by one of the co-organizers,
Happy Health (M) Sdn Bhd, of which they supplied the mushroom spores, petrol subsidy, and
sponsored for the closing ceremony of the event and introduced the fungal essence herbal
product to the parents. Based on the verbal communication, the children and their parents are
looking forward to future activities that can raise the interest of the children in mushroom
cultivation The principal of the kindergarten is also keen to pursue future collaboration with INTI
International University that are educative towards the children.