Seven-time Formula One (F1) champion and driver for the Petronas Mercedes team, Lewis Hamilton encouraged students to embrace and take advantage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. He gave this advice when he visited Seri Keramat National Secondary School, last Friday.
His surprise visit was in conjunction with the school coming out tops among 39 other schools in a responsible waste management competition. The competition was led by Petronas Chemicals Group.
Hamilton also conducted some experiments with the school’s students. He expressed his happiness after meeting the students of the school, and praised their interest in the field of science at a young age.
The principal of SMK Seri Keramat, Noraini Ibrahim, said she was happy to witness the school’s efforts to integrate environmentally friendly initiatives into its curriculum because she believes in fostering student awareness of the importance of sustainable efforts and practices over time and that can build an environmentally conscious community. around.
General Manager (Communications Management), Petronas Group Strategic Communications, Khairul Hisham Mazlan said, the program is in line with one of PETRONAS’ social impacts ‘Planting for Tomorrow’ which focuses on educating young people about the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable living.
