SEEDS stands for Schoolwide E nglish E nrichment & Development S trategies. It was designed in response to the need to overcome the declining standard of English among MRSM (MARA Junior Science Colleges). It is modeled on the principles of  Schoolwide Enrichment Model by Joseph Renzulli and IRP (Intensive Revision Programme) by Matias Francisco de Menezes while the programme content is  the work of the  English Language staff of the SEEDS  team.
 

                 SEEDS  is a comprehensive programme that takes into account every facet of language learning and the unique problems faced by these students. Since learning English should not be confined only to the classroom, SEEDS  involves the whole school population, that is, administrators, academic and non-academic staff and, of course, the students.

                        The three major principles underlying SEEDS  are:

            #     Vocabulary forms the basis of all language learning. Therefore, the first task of
                    language teachers is to build a stable foundation of words, thus enabling students
                    to communicate in the target language.

            #    Language learning involves the major components of acquisition, retention, practice
                    and reinforcement. Therefore, the language learning environment should provide
                    maximum opportunities for students to acquire and practise/use the target
                    language.

     #    Maximum commitment and support from the entire school community is important
                   in order to provide the most conducive climate for learning the target language.