KidZania Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s award-winning indoor themed learning centre, continues its mission to empower children to ‘Learn Life Today’ as it welcomes the latest batch of the KidZania CongreZZ. 

At the recent inauguration ceremony, witnessed by Guest of Honour Yang Berusaha Dr. Mehander Singh A/L Nahar Singh, Director of Sports Division, Ministry of Education, 20 children aged 7 to 12 were sworn in for a year’s term. The newly appointed CongreZZ will be given the responsibility to govern KidZania Kuala Lumpur, gathering every quarter to discuss topics that will benefit KidZanians such as media, entertainment, education and literature, besides planning for events and initiatives such as the annual Caring Project for disadvantaged communities which will be carried out towards the end of 2016. They will also have a role in decision-making to enhance activities at KidZania, for the betterment of the community; their combined input keeps the KidZania experience current and socially relevant, an important role in keeping up with the rapidly changing world.

Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur, Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, said: “Children today are remarkably sophisticated and knowledgeable about the world around them hence we have a responsibility to provide them with a condusive environment to nurture their ability and passion to learn through enriching experiences. The KidZania CongreZZ empowers these 20 chosen children to act and plan initiatives as part of our legislative body and in doing so, they pick up skills that will help them in the near future while adding value to other KidZanians.”

The inauguration was the culmination of a long application and selection process where applicants were required to submit a resume and video, go through a face-to-face interview and campaign for votes. Hundreds of submissions were reviewed by experts in education and child development as well as representatives from the Malaysian Ministry of Education and KidZania Kuala Lumpur.

KidZania Kuala Lumpur contains over 100 role-play experiences in a child-friendly city that contains 60 establishments where children can experience and learn about different professions, essential public services, how to manage finances and many other day-to-day demands of life in the real world. In line with KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s ongoing mission to help children ‘Learn Life Today’, its role-play experiences are constantly being refined to meet the needs and expectations of children with special input from the KidZania CongreZZ who value learning experiences that impart life skills that will last into adulthood.