Welcome to the March edition of the Fulbright ETA Monthly Highlights! During the month of March, Indonesian students were subject to a lot of testing, but the Fulbright ETAs found exciting ways to engage students. From hosting local WORDS competition to helping finalists prepare for the national competition held in April, the ETAs did their best to reach students even if it wasn’t in the classroom. In these highlights, you will read about some successful lessons and you will also read stories of ETAs hosting workshops, English camps, judging competitions, meeting with extracurricular clubs and so on. Read all of these stories and more through the links below!
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Lunch of Champions
After the WORDS competition, Fulbright ETA Andrew Shifren was an incredibly proud teacher and promised all the participants a lunch at a restaurant near the school. After weeks of planning, they all finally settled on a date and restaurant. Andrew talked to the owner of the Pondok Flores restaurant, Bu Nur, who was originally born.. Read More.
The More the Merrier
In the midst of mid-term exams, the English Club at SMA 11 Padang stayed after school for a very special meeting. Fulbright ETA Sophia Lopresti and her English Club were thrilled to welcome Fulbright ETA Alex Lopez-Perez from MAN 2 Bukkittinggi and Fulbright ETA Peter Bensen from MAN 1 Payakumbuh! They started with the Hokey.. Read More.
High School Drama
At SMAN 1 Demak, Saturday, March 16th was filled with high school drama of the best kind. Students from various 10th-grade classes entered the dance theater on Saturday morning to tell Javanese fairytales with a dramatic twist. Over the course of February and March, the students had covered the 10th-grade’s “Narrative Texts” unit, then decided.. Read More.
Believe in Yourself
On March 1, Fulbright ETA Riley Heist held the local WORDS competition at her school. During the past month and a half, Riley watched her students work extremely hard, creating passionate stories about the future of their country. Despite the busy hours, Riley really enjoyed working one-on-one with the fifteen students that joined the competition… Read More.
Building friendship and Exploring Bangka
With quite a bit of testing happening during the month of March, Fulbright ETA Neelam Vohra had a lot of time to spend with her students and teachers outside of school. One of the highlights for March was spending a few days each week with SMKN 3’s WORDs Competition winner, Willia. Neelam really enjoyed working.. Read More.
Taking Out the Trash
March 16 marked National Trash Care Day in Indonesia. What better way to celebrate such a responsible day than to tie-up one’s sneakers, grab a reusable bag, and call a few friends over to walk through the streets, eyeing the next plastic bottle or cigarette carton waiting to get disposed of (properly). This is exactly.. Read More.
A New Teaching Role
A highlight of the second semester for Fulbright ETA Anna Misenti has been starting a community engagement project at a local preschool, where she now teaches one morning a week. So far, lessons have included topics such as feelings, where students sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands” and drew emotions,.. Read More.
Come Together
It was Sunday, March 10, 2019, and Fulbright ETA Ryan was in Taiwan, specifically the grand city of Taipei. He was here as part of a conference held by the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) and Fulbright research scholars from all over Asia had been invited to participate in a conference in which they could.. Read More.
St. Patrick’s Day English Club
Fulbright ETA Brian Miner was out of class for most of the month of March due to local and national testing. However, Brian did get the chance to meet with 11th-grade students who are finishing up their 3-month long internship program. Meeting with these students on March 16, Brian took the opportunity to talk about.. Read More.
New Books for SMAN 5!!
Way back in September, Fulbright ETA Emma Barnes was in contact with the folks at Darien Book Exchange, and they agreed to send a box of beginner and low intermediate English books to SMAN 5 in Padangsidimpuan. After that, she waited and hoped that the box arrived while she was still in Indonesia, and late.. Read More.
