Welcome to the November edition of Monthly Highlights for the 2018-19 cohort of Fulbright ETAs in Indonesia! The ETAs leaned into their creativity during the month of November as they wrapped up semester lessons. Many of the ETA-submitted stories this month are highlights of their creative ways to engage students in the classroom. They shared stories of incorporating games like Apples to Apples into lessons, encouraging students to share their hopes and dreams, and creating class projects around the importance of Mangrove Trees. This creativity continued outside of the classroom as ETAs led English clubs focusing on topics like Dia de los Muertos and environmental science.
ETAs sometimes start to feel homesick during the month of November, but they did their best to bring a piece of American holiday tradition to Indonesia. ETAs celebrated Thanksgiving Day by cooking meals with community members and creating turkey hands of gratitude with students. Staying active and engaged helps ETAs feel more connected to the local community. This is why ETAs participated in English teaching workshops, helped students prepare for competitions, and hosted events for International Education Week (#IEW2018). Click through the stories to read about these activities and many more!
Many thanks to all of the ETAs for their wonderful stories and photos.
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Growing English and Science Skills
Thursday November 22 was the culmination of months of environmental English club at Ketentang, an all-boys seminary on the outskirts of Labuan Bajo where ETA Andrew Shifren has been helping the boys to study English on Thursday nights. Every Thursday since early September the 80 boys, in groups of eight, have measured a single plant’s.. Read More.
A Month of Milestones: Remembering Semester 1
Notably, in November, ETA Catherine Krol was able to exercise her cultural ambassador cloak as a visitor to both a local SMP and SD in Kabupaten Malang. During these exchanges, she offered tips to students for using media as a conduit to learning language and offered her own experience learning Indonesian as a motivator for.. Read More.
Animation, Narration, & Thanks-ation
ETA Alexandra Gwynn spent the month of November with many wonderful activities with her students and co-teachers. On November 10 and November 23, animation students and Ibu Itha asked her to come along on two off-campus film shoots that served as school projects. The first shoot took place on the camping grounds and along the.. Read More.
